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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
Drone attacks hit two Saudi Arabia Aramco oil plants
Drone attacks have hit two major oil facilities run by the state-owned company Aramco in Saudi Arabia, one of them is the Abqaiq site.
Drone attacks have hit Saudi Arabia’s oil production suffered severe damage following a swarm of explosive...
SAP September 2019 Security Patch Day addresses four Security Notes rated as Hot News
SAP released the September 2019 Security Patch that addressed four Security Notes rated as Hot News by the company.
SAP released the September 2019 Security Patch that addressed four Security Notes rated as Hot News by the company,...
Adobe September 2019 Patch Tuesday updates fix 2 code execution flaws in Flash Player
Adobe September 2019 Patch Tuesday updates address two code execution bugs in Flash Player and a DLL hijacking flaw in Application Manager.
Adobe has released September 2019 Patch Tuesday updates that address two code execution vulnerabilities in Flash Player and a DLL...
Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates for September 2019 fix 2 privilege escalation flaws exploited in attacks
Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates for September 2019 address 80 flaws, including two privilege escalation issues exploited in attacks.
Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for September 2019 address 80 vulnerabilities, including two privilege escalation flaws that have been exploited in attacks in the...
WordPress 5.2.3 fixes multiple issues, including some severe XSS flaws
The WordPress development team released version 5.2.3 that includes 29 fixes, enhancements, and several security patches.
WordPress developers released a security and maintenance version 5.2.3 that includes 29 fixes, several enhancements and security patches.
These flaws affect the versions 5.2.2...
University, Professional Certification or Direct Experience?
How to improve technical skills? Would it be better a university course, a professional certification or an experience in a cybersecurity firm?
Today I’d like to share a simple and personal thought about teaching models on cybersecurity. Quite often students...
Google report on iPhone hack created ‘False Impression,’ states Apple
Apple replied to Google about the recent report suggesting iPhones may have been hacked as part of a long-running hacking campaign.
Apple criticized the report recently published by Google that claims that iPhones may have been hacked by threat...
Hundreds of millions of Facebook users’ phone numbers exposed online
New problems to Facebook, phone numbers associated with more than 400 million accounts of the social network giant were exposed online.
A new privacy incident involved Facebook, according to TechCruch, phone numbers associated with 419 million accounts of the social...
Cisco addresses CVE-2019-12643 critical flaw in virtual Service Container for IOS XE
Cisco released security updates for Cisco IOS XE operating system to address a critical vulnerability that could be exploited by a remote attacker to bypass authentication.
Cisco released security updates for Cisco IOS XE OS to address a critical flaw,...
New Google bug bounty allows reporting the abuses of Google API, Chrome, and Android user data
Recently, Google announced a new bug bounty program for experts that can report the abuses of Google API, Chrome, and Android user data.
Google announced the Developer Data Protection Reward Program (DDPRP), a new bounty program aimed at security experts...
Ning Wang – Offensive Security
Ning WangCEO Offensive Security
Why Nominated: Ning Wang is a rising star has worked to break the
boundaries in the security industry, so that people can see that anyone is
capable of starting a career in cybersecurity and advancing it –...
Dani Martínez – IOActive
Dani MartínezSecurity ConsultantIOActive
Why nominated:
Dani Martínez proved to be a self-starter, beginning his career in
IT he soon developed an interest in cybersecurity and began taking online
courses in his spare time. Martínez also dove write in and began a
cybersecurity blog...
Maurice Stebila – Harman, a Samsung Company
Maurice StebilaDigital Security,Compliance and Privacy OfficerHarman, a Samsung Company
Why nominated: Maurice Stebila has spent more than 30 years in the automotive,
manufacturing and financial services industry supporting two of the world’s
largest companies – EDS/General Motors and Harman by Samsung...
Ed Adams – Security Innovation
Ed AdamsPresident and CEOSecurity Innovation
Why Nominated:
A highly respected veteran of the cybersecurity industry, Security Innovation
CEO Ed Adams has taken on several new leadership roles in the year or so. Last
April, he was named to board of directors of...
David Archer – Galois
David ArcherPrincipal scientistGalois
Why Nominated: Archer, an
advocate for preserving privacy of data even when it’s used in decision-making
both within the U.S. at all levels of government as well as internationally,
directs research in privacy-preserving information technologies.
Profile: David Archer is all...
