“TootRoot” Mastodon vulnerabilities fixed: Admins, patch now!

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We take a look at a collection of issues (now patched) which were affecting Mastodon servers. It’s time to apply the fix for TootRoot.

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Surveillance camera insecurities argument comes to one inevitable conclusion: Always update

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We take a look at a debate over who is responsible for ensuring surveillance systems are as secure as they can be.

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Update now: Critical flaw in VMWare Fusion and VMWare Workstation

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VMWare has released fixes and mitigations for three Important and one Critical vulnerability in its Fusion and Workstation software.

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Slack fixes account-stealing bug

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 12:33:43 +0000

Slack has fixed a bug that allowed attackers to hijack user accounts by tampering with their HTTP sessions.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/i-F9hS91EoQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Microsoft patches wormable Windows 10 ‘SMBGhost’ flaw

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 11:58:56 +0000

What’s the difference between a scheduled security update and one that’s out-of-band? In this case, it’s two days.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/OqgpMudTrew” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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‘Cable Haunt’ vulnerability exposes 200 million cable modem users

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 11:41:45 +0000

A fortnight in to 2020 and we have the first security flaw to be given its own name: Cable Haunt – complete with eye-catching logo.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/xgn6q9BSap4″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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How the Linux kernel balances the risks of public bug disclosure

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 13:27:40 +0000

A serious Wi-Fi flaw shows how Linux handles security in plain sight.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/k8HeNuageMA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Multiple HTTP/2 DoS flaws found by Netflix

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 11:58:14 +0000

Netflix has identified several denial of service (DoS) flaws in HTTP/2, a popular network protocol that underpins large parts of the web. Exploiting them could bring servers grinding to a halt.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/lnFwWgp85fY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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