Tag: advisory

  • Slashdot: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Affecting X.Org Server For 18 Years

    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/10/29/2029233/local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-affecting-xorg-server-for-18-years?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Affecting X.Org Server For 18 Years Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses CVE-2024-9632, a security vulnerability in the X.Org Server that has persisted for 18 years. This flaw could allow for local privilege escalation and is critical for professionals involved…

  • Alerts: CISA Releases Three Industrial Control Systems Advisories

    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/10/29/cisa-releases-three-industrial-control-systems-advisories Source: Alerts Title: CISA Releases Three Industrial Control Systems Advisories Feedly Summary: CISA released three Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories on October 29, 2024. These advisories provide timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding ICS. ICSA-24-303-01 Siemens InterMesh Subscriber Devices ICSA-24-303-02 Solar-Log Base 15 ICSA-24-303-03 Delta Electronics InfraSuite Device…

  • Hacker News: VC Built an Empire in Cybersecurity, Then Came the Conflicts of Interest

    Source URL: https://www.forbes.com/sites/iainmartin/2024/10/28/this-vc-built-a-cybersecurity-unicorn-machine-then-came-his-conflict-of-interest-mess/ Source: Hacker News Title: VC Built an Empire in Cybersecurity, Then Came the Conflicts of Interest Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the ethical implications of a profit-sharing program within Cyberstarts, a venture capital firm that has successfully launched high-value security startups. It highlights potential conflicts…

  • The Register: Five Eyes nations tell tech startups to take infosec seriously. Again

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/29/five_eyes_secure_innovation_campaign/ Source: The Register Title: Five Eyes nations tell tech startups to take infosec seriously. Again Feedly Summary: Only took ’em a year to dish up some scary travel advice, and a Secure Innovation … Placemat? Cyber security agencies from the Five Eyes nations have delivered on a promise to offer tech startups…

  • Alerts: Cisco Releases Security Bundle for Cisco ASA, FMC, and FTD Software

    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/10/24/cisco-releases-security-bundle-cisco-asa-fmc-and-ftd-software Source: Alerts Title: Cisco Releases Security Bundle for Cisco ASA, FMC, and FTD Software Feedly Summary: Cisco released its October 2024 Semiannual Cisco ASA, FMC, and FTD Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication to address vulnerabilities in Cisco ASA, FMC, and FTD. A cyber threat actor could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to…

  • CSA: The CSA Triangle Chapter: 2023-2024 Highlights

    Source URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/blog/2024/10/24/the-csa-triangle-chapter-s-year-of-growth-and-collaboration-2023-2024-highlights Source: CSA Title: The CSA Triangle Chapter: 2023-2024 Highlights Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The Triangle Chapter of the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) has made substantial contributions to cloud security education, academic partnerships, and community engagement over the past year. Led by Shankar Chebrolu, the chapter has implemented initiatives…

  • Cloud Blog: Investigating FortiManager Zero-Day Exploitation (CVE-2024-47575)

    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/fortimanager-zero-day-exploitation-cve-2024-47575/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Investigating FortiManager Zero-Day Exploitation (CVE-2024-47575) Feedly Summary: Written by: Foti Castelan, Max Thauer, JP Glab, Gabby Roncone, Tufail Ahmed, Jared Wilson Summary In October 2024, Mandiant collaborated with Fortinet to investigate the mass exploitation of FortiManager appliances across 50+ potentially compromised FortiManager devices in various industries. The vulnerability,…

  • The Register: Penn State pays DoJ $1.25M to settle cybersecurity compliance case

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/23/penn_state_university_doj_settlement/ Source: The Register Title: Penn State pays DoJ $1.25M to settle cybersecurity compliance case Feedly Summary: Fight On, State? Not this time Pennsylvania State University has agreed to pay the Justice Department $1.25 million to settle claims of misrepresenting its cybersecurity compliance to the federal government and leaving sensitive data improperly secured. ……

  • Alerts: CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog

    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/10/23/cisa-adds-one-known-exploited-vulnerability-catalog Source: Alerts Title: CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog Feedly Summary: CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation, as confirmed by Fortinet. CVE-2024-47575 Fortinet FortiManager Missing Authentication Vulnerability These types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack vectors for malicious cyber actors…