Security

Last Updated on 14 Dec. 2015, Total: 99 Blog Posts

  1. VMware product updates address information disclosure issue

    • by George Chetcuti
    • Published on 20 Nov. 2015
    • Section: Security

    VMware vCenter Server, vCloud Director, Horizon View information disclosure issue... Read More

  2. VMware vCenter and ESXi updates address critical security issues

    • by George Chetcuti
    • Published on 1 Oct. 2015
    • Section: Security

    VMware ESXi contains a double free flaw in OpenSLP's SLPDProcessMessage() function. Exploitation of this issue may allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute code remotely on the ESXi host... Read More

  3. Watch the top 5 IT governance, risk and compliance webinars in 2013 from BrightTALK

    • by George Chetcuti
    • Published on 8 Jan. 2014
    • Section: Security

    Top 5 IT GRC webinars from 2013 based on the number of viewings and feedback from BrightTALK’s audience... Read More

  4. Webmin contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability

    • by George Chetcuti
    • Published on 15 April 2014
    • Section: Security

    Webmin 1.670, and possibly earlier versions, contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability... Read More

  5. What is DNS Hijacking?

    • by George Chetcuti
    • Published on 9 Dec. 2014
    • Section: Security

    InfoSec Institute security researcher Ali Qamar describes DNS parameters that you can set in order to prevent DNS Hijacking... Read More

  6. What is Passive DNS?

    • by George Chetcuti
    • Published on 17 March 2014
    • Section: Security

    Passive DNS or Passive DNS replication is a technique invented by Florian Weimer in 2004 where inter-server DNS messages are captured by sensors and forwarded to a collection point for analysis... Read More

  7. What is PoS malware?

    • by George Chetcuti
    • Published on 22 Sept. 2014
    • Section: Security

    PoS terminals are among the most vulnerable spots in retailers’ infrastructure for a number of technical reasons... Read More

  8. Windows 10 Core Privacy Principles

    • by George Chetcuti
    • Published on 30 Sept. 2015
    • Section: Security

    Microsoft’s Terry Myerson says that no other company is more committed, more transparent and listening harder to customers on Privacy than Microsoft... Read More

  9. Wireshark latest security advisories

    • by George Chetcuti
    • Published on 16 June 2014
    • Section: Security

    If you are running a vulnerable version of Wireshark you should consider upgrading... Read More