In this section we will find the latest news in the field of cyber security. “If you don’t read the newspaper, you’re uninformed. If you do, you’re misinformed.”
WannaCry decryption tool has been released! The WannaCry ransomware has infected thousands of computer systems around the world, but Adrien Guinet a security researcher of Quarkslab, has found a way to recover the unknown encryption keys used by the ransomware. Adrien said that in order to retrieve the keys, your Read more…
Difference Between Windows 10 S and Windows 10 What is Windows 10 S and how is it different from regular Windows 10? On May 2nd, Microsoft announced its next chapter in the Windows 10 story – the Windows 10 S. This is a brand new version of Windows 10 Read more…
Top 25 Weak Passwords Of All Time In its sixth annual Worst Passwords report, SplashData, a provider of various security applications and services, listed the 25 weak and easy-to-guess passwords most frequently posted on various hacker forums and websites. Here’s the list 123456 password 12345 12345678 football qwerty 1234567890 1234567 Read more…
What you need to know about the WannaCry Ransomware The WannaCry ransomware struck across the globe in May 2017. Learn how this ransomware attack spread and how to protect your network from similar attacks. Symantec has uncovered two possible links that loosely tie the WannaCry ransomware attack and the Read more…
Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2017-0290) Vulnerability identify CVE-2017-0290 Vulnerability Finder Natalie Silvanovich and Tavis Ormandy of Google Project Zero Vulnerability An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code under the LocalSystem account and control the system. An attacker could install a program; Read more…
Everything you need to know about Wanna cry ransomware One of the largest cyberattacks ever is currently eating the web, hitting PCs in countries and businesses around the world. You’ve heard the phrase “the road to Hell is paved with good intentions,” right? Well, a vulnerability first uncovered by Read more…
Intel chips Vulnerability A vulnerability in Intel chips that went undiscovered for almost a decade allows hackers to remotely gain full control over affected Windows PCs without needing a password. The “critical”-rated bug, disclosed by Intel last week, lies in a feature of Intel’s Active Management Technology (more commonly known Read more…
WordPress Potential Unauthorized Password Reset On 3 May, WordPress was exposed there is a security risk. A new vulnerability (CVE-2017-8295) was found to exist in all WordPress versions. The vulnerability from WordPress in the creation of password reset e-mail will use the client to send the contents of the SERVER_NAME variable Read more…
WordPress 4.6 RCE Vulnearbility WordPress (WP) is a free and open source CMS for managing a website, blog, and other content on the Internet that was first released on May 27, 2003. Today, WordPress is used on over 75 million sites and is still based on PHP and MySQL Read more…
Microsoft Reveals Types of Data Windows 10 Collected from You Since 2015, when Windows 10 was officially launched, there were concerns about user privacy; almost after two years, the company has revealed what types of information Windows 10 has collected. Since 2015, when Windows 10 was officially launched, there were concerns Read more…