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GitHub launches Security Lab to boost open source security

November 18, 2019 0 Comments CVE, fuzzing, github, github security lab, Google, Microsoft, security threats

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 11:24:32 +0000

The idea is simple – create a global platform for reporting and fixing vulnerabilities in open source projects before they do damage.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/pPayEpWTksQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Independent Krebs Security

Retailer Orvis.com Leaked Hundreds of Internal Passwords on Pastebin

November 11, 2019 0 Comments A Little Sunshine, alex holden, github, Hold Security, orvis password exposure, orvis.com, pastebin, tucker kimball

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 17:33:27 +0000

Orvis, a Vermont-based retailer that specializes in high-end fly fishing equipment and other sporting goods, leaked hundreds of internal passwords on Pastebin.com for several weeks last month, exposing credentials the company used to manage everything from firewalls and routers to administrator accounts and database servers, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. Orvis says the exposure was inadvertent, and that many of the credentials were already expired.

MalwareBytes Security

A week in security (October 7 – 13)

October 14, 2019 0 Comments A week in security, amazon, body cams, bots, chrome, cybersecurity, facial recognition, github, Google, ICE, insurance, insurance cybersecurity, managed service providers, multi-factor authentication, national cybersecurity awareness month, national domestic violence awareness month, ncsam, police body cams, Security, Stalkerware, twitter, us immigration and customs enforcement, war shipping

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2019 15:30:38 +0000

A look at the cybersecurity news from October 7 – 13, including updates on war shipping, managed service providers, and stalkerware.

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A week in security

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Security Sophos

Copy-and-paste sharing on Stack Overflow spreads insecure code

October 9, 2019 0 Comments bad code, c, copy and paste, github, security threats, stack overflow, vulnerability

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2019 10:45:30 +0000

It’s the time-saving technique employed by many coders – copy and paste code from crowd-sourcing ‘Q&A’ websites. But is it always secure?<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/owsdar3-5Ug” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security Sophos

Hackers are infecting WordPress sites via a defunct plug-in

September 26, 2019 0 Comments automattic, github, malware, nuanced media, plug-ins, rich reviews, rich reviews plug-in, security threats, wordfence, Wordpress

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2019 10:37:03 +0000

If you’re a Wordpress admin using a plug-in called Rich Reviews, you’ll want to uninstall it. Now.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/qE8j8GEJrAI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security Sophos

GitHub ‘encourages’ hacking, says lawsuit following Capital One breach

August 6, 2019 0 Comments Amazon cloud services, breach, capital one, class action, data loss, github, insider threats, Law & order, lawsuit, privilege escalation, security threats

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2019 12:17:54 +0000

The class action charges Capital One and GitHub, charging it with being “friendly” (at least) toward hacking and for the hackers’ posts.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/SJBRTxPFXi8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>