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How to get Ahead of Vulnerabilities and Protect your Enterprise Business

March 12, 2019 admin Current News, exploitable vulnerabilities, Exploits, Security, software vulnerabilities, vulnerabilities, zero day vulnerabilities, Zero-Day

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 14:00:37 +0000

Security vulnerabilities are popping up all the time, and can put any business that uses technological assets at risk. In a nutshell, vulnerabilities represent the ideal opportunity for malicious actors to break into systems and wreak all types of havoc. From data theft to information compromise and beyond, vulnerabilities are a particularly pertinent issue for…

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Google Chrome zero-day: Now is the time to update and restart your browser

March 8, 2019 admin 0day, chrome, exploit, Exploits, google, Vulnerability, Zero-Day

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2019 19:13:15 +0000

A particularly dangerous Google Chrome zero-day is already being used in real-world attacks. Despite Google’s auto update feature, users will need to close and restart their browser in order to be protected.

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A week in security (February 25 – March 3)

March 4, 2019 admin Exploits, gpu, Momo, PDF, Security world, tracking, Twitter, Week in security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2019 18:03:33 +0000

A roundup of the past week’s news, including mobile threats, viral scares, PDF tracking, and more.

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Exploit kits: winter 2019 review

February 12, 2019 admin EK, EKs, exploit kits, Exploits, Fallout, Magnitude, RIG, sundown, Threat analysis, Underminer

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 16:00:00 +0000

We review the top exploit kits in this winter 2019 snapshot.

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New critical vulnerability discovered in open-source office suites

February 6, 2019 admin CVE-2018-16858, exploit, Exploits, libreoffice, openoffice, python, RCE, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 17:16:50 +0000

A security researcher recently published a proof of concept exploit for open-source office software LibreOffice and OpenOffice. Will this new vulnerability be used in the wild?

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New critical vulnerability in open-source office suites

February 6, 2019 admin CVE-2018-16858, exploit, Exploits, libreoffice, openoffice, python, RCE, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 17:16:50 +0000

A security researcher recently published a proof of concept exploit for open-source office software LibreOffice and OpenOffice. Will this new vulnerability be used in the wild?

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Tags: CVE-2018-16858 exploit libreoffice openoffice python rce

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The Fileless, Non-Malware Menace

February 6, 2019 admin Consumer, Exploits, Fileless threats, injections, non-malware malware, script attacks

Credit to Author: Trend Micro| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 14:00:16 +0000

There’s an old expression: if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck. What happens, though, if the duck in question is malware that doesn’t behave like typical malware? Namely, it doesn’t drop a file on your disk to infect your computer, hijack…

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