vulnerabilities – Page 20 – Computer Security Articles

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2018 15:00:00 +0000

A recent discovery of surreptitious execution of cryptomining code by a sandboxed app, riding piggyback on the open source software (OSS) ecosystem, raises pertinent questions about open source vulnerabilities. Here are five ways developers can find and fix vulnerabilities and their dependencies.

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June 15, 2018 admin

Mobile beasts and where to find them — part one

Credit to Author: Julia Glazova| Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2018 16:37:14 +0000

In part one of our mobile malware series, we cover infectious Android malware — adware, subscribers, and flooders — and how mobile viruses can damage your smartphone or tablet

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June 11, 2018 admin

A good reason to avoid cheap Android smartphones

Credit to Author: Yaroslava Ryabova| Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2018 13:00:40 +0000

Did you see that new fully loaded Android smartphone, the one that looks too good for the price? Well, it may include some unwanted extras.

MalwareBytes Security

May 23, 2018 admin

Why bad coding habits die hard—and 7 ways to kill them

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Wed, 23 May 2018 15:00:00 +0000

When it comes to poorly-written code, we’re quick to point a finger at programmers, forgetting that they are beholden to the constraints of companies looking to push out tech product quickly. Thankfully, management can address bad coding habits with these seven ways to support, train, and motivate their staff.

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Tags: bad code bad coding habits developers programming secure code vulnerabilities

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April 18, 2018 admin

Smart cars: Comfort costs

Credit to Author: Anna Markovskaya| Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2018 22:00:42 +0000

Tinkering with smart car firmware

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April 6, 2018 admin

What happened to the Internet: attack on Cisco switches

Credit to Author: Marvin the Robot| Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2018 22:46:30 +0000

Malefactors are massively exploiting a vulnerability in Cisco switches, taking down entire segments of the Web.

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March 26, 2018 admin

A robot’s ransom

Credit to Author: Julia Glazova| Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2018 13:00:37 +0000

Researchers investigate how vulnerabilities in robots can be exploited to take control of them.

QuickHeal Security

March 7, 2018 admin

Chinese, Russian hackers counting on Apache Struts vulnerabilities – a report by Quick Heal Security Labs

Credit to Author: Sameer Patil| Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2018 10:32:57 +0000

Apache Struts is an open-source CMS based on MVC framework for developing Java EE Web Applications. Apache Struts has been widely used by many Fortune 100 companies and government agencies over the years for developing web applications. But, websites built using a CMS constantly need to upgrade the CMS versions in their web application servers, because vulnerabilities…