Tenable

OCTOBER 2, 2023

This blog post was published on October 2 and reflects VPR at that time. Successful exploitation would grant an attacker the ability to achieve remote command execution on the underlying operating system of the WS_FTP Server. Critical CVE-2023-42657 WS_FTP Directory Traversal Vulnerability 9.9 WS_FTP Server 2022 2022.0.2

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Tenable

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Background The Tenable Security Response Team has put together this blog to answer frequently asked questions (FAQ) to help provide clarity around recently disclosed vulnerabilities including CVE-2023-41064, CVE-2023-4863 and CVE-2023-5129 in an open source library called libwebp. Did Google also patch this vulnerability?

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TechCrunch

JUNE 3, 2021

In response to being selected for Google funding, de Fays penned a blog post exhorting corporations to throw their weight around in favor of social change, and for startups to lead the way in diversity and equity: We buy values and standards more than we buy the product itself.

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Kaseya

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Better late than never, we take a look back at the most read Kaseya blogs for 2019 for a glimpse into the topics that were at the forefront for internal IT teams and Managed Service Providers (MSPs). The second most read blog in 2019 focused on the impact of Windows EOL for the healthcare industry. What makes this blog worth reading?

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Xebia

MARCH 28, 2024

It’s great that data analytics is now more accessible than ever for anyone to get involved in due to all of these new tools, but this has a lot of risks that are not often discussed. Entities and/or column names might contain technical terminology, refer to source data systems, or result from what the data team thinks it should be.

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Tenable

JANUARY 22, 2021

A researcher has published a proof-of-concept exploit script for a critical SAP vulnerability patched in March 2020 and attackers have begun probing for vulnerable SAP systems. The potential fallout from exploitation is that an attacker could execute operating system level commands and take control of associated SAP systems.

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Authentication Software Review Systems Review Research 99

ProtectWise

MAY 15, 2017

The purpose of this blog post is to regroup on many conflicting statements on the ransomware and to summarize coverage from our perspective at ProtectWise. Any network with hosts running a version of the Windows operating system missing the MS17-010 patches is vulnerable to WannaCry's infection mechanism.

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Cloudera

OCTOBER 5, 2023

In a previous blog post , we explored the power of Cloudera Observability in providing high-level actionable insights and summaries for Hive service users. In this blog, we will delve deeper into the insight Cloudera Observability brings to queries executed on Hive. How do I detect problems due to skew?

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Introduction In this blog post, I will share my firsthand experience tackling and resolving a critical issue with an inaccessible and failed EC2 instance. Overview An EC2 instance faced Instance Status Check failures and was inaccessible through SSM due to a boot process transitioning into emergency mode.

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Hacker Earth Developers Blog

JANUARY 16, 2024

C++ If you’re hiring backend developers , C++ is a must-have skill due to its high-performance computing and system-level programming. Organizations looking to build resource-intensive software, such as gaming engines or operating systems, should prioritize candidates with expertise in C++.

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Tenable

OCTOBER 10, 2023

An unauthenticated, remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using social engineering in order to convince a target to open a link or download a malicious file and run it on the vulnerable system. Alternatively, an attacker could execute a specially crafted application to exploit the flaw after gaining access to a vulnerable system.

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Prisma Clud

AUGUST 30, 2023

As we discussed in the previous blog post, Third-Party GitHub Actions: Effects of an Opt-Out Permission Model , the permissive nature of GitHub Actions workflows is prevalent throughout the open-source community and private projects on GitHub. To understand the concept, let’s review the following workflow as an example.

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Palo Alto Networks

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Cyber Canon Book Review: “Defensive Security Handbook – Best Practices for Securing Infrastructure” (2017), by Lee Brotherston and Amanda Berlin. Book Reviewed by: Helen Patton, The Ohio State University CISO. Please write a review and nominate your favorite. . The layout is clean and the information easy to read and absorb. .

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Tenable

APRIL 27, 2020

According to Sophos, they were able to identify “an attack against physical and virtual XG Firewall units” after reviewing the report of a “suspicious field value” in the XG Firewall’s management interface. There was no proof-of-concept (PoC) available for this vulnerability at the time this blog post was published. Proof of concept.

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Perficient

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

For Teams of Any Size: TestRail Key Features: Simple user interface Easy to learn Reasoning: TestRail is recommended for teams of any size due to its user-friendly interface, making it easy for both small and medium-sized teams to adopt. A structured and comprehensive test case repository forms the foundation of mobile testing strategies.

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Tenable

APRIL 19, 2024

Check out recommendations for securing AI systems from the Five Eyes cybersecurity agencies. Plus, Stanford University offers a comprehensive review of AI trends. 1 - Multinational cyber agencies issue best practices for secure AI deployment Looking for best practices on how to securely deploy artificial intelligence (AI) systems?

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Tenable

AUGUST 5, 2022

That’s the bad news the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Cyber Safety Review Board delivered in a recent report. DHS Review Board Deems Log4j an 'Endemic' Cyber Threat ” (DarkReading). The Impact Of Assessing And Addressing Log4j Installations Proactively ” (Tenable blog). Are they all using MFA?

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Erik Bernhardsson

JUNE 8, 2017

Remember when everyone had a really ugly blog with a blogroll ? I follow a few hundred blogs using Feedly and Reeder and have been reading a few hundred thousand blog posts over the last 10 years. Not going to share a million blogs, just a few top ones. Lots of company blogs are good: Airbnb. First Round Review.

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Erik Bernhardsson

JUNE 8, 2017

Remember when everyone had a really ugly blog with a blogroll ? I follow a few hundred blogs using Feedly and Reeder and have been reading a few hundred thousand blog posts over the last 10 years. Not going to share a million blogs, just a few top ones. Lots of company blogs are good: Airbnb. First Round Review.

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Technical Review Software Review Systems Review B2B 100

Palo Alto Networks

MAY 15, 2024

“AI’s Impact in Cybersecurity” is a blog series based on interviews with a variety of experts at Palo Alto Networks and Unit 42, with roles in AI research, product management, consulting, engineering and more. We did that for different operating systems – for Windows, macOS and Linux. That was the first stage I'd say.”

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Perficient

JULY 17, 2023

In this blog post, we will explore how to integrate GitHub with Visual Studio Code (VSC) and publish your Salesforce project using a Personal Access Token (Classic). Choose the appropriate download for your operating system (Windows, macOS, or Linux) and follow the installation instructions. Happy collaborating!

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Tenable

JULY 7, 2021

This blog post was published on July 7 and reflects VPR at that time. CVE-2021-34527 is an RCE vulnerability in the Windows Print Spooler Service , which is available across desktop and server versions of Windows operating systems. The vulnerability exists because the service does not handle privileged file operations properly.

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Tenable

MAY 9, 2023

Exploitation of this vulnerability would allow an attacker to gain SYSTEM level privileges on an affected host. The KB article notes that this update and the associated mitigation steps are necessary due to the publicly disclosed bypass being used by the BlackLotus UEFI bootkit. This vulnerability received a CVSSv3 score of 7.8

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Tenable

APRIL 14, 2020

Due to public exploitation of these vulnerabilities on Windows 7 systems, Microsoft issued an advisory, ADV200006 on March 23. Get more information in our blog post. CVE-2020-0907 exists due to how Microsoft Graphics Components handles objects in memory. CVE-2020-0968 | Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability.

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Cloudera

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Recently, my colleague published a blog build on your investment by Migrating or Upgrading to CDP Data Center , which articulates great CDP Private Cloud Base features. This blog focuses on the process to accelerate your CDP journey to CDP Private Cloud Base for both professional services engagements and self-service upgrades.

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Technical Review Software Review Systems Review Data Center 108

Tenable

AUGUST 5, 2021

According to Cisco, the flaw exists due to improper validation of HTTP requests. While both flaws exist due to improper validation of HTTP requests and can be exploited by sending specially crafted HTTP requests, CVE-2021-1610 can only be exploited by an authenticated attacker with root privileges. Identifying affected systems.

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Cloudera

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Our recent blog discussed the four paths to get from legacy platforms to CDP Private Cloud Base. In this blog and accompanying video, we will deep dive into the mechanics of running an in-place upgrade from CDH5 or CDH6 to CDP Private Cloud Base. Step 4a: Upgrading the Operating System. CDP Upgrade.mp4 . Ubuntu 18.04

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Trigent

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

As digital proliferation has enhanced, customers’ preferences have shifted towards reviewing & buying products and services via mobile applications. In this blog, we will delve into the significance of mobile app testing and why it is a fundamental step in safeguarding its success in the fiercely competitive market.

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Mobile Testing Marketing Systems Review 52

Tenable

MARCH 6, 2020

pppd is a daemon on Unix-like operating systems used to manage PPP session establishment and session termination between two nodes. CVE-2020-8597 is a buffer overflow vulnerability in pppd due to a logic flaw in the packet processor of the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP). Identifying affected systems.

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Software Review Systems Review Linux Authentication 102

Infinidat

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Guest Blogger: Eric Burgener, Research Vice President, Infrastructure Systems, Platforms and Technologies, IDC. The first part of this blog post discussed common design approaches in enterprise storage that are used to de-risk upgrades. The system continues to operate during "rolling upgrades", a fact that has two implications.

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Storage Enterprise Software Review Technical Review 52

Infinidat

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Guest Blogger: Eric Burgener, Research Vice President, Infrastructure Systems, Platforms and Technologies, IDC. The first part of this blog post discussed common design approaches in enterprise storage that are used to de-risk upgrades. The system continues to operate during "rolling upgrades", a fact that has two implications.

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Storage Enterprise Software Review Technical Review 52

Cloudera

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Review component list and determine any work needed to migrate workloads of deprecated and removed components like Pig, Flume, Yarn Fair Scheduler, Sentry and Navigator. Review the Upgrade document topic for the supported upgrade paths. Review the pre-upgrade transition steps. Phase 1: Planning. Phase 2: Pre-upgrade.

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Kaseya

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

In this blog, we’ll discuss patch management policy best practices and explain how they contribute to a better patching environment for large and small organizations alike. Patch management involves identifying, sourcing, testing, deploying and installing patches for all systems and applications in an organization.

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Policies Software Review Systems Review Development Team Review 109

Tenable

JUNE 23, 2021

On June 22, SonicWall published an advisory (SNWLID-2021-0006) to address an incomplete fix for a vulnerability in its operating system, SonicOS, used in a variety of SonicWall network security devices, including their SSL VPNs. For more technical details, please refer to Young’s blog post. Identifying affected systems.

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Kaseya

AUGUST 8, 2022

Due to all these factors, patching has become a perennial thorn in the side of IT professionals. This blog will discuss why patching is necessary, why it’s so hard to achieve high deployment and success rates and why 100% patch compliance is now within reach. More system uptime. Why patching is important.

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CTOvision

MAY 17, 2014

The big question surrounding the vulnerability – besides how much vulnerable information it provided hackers – was whether or not Microsoft would provide assistance to Windows XP users, as the company officially stopped providing technical support for the operating system a few weeks ago.

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Lacework

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Services previously hidden to the outside world may now be accessible, and cloud services may be accessible due to complex configurations. JAR-based vulnerabilities like Log4j are not controlled by operating system package managers so traditional package scanning from apt, yum, etc., does not work. Technical Details .

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