Security

Pierluigi Paganini October 01, 2019
Singapore presented the Operational Technology (OT) Cybersecurity Masterplan

The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) presented the Operational Technology (OT) Cybersecurity Masterplan to increase the resilience of Critical Information Infrastructure (CII) sectors. The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) presented the Operational Technology (OT) Cybersecurity Masterplan to enhance the security and resilience of Singapore’s Critical Information Infrastructure (CII) sectors in delivering essential services. […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 01, 2019
Danish company Demant expects to incur losses of up to $95 Million after cyber attack

Demant, a leading international hearing health care company, expects to incur losses of up to $95 million following a ransomware attack. Last month, Demant suffered a cyber attack that caused important problems to its operations, the company has yet to recover after the attack, a circumstance that suggests it was hit by a ransomware attack. […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 01, 2019
Tridium Niagara framework affected by 2 flaws in BlackBerry QNX OS

Tridium’s Niagara product is affected by two vulnerabilities in BlackBerry’s QNX operating system for embedded devices. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning of two vulnerabilities in Tridium’s Niagara product that reside in the BlackBerry’s QNX operating system for embedded devices. The flaws could be exploited by a […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 30, 2019
Microsoft will add new file types to the list of blocked ones in Outlook on the Web

Microsoft announced last week it is going to expand the list of file extensions that are blocked in Outlook on the web. Microsoft announced that it will immediately block other file extensions for its Outlook web users, it will impossible for them to download this type of attachments. Microsoft pointed out that the newly blocked […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 25, 2019
Adobe Patches two critical vulnerabilities in ColdFusion

Adobe released security updates to address three severe vulnerabilities in its ColdFusion web application development platform Adobe released ColdFusion 2016 Update 12 and ColdFusion 2018 Update 5 to address three severe vulnerabilities in its ColdFusion web application development platform, two of them have been rated as “critical.” “Adobe has released security updates for ColdFusion versions […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 23, 2019
Privilege Escalation flaw found in Forcepoint VPN Client for Windows

Security researcher Peleg Hadar of SafeBreach Labs discovered a privilege escalation flaw that impacts all versions of Forcepoint VPN Client for Windows except the latest release. Security expert Peleg Hadar of SafeBreach Labs discovered a privilege escalation vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2019-6145, that affects all versions of VPN Client for Windows except the latest release. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 22, 2019
Critical flaws affect Jira Service Desk and Jira Service Desk Data Center

Atlassian released security updates for Jira Service Desk and Jira Service Desk Data Center to address a critical flaw that can lead to information disclosure Atlassian released security updates to address critical vulnerabilities in Jira Service Desk and Jira Service Desk Data Center. One of the flaw can lead to information disclosure, while another critical […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 22, 2019
0patch will provide micropatches for Windows 7 and Server 2008 after EoS

With the end-of-life of Windows 7 and Server 2008, their users will no more receive security patches, the only way to remain protected is to trust in micropatches. On January 14, 2020, support for Window 7, Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 will end, this means that users will no longer receive security updates. In order to address security […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 21, 2019
5 Cybersecurity Trends in the Professional Services Sector

Cybersecurity is an increasingly significant focus for many companies as cyberattacks become more frequent and more costly. Which are 5 Cybersecurity trends in the professional services sector? Professional services organizations are especially vulnerable due to the high value of the industry and the data they store — like Social Security numbers, personal financial information and classified […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 18, 2019
United States government files civil lawsuit against Edward Snowden

The United States government sued Edward Snowden, the former CIA employee and NSA contractor, to block payment for his book, Permanent Record. The US DoJ filed a lawsuit against Edward Snowden to prevent the former CIA employee and National Security Agency contractor from receiving the payment for his book, Permanent Record. According to the civil […]