Smartphones, tablets, and even cars with Samsung Exynos microprocessors are at risk of remote hacking. Bug hunters at Google Project Zero say you just need the victim’s phone number. This is due to the presence of 18 vulnerabilities in the Exynos baseband radio processor, which is widely used in Google, Vivo, Samsung, and many other smartphones. Four of them are critical and … [Read more...] about Zero-click remote hacks for Samsung, Google, and Vivo smartphones
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Shein’s Android App Caught Transmitting Clipboard Data to Remote Servers
Mar 07, 2023Ravie LakshmananPrivacy / Data Breach An older version of Shein's Android application suffered from a bug that periodically captured and transmitted clipboard contents to a remote server. The Microsoft 365 Defender Research Team said it discovered the problem in version 7.9.2 of the app that was released on December 16, 2021. The issue has since been addressed as … [Read more...] about Shein’s Android App Caught Transmitting Clipboard Data to Remote Servers
10 Surprises of Remote Work from Security Engineers
For Cisco engineers working on Duo, having a remote-first workplace has helped them reach life goals, connect with colleagues around the world, and be intentional communicators. We understand that working remotely can be an adjustment — that’s why we’ve compiled the 10 parts of remote work that surprised our team members most and their advice for navigating the nuances. If … [Read more...] about 10 Surprises of Remote Work from Security Engineers
Critical Ping Vulnerability Allows Remote Attackers to Take Over FreeBSD Systems
Dec 05, 2022Ravie Lakshmanan The maintainers of the FreeBSD operating system have released updates to remediate a security vulnerability impacting the ping module that could be potentially exploited to crash the program or trigger remote code execution. The issue, assigned the identifier CVE-2022-23093, impacts all supported versions of FreeBSD and concerns a stack-based … [Read more...] about Critical Ping Vulnerability Allows Remote Attackers to Take Over FreeBSD Systems
Critical Bugs in TerraMaster TOS Could Open NAS Devices to Remote Hacking
Researchers have disclosed details of critical security vulnerabilities in TerraMaster network-attached storage (TNAS) devices that could be chained to attain unauthenticated remote code execution with the highest privileges. The issues reside in TOS, an abbreviation for TerraMaster Operating System, and "can grant unauthenticated attackers access to the victim's box simply by … [Read more...] about Critical Bugs in TerraMaster TOS Could Open NAS Devices to Remote Hacking
Unpatched Security Flaws Expose Mitsubishi Safety PLCs to Remote Attacks
Multiple unpatched security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in Mitsubishi safety programmable logic controllers (PLCs) that could be exploited by an adversary to acquire legitimate user names registered in the module via a brute-force attack, unauthorizedly login to the CPU module, and even cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. The security weaknesses, disclosed by … [Read more...] about Unpatched Security Flaws Expose Mitsubishi Safety PLCs to Remote Attacks
Simplify VPN with Cisco Secure Managed Remote Access
Bringing focus back to organizations’ IT, and empowering security heroes Esports are becoming massively popular, and you’ll commonly hear about how a player “carried the team on their back,” a phrase often used when a teammate perseveres through adversity, contributes more than their fair share, and ultimately delivers a win. Over the last year and a half, IT and security … [Read more...] about Simplify VPN with Cisco Secure Managed Remote Access
Complete and continuous remote worker visibility with Network Visibility Module data as a primary telemetry source
Navigating the new normal Organizations are currently facing new challenges related to monitoring and securing their remote workforces. Many users don’t always use their VPNs while working remotely – this creates gaps in visibility that increase organizational risks. In the past, many organizations viewed these occasional gaps in visibility as negligible risks due to low … [Read more...] about Complete and continuous remote worker visibility with Network Visibility Module data as a primary telemetry source
Introducing continuous remote worker visibility and expanded data collection with Secure Network Analytics Release 7.3.2
We are very excited to announce new Secure Network Analytics features! With release 7.3.2, we have furthered our efforts to extend the zero-trust workplace to anywhere on any device through significant enhancements to Secure Network Analytics’ ability to provide complete and continuous remote worker visibility and have also expanded data collection from integrated Cisco Secure … [Read more...] about Introducing continuous remote worker visibility and expanded data collection with Secure Network Analytics Release 7.3.2
Going on-premise with SecureX orchestration remote
Cisco SecureX has been enabling customers to build more secure, integrated infrastructure for over a year now. Leveraging both Cisco and third-party integrations, you can centralize visibility and aggregate intelligence while conducting incident investigation and response. SecureX orchestration allows you to take these integrations to the next level by creating custom workflows … [Read more...] about Going on-premise with SecureX orchestration remote