My Response To A “Bush Is Great” Email
On Sep 11, 2006, at 11:42 PM, David wrote: Unfortunately, David, what Bush has tried to do, or what he has “intended” to do, has…
Month: April 2025
OpenVPN Vulnerability Let Attackers Crash Servers & Execute Remote Code
A critical security vulnerability in OpenVPN has been discovered that could allow attackers to crash servers, potentially disrupting secure communications for thousands of users worldwide. …
Australian Pension Funds Hacked: Members Face Financial Losses
Several of Australia’s largest superannuation funds have been targeted in a coordinated cyberattack, leading to unauthorized access to customer accounts and financial losses for some…
Benefits from privacy investment are greater than the cost
Cisco released its 2025 Data Privacy Benchmark Study. The report looks at global trends in data privacy and how they affect businesses. The study gathered…
Stop Freaking Out When People Use “Hacker” To Mean Computer Criminal
People who use the word “hacker” when they’re referring to computer criminals are not wrong. One can argue that they don’t know the whole story,…
Apache Traffic Server Vulnerability Let Attackers Smuggle Requests
A critical security vulnerability in Apache Traffic Server (ATS) has been discovered. By exploiting how the server processes chunked messages, attackers can perform request smuggling…
Cyber Attack Hits Multiple Major Superannuation Providers in Australia, Resulting in Fund Theft and Account Lockdowns
A cyberattack targeting five of Australia’s leading superannuation providers has reportedly resulted in significant financial theft and widespread account disruptions. The breach, which affected several…
Forward-thinking CISOs are shining a light on shadow IT
In this Help Net Security interview, Curtis Simpson, CISO and Chief Advocacy Officer at Armis, discusses how CISOs can balance security and innovation while managing…
Critical Ivanti Flaw Actively Exploited to Deploy TRAILBLAZE and BRUSHFIRE Malware
Apr 04, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Vulnerability Ivanti has disclosed details of a now-patched critical security vulnerability impacting its Connect Secure that has come under active…
Getting Worried About Linux | Daniel Miessler
So I’m getting a little freaked out lately. I keep hearing that both the Gentoo and Debian projects are in trouble. I haven’t researched how…
Apache Traffic Server Flaw Allows Request Smuggling Attacks
A critical vulnerability has been discovered in Apache Traffic Server (ATS), an open-source caching proxy server. Identified as CVE-2024-53868, this flaw enables attackers to exploit request…
April 2025 Patch Tuesday forecast: More AI security introduced by Microsoft
Microsoft is continuing to build on their AI cybersecurity strategy and this month announced the introduction of new agents in Microsoft Security Copilot. They are…