Unless you’re living under a rock, you must be familiar with the massive ransomware attack called WannaCry that targeted more than 200,000 systems on its first day and spread worldwide very rapidly. In this article, I’ll share an in-depth analysis […]
WannaCry Ransomware: A Detailed Analysis of the Attack Read More »
With only six security bulletins October is a relatively light month for a Microsoft Patch Tuesday. Still, three of the six updates are rated as Critical and contain remote code execution vulnerabilities that affect a broad range of platforms and
Security experts weigh in on Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates Read More »
Have you got an Android device? Then you’re vulnerable. According to new research from Zimperium it’s basically that simple when it comes to the Stagefright 2.0 flaws. To be more precise only Android devices since Android 1.0 released in 2008
Every Android device is vulnerable to Stagefright 2.0 exploit Read More »
Time flies! We’re already on the second Tuesday of September, and that means it’s time for the monthly release of security bulletins from Microsoft. I got some insight and commentary from security experts about the latest security bulletins and which
It’s Microsoft Patch Tuesday time again Read More »
Even before Steve Jobs cited the Adobe Flash plug-in for a dreadful security record and the main cause of Mac computers crashing in 2010, the web staple of the last two decades began to show signs that its light was
Gone in a Flash: Is Adobe’s plug-in heading for the home stretch? Read More »
Oracle issued a gargantuan security update that fixes 25 separate security flaws in Java, including one zero-day that has been actively exploited in the wild. Unless there is some sort of absolute business imperative that requires your use of Java
Put a fork in it, Java is done Read More »
Five years ago there was a heated battle between Steve Jobs and Adobe. Jobs refused to allow support for Adobe Flash in iOS–and wrote a 1700-word open letter explaining exactly why. Adobe Flash is still not on iOS but it
Steve Jobs was right: Adobe Flash must die Read More »
Microsoft Windows is easily the most widely used OS among PC users and its updates are perhaps the most sought after. Many software users would be quite interested in receiving daily updates rather than waiting for the monthly Patch Tuesday
Windows 10 signals an end to Microsoft Patch Tuesday for most Read More »
Plugins are an awesome tool for customizing a WordPress website and expanding the features and capabilities beyond the basic Web publishing platform. [inlinetweet prefix=”” tweeter=”” suffix=””]Each plugin is also a potential security risk that could put your WordPress website at risk.[/inlinetweet]
Vulnerable WordPress plugin enables attackers to take control of your site Read More »
There are an estimated 60 million WordPress sites online, and a good percentage of those have plugins with critical vulnerabilities installed. Attackers are using these vulnerable plugins as a backdoor for compromising WordPress sites. I wrote a blog post about
Millions of WordPress sites at risk from vulnerable plugins Read More »
