July 2025 Patch Tuesday forecast: Take a break from the grind
There was a barrage of updates released the week of June 2025 Patch Tuesday. This included security updates from Adobe, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla, and others.…
Month: July 2025
PoC Released for Linux Privilege Escalation Flaw in udisksd and libblockdev
Security researchers disclosed a critical local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability affecting Fedora, SUSE, and other major Linux distributions. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-6019, resides in the…
AI built it, but can you trust it?
In this Help Net Security interview, John Morello, CTO at Minimus, discusses the security risks in AI-driven development, where many dependencies are pulled in quickly.…
Aegis Authenticator: Free, open-source 2FA app for Android
Aegis Authenticator is an open-source 2FA app for Android that helps you manage login codes for your online accounts. The app features strong encryption and…
TAG-140 Deploys DRAT V2 RAT, Targeting Indian Government, Defense, and Rail Sectors
A hacking group with ties other than Pakistan has been found targeting Indian government organizations with a modified variant of a remote access trojan (RAT)…
Review: Attack Surface Management – Help Net Security
Attack Surface Management (ASM) has become one of those buzzwords that gets used a lot but rarely explained in detail. The authors of this book…
Cloud security maintains its position as top spending priority
While most enterprises have integrated cloud resources into their operations, many need to improve their ability to secure these environments and the data they contain,…
PoC Released for Linux Privilege Escalation Vulnerability via udisksd and libblockdev
A proof-of-concept exploit for a critical local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting major Linux distributions, including Fedora and SUSE environments. The vulnerability, designated CVE-2025-6019, allows unprivileged…
Critical vulnerabilities in Citrix Products
The ASD’s ACSC has issued a critical alert to its subscriber community concerning vulnerabilities in Citrix Netscaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway Products with recommendations to…
SA Power Networks tackles IAM, cloud security under five-year strategy
SA Power Networks is working through a five-year cyber security strategy that it intends to review and update annually. Image credit: SA Power Networks Speaking…
OpenAI says GPT-5 will unify breakthroughs from different models
OpenAI has again confirmed that it will unify multiple models into one and create GPT-5, which is expected to ship sometime in the summer. ChatGPT…
Hands on with Windows 11 Notepad’s new markdown support
Notepad now lets you use markdown text formatting on Windows 11, which means you can write in Notepad just like you could in WordPad. The…