Thursday, July 3, 2014

Cisco patches communications manager to close backdoor access vulnerability

An unprotected SSH access key left inside the Cisco Unified Communications Domain Manager product for remote support purposes allows attackers to take complete control of affected deployments.

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Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Critics blast Microsoft’s takedown of No-IP domains

Microsoft’s tactics in using a court order to seize nearly two-dozen No-IP.com domains it said were used to distribute Windows malware tools were called ham-handed by several critics.

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Hackers hit more businesses through remote access accounts

Hackers recently broke into payment systems at several northwestern U.S. restaurants and food service companies via a remote access account belonging to one of their vendors, another example of the need for companies to monitor third-party access to their networks.

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Critical flaw in WordPress newsletter plug-in endangers many blogs

A critical vulnerability found in a WordPress plug-in that has been downloaded over 1.7 million times allows potential attackers to take complete control of blogs that use it.

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Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Microsoft's crusade against malware advances to Kuwait, Algeria

Microsoft has taken legal action to combat the spread of malware that the company says can be traced to bad actors in Kuwait and Algeria.

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Microsoft to resume email-based security notifications

Microsoft has backtracked on a plan to stop sending email-based notifications about security bulletins starting this month.

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Apple patches iOS, OS X and Safari on Mega Monday

Apple on Monday updated both OS X and iOS, patching 19 security vulnerabilities in the former and 44 in the latter.

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