Who is a Hacker? Although the word “hacker” generally has a negative connotation, a hacker is not always a bad individual. A hacker is only a person who uses computer programming or special techniques to get over a challenge or problem. Hackers may be driven by a number of reasons, Continue Reading
Nefarious local users are likely to exploit shared memory flaw that IBM fixed in its Db2 data management products, leading to information disclosure. Tracked as CVE-2020-4414, the flaw was exposed by researchers from Trustwave, which is caused by the dearth of overt memory protections for the shared memory used by Db2 Continue Reading
Recently, a peer-to-peer botnet known as FritzFrog has made waves in the technology realm, with researchers saying it has been aggressively breaching SSH servers—pieces of software found in routers and IoT devices—for the last 8 months. As per technology experts, FritzFrog spreads as a worm, brute-forcing credentials at institutions like Continue Reading
A serious flaw in Jenkins server software, tracked as CVE-2019-17638, could cause memory corruption and revelation of confidential data. Jenkins, the most popular open source automation server, is maintained by CloudBees and the Jenkins community. It helps developers build, test and deploy their applications, and has millions of active installations Continue Reading
Researchers have highlighted that the actively exploited Windows deceiving flaw fixed by Microsoft last week has existed for more than two years. The tech giant’s August 2020 Patch Tuesday updates dealt with 120 flaws, including an Internet Explorer zero-day that has been chained with a Windows vulnerability in attacks connected Continue Reading
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