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SolarWinds Patches High-Severity Flaws in Access Rights Manager Enterprise software vendor SolarWinds has released patches for eight high-severity vulnerabilities in its Access Rights Manager (ARM), including three remote code execution issues that can be exploited without authentication. The vulnerabilities, discovered by Sina Kheirkhah of Summoning Team and reported to ZDI, pose a significant risk to…
The State of Mac Security: Results of the 2023 Survey Introduction In an increasingly digital world, online security has become a paramount concern for individuals, businesses, and governments alike. With cyber threats evolving and becoming more sophisticated, it is imperative to understand the vulnerabilities that exist within different operating systems, including the popular macOS. To…
IoT Security Car Cybersecurity Study Shows Drop in Critical Vulnerabilities Over Past Decade The Evolving Landscape of Car Cybersecurity A recent automotive cybersecurity study conducted by IOActive, a research-focused security services provider, has revealed a promising trend in the decreasing number of critical-risk vulnerabilities in the automotive industry over the past decade. The study examined…
Cisco Patches Vulnerabilities Exposing Switches, Firewalls to DoS Attacks Cisco, a leading technology company, has recently released patches for several vulnerabilities in its products that could potentially expose switches and firewalls to denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. These vulnerabilities, categorized as high-severity, were found in the NX-OS and FXOS software used in various Cisco products. If left…
Government CISA Calls Urgent Attention to UEFI Attack Surfaces The United States government’s cybersecurity agency, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), has issued a warning about the vulnerabilities present in UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) software. In a call-to-action written by CISA technical advisor Jonathan Spring and vulnerability management director Sandra Radesky, the agency…
Siemens and Schneider Electric Address 50 Vulnerabilities in Industrial Products Siemens and Schneider Electric, leading industrial manufacturers, have released a total of nine security advisories addressing 50 vulnerabilities in their industrial products. These vulnerabilities range in severity from critical to high and impact a variety of systems, including communication systems, Ruggedcom ROX products, Simatic MV500…
Apple Fixes Critical Zero-Day Hole in iPhones, iPads, and Macs The Importance of Rapid Security Response Apple has recently released its second-ever Rapid Security Response, which provides emergency patches for critical vulnerabilities in its macOS, iOS, and iPadOS systems. These patches are designed to be quick to build, test, and publish, as well as easy…
## Application Security Critical WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities Impact Thousands of Sites In recent news, web application security firm Defiant has issued a warning about critical-severity authentication bypass vulnerabilities found in two WordPress plugins. These vulnerabilities have the potential to impact thousands of websites that use these plugins. ### The Vulnerabilities The first vulnerability, tracked as…
Mitigating OWASP Top 10 API Security Threats The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) is a nonprofit organization that aims to provide impartial and practical information about web application security. The OWASP Top 10 list is a standard document that outlines the most critical web application security risks, and API security threats are a critical…