Category Security

January 2, 2023Rabbi Lakshmananweb security / Linux WordPress sites are being targeted by previously unknown Linux malware that exploits flaws in over 20 plugins and themes to compromise vulnerable systems. In a report published last week, Russian security vendor Doctor…

Renowned crime writer Ann Cleves turn to twitter I desperately need help this week. reason? The author, whose novel was the inspiration for his television series like ‘Vera’, lost his HP laptop during a blizzard in Shetland. A laptop that…

Geopolitics will continue to influence cybersecurity and the security posture of organizations well into 2023. The impact of the global conflict on cybersecurity came into the spotlight when Russia made moves to invade Ukraine in February 2022. Ukraine’s Western allies…

December 30, 2022Rabbi Lakshmananpatch management The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) listed a two-year-old security flaw affecting TIBCO Software’s JasperReports product as a known exploited vulnerability, citing evidence of active exploitation. (KEV) added to the catalog. Defects tracked…

Social media analytics service Social Blade has confirmed that it is investigating a security breach after hackers offered to sell their user database on an underground crime website. In a notice sent to Social Blade users, the company said it…

According to Infosecurity Europe’s community of cybersecurity leaders, global political unrest from this year will permeate into 2023, severely impacting the security industry. However, with tighter regulation and advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), CISOs may be…

December 30, 2022Rabbi LakshmananBug Bounty / Privacy A security researcher was awarded a $107,500 bug bounty for identifying a security issue in Google Home smart speakers that could be exploited to install a backdoor and turn it into an eavesdropping…

Watch out for Roomba’s moving eyes. Finn warns of her AI threat around the corner, be careful when hailing a taxi in Dublin… Computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault discuss all this and much more in the latest…