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Calling all bug hunters: Sophos teams up with Bugcrowd

Credit to Author: Bill Brenner| Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2017 17:29:38 +0000

Adversarial relationships between vendors and security researchers used to be common. Researchers would report a bug and the vendor &#8211; not all but certainly more than a few &#8211; would drag its feet in patching the problem. Then, the researcher would make the findings public and the vendor would criticize them for releasing information attackers could [&#8230;]<img alt=”” border=”0″ src=”https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=news.sophos.com&#038;blog=834173&#038;post=33460&#038;subd=sophos&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1″ width=”1″ height=”1″ /><img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/mNdfmUH8YgY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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ComputerWorldIndependent
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Old Windows Server machines can still fend off hacks. Here's how

Credit to Author: Michael Kan| Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2017 04:01:00 -0700

If you’re running a Windows Server 2003 machine, you have a problem. Your already-vulnerable computer is now at severe risk of being hacked.

That’s due to the internet release earlier this month of a batch of updates that paint a bull’s-eye on computers running Windows Server 2003, according to security researchers.

“I can teach my mom how to use some of these exploits,” said Jake Williams, founder of Rendition Infosec, a security provider. “They are not very complicated at all.”

Experts are urging affected businesses to upgrade to the latest Windows OSes, which offer security patches that can address the threat.

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QuickHealSecurity
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Quick Heal detected over 295 million malware samples in Q1 2017 – Threat Report

Credit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2017 09:55:38 +0000

In Q1 2017, 295 million malware samples were detected on the systems of Quick Heal users. The Trojan horse malware family continues the tradition of having the highest detection of all, followed by infectors, worms, and adware. 10 new ransomware families were also detected in this quarter. A notable observation…

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IndependentSecuriteam
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SSD Advisory – SquirrelMail Remote Code Execution

Credit to Author: Maor Schwartz| Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2017 05:24:06 +0000

Vulnerability Summary The following advisory describes Remote Code Execution found in SquirrelMail version 1.4.22. SquirrelMail is a standards-based webmail package written in PHP. It includes built-in pure PHP support for the IMAP and SMTP protocols, and all pages render in pure HTML 4.0 (with no JavaScript required) for maximum compatibility across browsers. It has very … Continue reading SSD Advisory – SquirrelMail Remote Code Execution

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IndependentSecuriteam
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SSD Advisory – Emby Media Server Multiple Vulnerabilities

Credit to Author: Maor Schwartz| Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2017 05:03:48 +0000

Vulnerabilities Summary The following advisory describes three (3) vulnerabilities found in Emby Media Server. Affected versions are: 3.1.5, 3.1.2, 3.1.1, 3.1.0 and 3.0.0. Emby Media Server (formerly Media Browser) is a media server designed to organize, play, and stream audio and video to a variety of devices. Emby is open-source, and uses a client server model. … Continue reading SSD Advisory – Emby Media Server Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Linux is secure…right?

Credit to Author: Lauren Newby| Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2017 18:45:13 +0000

“There are no threats for Linux servers. Aren’t they built to be secure?” “Linux servers are so secure and hardened, why do we need security controls on those?” “I do understand there are threats out there but I am not aware of any major attacks on Linux servers” If you find yourself nodding in agreement,…

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