Continue to distance and wear face masks – WHO’s Covid envoy

Continue to distance and wear face masks – WHO’s Covid envoy

The lifting of almost all coronavirus restrictions on 19 July in England, needs to be done with the right messaging, the World Health Organization’s special envoy on Covid-19, Dr David Nabarro has said. “I’ve been hearing from some that the mood in Britain is one of great relief that everything can be sort of stopped…

Fashion retailer Guess discloses data breach after ransomware attack

Fashion retailer Guess discloses data breach after ransomware attack

American fashion brand and retailer Guess is notifying affected customers of a data breach following a February ransomware attack that led to data theft. “A cybersecurity forensic firm was engaged to assist with the investigation and identified unauthorized access to Guess’ systems between February 2, 2021 and February 23, 2021,” the company said in breach…

‘Cyber-attack’ hits Iran’s transport ministry and railways | Iran

Websites of Iran’s transport and urbanisation ministry went out of service on Saturday after a “cyber-disruption” in computer systems, the official IRNA news agency reported. On Friday, Iran’s railways also appeared to come under cyber-attack, with messages about alleged train delays or cancellations posted on display boards at stations across the country. Electronic tracking of…

Biden presses Putin to act on ransomware attacks – Security

Biden presses Putin to act on ransomware attacks – Security

US President Joe Biden has increased pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin to move against ransomware groups operating in Russia, warning the United States is prepared to respond if hacks are not stopped. The two leaders held an hour-long phone call on Friday, their first since they discussed ransomware attacks at a summit in Geneva…

How MetaHuman Creator helped me create ‘Dana’

How MetaHuman Creator helped me create ‘Dana’

Cloud-based software which enables digital characters to be created quickly and by anyone has been released by Epic Games. MetaHuman Creator allows digital renderings to be produced in a process which would have previously required professional digital artists and taken weeks or months to complete. BBC Click’s Alex Humphreys reports. See more at Click’s website…

SolarWinds Issues Patches in Wake of Zero-Day Attacks

SolarWinds Issues Patches in Wake of Zero-Day Attacks

3rd Party Risk Management , Application Security , Critical Infrastructure Security Flaw in Serv-U File-Transfer Software Unconnected to Orion Supply Chain Attack Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • July 13, 2021     Attackers have been exploiting a newly discovered zero-day flaw in SolarWinds software, the security vendor has warned. See Also: Live Panel | Zero Trusts…

A Critical Serv-U Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild, Fixed by SolarWinds

A Critical Serv-U Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild, Fixed by SolarWinds

A Critical Serv-U Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild, Fixed by SolarWinds | IT Security News Android App Android App with push notifications Sponsors Endpoint Cybersecurity www.endpoint-cybersecurity.com – Consulting in building your security products– Employee awareness training– Security tests for applications and pentesting… and more. Daily Summary Categories CategoriesSelect Category(ISC)2 Blog  (323)(ISC)2 Blog infosec  (13)(ISC)² Blog  (386)2020-12-08 – Files…

CVE-2021-29106 – Alert Detail – Security Database

CVE-2021-29106 – Alert Detail – Security Database

Executive Summary This Alert is flagged as TOP 25 Common Weakness Enumeration from CWE/SANS. For more information, you can read this. Informations Name CVE-2021-29106 First vendor Publication 2021-07-10 Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2021-07-12 Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3 Cvss vector : CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Overall CVSS Score 6.1 Base Score 6.1 Environmental Score 6.1 impact SubScore 2.7…

SolarWinds Says Unknown Hackers Exploited Newly Discovered Software Flaw

SolarWinds Says Unknown Hackers Exploited Newly Discovered Software Flaw

SolarWinds software firm says that unknown hackers exploited a previously unknown flaw in two of its programmes to go after “a limited, targeted set of customers.” The statement, issued over the weekend, did not identify the hackers involved. In a question-and-answer page appended to the statement, SolarWinds said the flaw was “completely unrelated” to last…

SolarWinds issues software update – one it wrote for a change – to patch hole exploited in the wild • The Register

SolarWinds issues software update – one it wrote for a change – to patch hole exploited in the wild • The Register

SolarWinds has issued an emergency patch after a critical security hole in its Serv-U Managed File Transfer and Serv-U Secure FTP was spotted being exploited in the wild. The vulnerability, discovered by Microsoft’s Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) and Offensive Security Research teams, can be exploited by an attacker to achieve remote code execution, and is…