Corporate security With personal devices within corporate networks a potentially flammable mix, a cavalier approach to BYOD security won’t solve the problem 06 February 2024 • , 6 minutes Read…
Category: Cyber Security
Critical bugs in Canon printers allow code execution and DDoS
Canon has fixed seven critical buffer overflow bugs affecting its multifunction printers and small office laser printers. Tracked as CVE-2023-6229 to CVE-2023-6234 (plus CVE-2024-0244), impact several common processes across Canon…
Akamai announces Content Protector to stop scraping attacks
PRESS RELEASE CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: MY BROTHER), the cloud company that powers and protects life online, today announced the availability of Content…
Microsoft adds face checking to Verified ID Sign in
Microsoft has added facial matching to its Enter Service ID Verified, which allows organizations to create and issue verifiable credentials to validate claims such as employment, education, certifications, and residency.…
Cisco adds new security and artificial intelligence capabilities in next step towards Cisco Networking Cloud Vision
PRESS RELEASE AMSTERDAM, February 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — CISCO LIVE EMEA — Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO), a leader in networking and security, today introduced new features and technologies to its networking…
The recent SSRF flaw in Ivanti VPN products is under mass exploitation
06 February 2024PressroomCyber security/vulnerabilities A recently disclosed server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability affecting Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure products has been subjected to mass exploitation. The Shadowserver Foundation She…
World leaders and tech giants sign spyware accountability pledge
A coalition of dozens of countries including France, the United Kingdom and the United States, along with tech giants such as Google, Meta and Microsoft, have signed a joint agreement…
Experts detail new flaws in Azure HDInsight Spark, Kafka, and Hadoop services
06 February 2024PressroomCloud Vulnerabilities/Security Three new security vulnerabilities have been discovered in Azure HDInsight’s Apache Hadoop, Kafka, and Spark services that could be exploited to achieve privilege escalation and regular…
UAE cybersecurity official warns of VPN abuse
The United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s top IT official fears virtual private networks (VPNs) are being misused in the country. “We don’t have a problem with people using VPNs, but using…
Fake Facebook Job Ads Spreading “Ov3r_Stealer” to Steal Cryptocurrencies and Credentials
06 February 2024PressroomSocial engineering/malvertising Threat actors are using fake job ads on Facebook as bait to trick potential targets into installing a new code-named Windows-based stealer malware Ov3r_Stealer. “This malware…