Qualys offers free IT asset management service for enterprises
IT security firm Qualys has unveiled a free inventory service that can help organizations keep track of all their computers and virtual machines.
Joab Jackson | 06 Aug | Read more
IT security firm Qualys has unveiled a free inventory service that can help organizations keep track of all their computers and virtual machines.
Joab Jackson | 06 Aug | Read more
There's an old saying in the security community: Attacks always get better. The latest case where that holds true is for the aging RC4 cipher that's still widely used to encrypt communications on the Internet.
Lucian Constantin | 17 Jul | Read more
Fourteen critical vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer were among the targets of Microsoft's monthly batch of security patches released Tuesday. In all, it fixed 46 vulnerabilities across products including Windows, Internet Explorer and Office.
Lucian Constantin | 13 May | Read more
If you can't wait for that critical patch to secure your system from some just-discovered bug, IT security firm Qualys may have an answer, through new security software that can secure the trouble spot until the patch arrives.
Joab Jackson | 23 Apr | Read more
A critical vulnerability in glibc, a core Linux library, can be exploited remotely through WordPress and likely other PHP applications to compromise Web servers.
Lucian Constantin | 31 Jan | Read more
A fault in a widely used component of most Linux distributions could allow an attacker to take remote control of a system after merely sending a malicious email.
Jeremy Kirk | 28 Jan | Read more
Researchers have discovered a serious vulnerability affecting multiple distributions of the Linux OS. While there are patches available the clean up effort is likely to going be a major task for Linux admins.
Webmasters who patched their sites against a serious SSL flaw discovered in October will have to check them again. Researchers have discovered that the vulnerability also affects implementations of the newer TLS (Transport Layer Security) protocol.
Lucian Constantin | 09 Dec | Read more
As usual Adobe’s patches for October will fall in line with Microsoft’s this Tuesday, but this month Oracle’s quarterly and enormous list of 155 fixes falls on the same day.
A long-standing vulnerability unearthed in the GNU Bash software, nicknamed Shellshock, has disrupted the daily activities of the Linux system administrator community, as Linux distributors, cloud vendors and end users grapple to understand the full scope of the potential damage it could cause.
Joab Jackson | 26 Sep | Read more
It's hard to imagine that we are already three-fourths of the way through 2014--at least as measured by Microsoft Patch Tuesdays. Today, Microsoft released four new security bulletins, but only one of them is Critical. Guess which one?
Tony Bradley | 10 Sep | Read more
Cyberattackers curious about the contents of users' hard drives will now have a tougher time finding that information, thanks to a new patch that Microsoft issued Tuesday in the latest round of "Patch Tuesday" bug fixes.
Joab Jackson | 10 Sep | Read more
Microsoft has issued 29 patches for its Internet Explorer browser, including one fixing a critical vulnerability that would allow a remote attacker to gain access to a computer from over the Internet.
Joab Jackson | 13 Aug | Read more
For $50 attackers can build a radio device that cracks home alarm systems and other common security devices, Black Hat 2014 attendees will hear this week.
Tim Greene | 05 Aug | Read more
As much of the workforce in the United States coasts through the rest of the day looking forward to an extended weekend to grill hot dogs and drink beer--I mean, celebrate the nation's independence--Microsoft released its advance notification for next week's Patch Tuesday. The six security bulletins include two ranked Critical, three Important, and one listed merely as Moderate.
Tony Bradley | 04 Jul | Read more