Microsoft August 2018 patch updates
Microsoft issued the August 2018 Security Updates that include over 60 unique vulnerability fixes, 19 of them rated critical and two zero days actively exploited.
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Oracle Database security alert
Oracle has released a Security Alert Advisory for an Oracle Database vulnerability (CVE-2018-3110) in versions 11.2.0.4 and 12.2.0.1 on Windows.
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TLS 1.3 protocol is officially standard
The Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.3 has officially become a standard last week. The new TLS standard now offers improved privacy, security and performance to the internet security protocol.
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Security researcher discovers macOS zero-day vulnerability
A security researcher was able to demonstrate in last week’s Defcon conference how a vulnerability (CVE-2017-7150) in recent versions of macOS could be exploited and lead to a “synthetic” mouse-click cyber attack.
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Many organizations lacking adoption of key CIS controls
A recent survey conducted by Tripwire revealed organizations are not fully adopting security controls from key benchmarks, such as the Center for Internet Security (CIS).
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AWS S3 error exposes data on 31K GoDaddy servers
Cybersecurity firm UpGuard has discovered an error in Amazon AWS bucket configuration that led to the exposure of internal GoDaddy infrastructure data.
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Hackers target PGA servers with ransomware
Hackers targeted servers belonging to the Professional Golfers’ Association of America (PGA) and encrypted files hosted on those systems with ransomware.
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BIND security advisory
The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) has issued a high severity security advisory that addresses a security vulnerability in multiple versions of ISC Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND).
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Linux kernel DoS vulnerability
A Linux kernel TCP implementation is vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) condition with low rates of specially modified packets.
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Critical HP vulnerabilities patched
HP has identified and patched two critical security vulnerabilities that impact multiple HP Inkjet printers.
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