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Scooter
Security risks for e-scooters and riders exposed

Micromobility vehicles, such as e-scooters, zip in and out of traffic. For this reason, micromobility is seen as an alleviating trend to help tackle traffic congestion. …

Citrix
IoC Scanner shows if Citrix appliances have been compromised via CVE-2019-19781

Citrix and FireEye have teamed up to provide sysadmins with an IoC scanner that shows whether a Citrix ADC, Gateway or SD-WAN WANOP appliance has been compromised via …

Internet Explorer
Micropatch simulates workaround for recent zero-day IE flaw, removes negative side effects

ACROS Security has released a micropatch that implements the workaround for a recently revealed actively exploited zero-day RCE flaw affecting Internet Explorer …

money
Worldwide IT spending to total $3.9 trillion in 2020

Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3.9 trillion in 2020, an increase of 3.4% from 2019, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. Global IT spending is expected …

Citrix
Attackers exploiting critical Citrix ADC, Gateway flaw, company yet to release fixes

Nearly a month has passed since Citrix released mitigation measures for CVE-2019-19781, a critical vulnerability affecting Citrix Application Delivery Controller and Citrix …

Google Play malware
App on Google Play exploited Android bug to deliver spyware

Google has pulled three malicious apps from Google Play, one of which exploits a recently patched kernel privilege escalation bug in Android (CVE-2019-2215) to install the app …

Cisco Data Center Network Manager
Cisco Data Center Network Manager flaws fixed, Cisco ASA appliances under attack

Cisco has fixed 12 vulnerabilities in Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM), a platform for managing Cisco switches and fabric extenders that run NX-OS, and has warned …

Windows 7
Windows 7 is reaching end-of-extended-support, what to do?

Windows 7, released in October 2009, was one of Microsoft’s big successes. Ten years later and despite its end-of-extended-support deadline being imminent (January 14, …

Code
Enterprises reaching a security tool tipping point

A rapid increase in the number of security tools used by large companies is limiting their return on investment while increasing the risk of cyber threats, according to …

CrackQ
CrackQ: Efficient password cracking for pentesters and red teamers

CrackQ employs automation to make password cracking a faster and more efficient undertaking for pentesters and red teamers. CrackQ dashboard “Regular security testing is …

Checkmarx research
Android camera apps could be hijacked to spy on users

A vulnerability in the Google Camera app may have allowed attackers to surreptitiously take pictures and record videos even if the phone is locked or the screen is off, …

WhatsApp
WhatsApp RCE flaw can be exploited by sending malicious MP4 files

Facebook has patched a critical vulnerability (CVE-2019-11931) affecting various versions of its popular WhatsApp Messenger app and is urging users to update as soon as …

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