Security
Windows
PrintNightmare patch released on all Windows versions
Microsoft has released the KB5004948 emergency security update to resolve the Windows Print Spooler PrintNightmare vulnerability on all Windows 10 editions i.e. Windows 10 1607 and Windows Server 2016.
Microsoft said in the Windows message center that they have released...
Blockchain
Tesla to Discontinue Accepting Bitcoin Payments Because Musk Says It’s an Energy Hog
On Wednesday evening, Tesla's Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk tweeted that Tesla to discontinue accepting Bitcoin Payments for purchasing its Tesla vehicles.
The reason for discontinuing Bitcoins as payment is excessive energy consumption in the mining of crypto-currency, Elon Musk...
Security
Firefox 88 clamps down on window.name abuses by trackers
Data stored in property previously enabled to stay over various websites, however; it is changing.
Firefox 88 was released yesterday with few changes, among the changes, included a shift in how the browser will manage the window.name property.
Priorly, this property...
Security
Web Shells Being Used Increasingly By Hackers to Steal Credit Cards, Warns VISA
Payment processor giant VISA warns that web shells being used increasingly by the bad actors to compromise the servers and extract the credit card information stone from online store clients.
Web shells are tools (either scripts or programs) that are...
Linux
Old Linux Storage Bugs, New Security Patches
Though you may not have utilized SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) for a long time, however, the old storage software still supports Linux and security holes that have been discovered and fixed within it.
There is likely no computing hardware...
Linux
Major Linux Kernel Update Released to Fix 14 Vulnerabilities
Recently, Canonical released a major Linux kernel update to fix 14 security vulnerabilities discovered by several security researchers. The latest kernel update brings in fixes for several vulnerabilities that affect Ubuntu 20.10, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS...
Security
MobileIron enterprise MDM servers under DDoS attack
Several threat actors are now exploiting the bugs that were discovered in a type of server used to manage fleets of mobile devices. The malicious actors are exploiting the bugs to take control over crucial enterprise servers and even...
Software
Microsoft now lets you disable insecure JScript in Internet Explorer
After the October 2020 patch, Microsoft has added the option to windows that let system admins disable the JScript element inside the Internet Explorer.
The JScript scripting engine is an old segment that was originally incorporated with Internet Explorer 3.0 in 1996...
Cloud
VMware Cloud Director security patch released
VMware has launched a security patch for its solution 'VMware Cloud Director'. The Ethical hacking company Citadelo discovered a vulnerability that bypassed VMware’s considering security fundamentals. The bug that has been found in VMware Cloud Director was created by a...
Security
VMware to obtain Octarine Kubernetes security platform
On Wednesday VMware declared its intentions to obtain Octarine, a three-year-old organization that gives a security stage for Kubernetes applications. VMware intends to combine Octarine's innovation in the Carbon Black Cloud once the deal concludes.
Patrick Morley, GM, and SVP of...
Latest News
SparkyLinux 6.6 Now Available to Download
Debian-based GNU/Linux distro, SparkyLinux has got a new update Sparky 6.6 named as Po Tolo.
Based on Debian 11, Sparky...