There appears to be a serious bug in macOS High Sierra that enables the root superuser on a Mac with a blank password and no security check. The bug, discovered by developer Lemi Ergin, lets anyone log into an admin account using the username “root” with...
Millions of computers could be remotely hijacked through bug in firmware code. Intel has issued a security alert that management firmware on a number of recent PC, server, and Internet-of-Things processor platforms are vulnerable to remote attack. Using the...
It was this morning revealed every Wi-Fi network is potentially at risk as a result of a vulnerability called ‘Wi-Fi KRACK’. It allows ‘snoopers’ to eavesdrop on traffic between network devices (i.e. computers, laptops and tablets) and a...
The computer virus that is affecting companies and institutions around the world is a new variant of ransomware called Nyetya — WannaCry’s bad cousin — according to networking and security major Cisco. The new cyber attack started massively affecting...
A month after the WannaCry ransomware attack paralyzed connected systems worldwide, a new threat appears to be spreading quickly. As reports emerge, today’s attack paints a picture of businesses and governments around the world held hostage by a second major wave of...
IDS (Intrusion Detection System) and IPS (Intrusion Prevention System) both increase the security level of networks, monitoring traffic and inspecting and scanning packets for suspicious data. Detection in both systems is mainly based on signatures already detected...
