A vulnerability has been discovered in a component of Minecraft, Log4j, an open-source logging tool that’s used in many online applications. Zeroday in ubiquitous Log4j tool poses a grave threat to the Internet | Ars Technica
The future of society is smart contracts on a blockchain
The future of cyber crime is smart contracts on a blockchain with software bugs! Dan Goodin has an article explaining how a bug (flaw) in the code for drafting a blockchain smart contract, by MonoX Finance, allowed a hacker to steal $31million from them. Really stupid “smart contract” bug let …
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Building a botnet – this can impact you!
This is a story from a few days back but it came to mind following a discussion yesterday with a client who questioned “changing their router/modem/firewall” in a report a prepared for them. This is not the whole answer – which included VPN – but is some of it. SANS …
CCTV Camera vulnerabilities – are your IoT devices letting hackers into your house or office?
When did you last check your IoT devices? SANS Internet Storm Diary is reporting a cyber security issue with “Hikvision’s popular Internet of things (IoT) security camera”. Hikvision Security Cameras Potentially Exposed to Remote Code Execution (sans.edu) If you have any of these internet connected cameras, check them now. Even …
Apple Updates again
It is often said, by myself and other computer and security professionals that you need to update your hardware and software with the latest patches when they are addressing security vulnerabilities. However The Register is reporting that the update can brick some Apple computers: Apple’s macOS Monterey update breaks some …
