Vulnerabilities
Cryptsetup Flaw Exposes Linux Systems to Attacks
Eduard Kovacs wrote an interesting post about Cryptsetup Flaw Exposes Linux Systems to Attacks that I would like to share. “A vulnerability in the disk encryption utility Cryptsetup can expose some Linux systems to local and remote attacks, but the developers of the affected distributions see it as a low-risk issue. The flaw, discovered by researchers […]
The Connected Conundrum: Why I No Longer Trust My Toaster
Jim Ivers wrote an interesting post about The Connected Conundrum: Why I No Longer Trust My Toaster that I would like to share. “On Friday, October 21, the Internet slowed to a crawl. A new botnet attack, called Mirai, executed a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack against DNS provider Dyn. The result impacted service for some of the […]
Belkin WeMo Devices Expose Smartphones to Attacks
Eduard Kovacs wrote an interesting post about Belkin WeMo Devices Expose Smartphones to Attacks that I would like to share. “Researchers Find Vulnerabilities in Belkin WeMo Home Automation Products Researchers from Invincea have identified serious vulnerabilities in Belkin WeMo home automation devices and their associated Android application. The vendor has fixed the mobile app and […]
VMware Flaws Allow Security Bypass on Mac OS X
Eduard Kovacs wrote an interesting post about VMware Flaws Allow Security Bypass on Mac OS X that I would like to share. “VMware has patched a couple of moderate-severity information disclosure vulnerabilities affecting some of the company’s Mac OS X products. Marco Grassi of Tencent’s KeenLab discovered that VMware Tools versions 9.x and 10.x have a […]
