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Apple
Improved features and security fixes in iOS 12, watchOS 5, tvOS 12, and Safari 12

Apple has released new versions of iOS, watchOS, tvOS and Safari and has plugged a number of security holes in each. iOS 12 iOS 12 comes with improved usability, stability, …

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September 2018 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes actively exploited zero-day

Microsoft’s September 2018 Patch Tuesday has brought fixes for a little over 60 security vulnerabilities, 17 of which are critical and one is being actively exploited in …

Schneider Electric Modicon M221
Remotely exploitable flaw in Schneider Electric PLCs is a danger to OT networks

A vulnerability in the Schneider Electric Modicon M221, a programmable logic controller (PLC) deployed in commercial industrial facilities worldwide, can be exploited to …

Philips health
Phillips plugs security flaws in e-Alert tool

Dutch tech company Phillips has fixed several serious security flaws in Philips e-Alert, a tool that helps magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems work as intended. About …

Wireshark
Wireshark can be crashed via malicious packet trace files

The Wireshark team has plugged three serious vulnerabilities that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to crash vulnerable installations. According to Cisco …

Apache Struts
PoC exploit for critical Apache Struts flaw found online

The Apache Software Foundation revealed last week the existence of a critical Apache Struts flaw (CVE-2018-11776) similar to the one exploited in the Equifax breach and urged …

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Why do enterprises take a long time to install vital security updates

More than a quarter (27%) of enterprise IT departments in the US are forced to wait at least a month before installing vital security updates, due to budgetary restraints and …

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Critical Apache Struts flaw opens enterprises to compromise, patch ASAP!

A critical remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2018-11776) in Apache Struts, the popular open source framework for developing Java-based web apps, could allow remote …

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Networking vendors patch ​against new cryptographic attack

Vulnerable IPSec IKE implementations used in Cisco, Huawei, ZyXel and Clavister networking devices can allow attackers to retrieve session keys and decrypt connections, …

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August 2018 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes two actively exploited zero-days

In the August 2018 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has plugged over 60 vulnerabilities, two of which are being actively exploited in the wild. In addition to those, the company has …

HP
HP plugs critical RCE flaws in InkJet printers

HP has plugged two critical vulnerabilities (CVE-2018-5924, CVE-2018-5925) affecting many of its InkJet printers and is urging users to implement the provided firmware updates …

Samsung SmartHub
Samsung SmartThings Hub vulnerabilities allow attackers inside your home

Cisco Talos researchers have unearthed 20 vulnerabilities in the Samsung SmartThings Hub that could be leveraged by attackers to monitor, control and interfere with devices …

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