Critical macOS High Sierra Root Flaw
This week, a critical and baffling vulnerability has been discovered lurking within macOS High Sierra that allows users to gain full access (root) to your Mac without a password or any type of ...
How to Fix Improper Application of ASLR
Recently, it has been reported that Windows 8, 8.1 and 10 fail to properly implement ASLR. Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) is a security technique used to prevent the exploitation of memory ...
Weekly Executive Summary for Week November 24, 2017
Blocking Phase: The final phase in the ORB application uses a python library called python-iptables. Iptables is a tool used to manage netfilter, which is used for packet filtering and ...
Weekly Executive Summary for Week November 17, 2017
Monitoring Phase: Socket: Python library used for Low-level networking interfaces. The socket library is used to open a raw socket and sniff network traffic on the network. Once network packets ...
Weekly Executive Summary for Week November 10, 2017
Scanning Phase: Netdisco: Python 3 library is used to discover local devices and services. This library is used to power Home Assistant; which is an open-source home automation platform that is ...
BlueBorne Able to Affect Amazon Echo and Google Home
Approximately two and a half months ago Armis, an Internet of Things (IoT) cybersecurity research company, disclosed BlueBorne - Bluetooth implementation vulnerabilities that affected ...
The New Vulnerabilities Equities Policy and Process Charter
An updated “Vulnerabilities Equities Policy and Process for the United States Government” charter was released on 15 NOV 2017 and describes the decision-making process for determining whether new ...
Huge Flaw Discovered in Microsoft Office
In this month’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft patched a massive vulnerability affecting all Microsoft Office versions released in the past 17 years that allows for malicious code execution. The ...
Android Vulnerabilities Patched
Last week on November 6, Google released patches for several vulnerabilities with their Android devices as a part of their monthly bulletin system update. The patches released this month address ...
New Windows 10 Standards for Secure Devices
Earlier this week, Microsoft published an article detailing the new Windows 10 standards consumers should follow to have a secure device, specifically for the Fall Creators Update. The standards ...