TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of June 19, 2017

Credit to Author: Elisa Lippincott (TippingPoint Global Product Marketing)| Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2017 14:44:46 +0000

Yesterday I celebrated my 29th birthday (again) and it was great to celebrate with friends, family, and coworkers. They say age is just a number, and I truly believe that. Unfortunately, we live in a world where laws require us to count numbers so that it can be determined if we can vote, drink, rent…

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The Inside Scoop on the World’s Leading Bug Bounty Program

Credit to Author: Dustin Childs (Zero Day Initiative Communications)| Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2017 13:00:22 +0000

Within the security researcher community, the Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) program is a well-known entity, representing the world’s largest vendor agnostic bug bounty program. Customers of the TippingPoint Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) and Threat Protection Systems (TPS) know the ZDI as the group that buys 0-days so they have protections before the affected vendor releases…

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TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of June 12, 2017

Credit to Author: Cara West-Wainwright| Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2017 12:00:40 +0000

“What can you sit on, sleep on, and brush your teeth with?” This was the question posed to Steve Martin’s character C.D. Bales in the 1987 movie Roxanne. In a modern take of Edmond Rostand’s 1897 verse play Cyrano de Bergerac, the movie centers around C.D.’s attempt to win the love of a woman while…

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TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of June 5, 2017

Credit to Author: Elisa Lippincott (TippingPoint Global Product Marketing)| Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2017 12:00:05 +0000

This week marked the first time an airline misplaced my bags for a significant period of time. Inclement weather forced me to not only change my flight, but also change airlines. Unfortunately, my luggage didn’t get the memo. I dealt with two airlines to find my bags, and I eventually received my bags over 60…

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TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of May 29, 2017

Credit to Author: Elisa Lippincott (TippingPoint Global Product Marketing)| Date: Fri, 02 Jun 2017 21:21:24 +0000

“Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.” It’s not exactly clear how Murphy’s Law originated, but it seems to always make an appearance at the one time you can’t afford for anything to go wrong. Your laptop starts to malfunction right as you need to finish a project (this happened to yours truly earlier…

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TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of May 22, 2017

Credit to Author: Elisa Lippincott (TippingPoint Global Product Marketing)| Date: Fri, 26 May 2017 18:26:02 +0000

For those of you who follow the National Football League (NFL), do you remember Super Bowl 47? I wasn’t exactly thrilled about the teams that played since I’m not a 49ers or Ravens fan. What was interesting about the game is that it was halted for over half an hour in the third quarter because…

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TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of May 15, 2017

Credit to Author: Elisa Lippincott (TippingPoint Global Product Marketing)| Date: Fri, 19 May 2017 12:00:15 +0000

“Are you crying? ARE YOU CRYING? There’s no crying! THERE’S NO CRYING IN BASEBALL!” Those famous words from Jimmy Dugan (portrayed by Tom Hanks) in the 1992 movie A League of their Own, ring true in the world of baseball. Unfortunately, in the cyber security world, there has been some crying this week with the…

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Why “Just Patch It!” Isn’t as Easy as You Think

Credit to Author: Dustin Childs (Zero Day Initiative Communications)| Date: Mon, 15 May 2017 16:30:02 +0000

At the Zero Day Initiative (ZDI), we see patches in a way few do. We get the initial report from a researcher, we verify the issue internally, we notify the vendor, and finally we publish some details once a patch is released. Those patches represent the best method for preventing cyber attacks. Recently, an issue…

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