vulnerabilities Archives

National Cyber Director Harry Coker speaks at Recorded Future’s Predict 2024 conference. (Photo Courtesy of Recorded Future)

White House is prioritizing secure internet routing, using memory safe languages

National Cyber Director Harry Coker says the Biden administration is focusing on securing foundational technologies.

Oct 9, 2024 By Christian Vasquez

A logo of US company Microsoft is displayed during the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair, at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, on May 22, 2024. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP / Getty Images)

Microsoft offers updates on 117 vulnerabilities on Patch Tuesday

The vulnerabilities are tied to the Microsoft Management Console and Windows MSHTML Platform.

Oct 9, 2024 By AJ Vicens

Research reveals vulnerabilities in routers that left 700,000-plus exposed

ForeScout said one of them warranted rating at the maximum severity level, although DrayTek has issued patches.

Oct 2, 2024 By Tim Starks

Oil pipeline with valves in large oil refinery. (Getty Images)

Automatic tank gauge vendors alerted of software vulnerabilities in their products

If exploited, the vulnerabilities could give hackers full administrative access to critical networks found in the management systems for large fuel storage.

Sep 24, 2024 By Christian Vasquez

Microsoft Romania headquarters in City Gate Towers situated in Free Press Square, in Bucharest, Romania. (Getty Images)

Here’s what Microsoft fixed in September’s Patch Tuesday

The tech giant's regular vulnerability list includes new vulnerabilities for Windows Updater and Installer.

Sep 10, 2024 By Christian Vasquez

The logo of American cloud computing and virtualization technology company VMware. (Photo by Josep LAGO / AFP) (Photo by JOSEP LAGO/AFP via Getty Images)

VMWare releases Fusion vulnerability with 8.8 rating

The company issued a patch for the high-severity bug that allows arbitrary code execution.

Sep 3, 2024 By Christian Vasquez

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Zero trust: How the ‘Jia Tan’ hack complicated open-source software

The volunteers that maintain open-source software have always been knocked around by the tech community. The Jia Tan hack made it all so much worse.

Aug 15, 2024 By Christian Vasquez

DARPA competition shows promise of using AI to find and patch bugs

The multimillion dollar challenge is trying to harness artificial intelligence to deliver major gains in cybersecurity.

Aug 12, 2024 By Christian Vasquez

Jen Easterly, Director of the Homeland Security Department’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, arrives to testify before the House (Select) Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party Committee on Capitol Hill on January 31, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

CISA ransomware warning program has sent out more than 2,000 alerts

The program warns organizations running software or hardware with vulnerabilities that are being exploited by ransomware gangs.

Apr 24, 2024 By Christian Vasquez

Aisle with messy cables in a server room. (Getty Images)

Six-year old bug will likely live forever in Lenovo, Intel products

A report from Binarly finds that a silently patched bug in a popular web server will likely live on in several major end-of-life products.

Apr 11, 2024 By Christian Vasquez