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Safer with Google: Advancing Memory Safety

Google Security

We recognized the inherent risks associated with memory-unsafe languages and developed tools like sanitizers , which detect memory safety bugs dynamically, and fuzzers like AFL and libfuzzer , which proactively test the robustness and security of a software application by repeatedly feeding unexpected inputs.

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Cisco to pay $8.6 million fine for selling flawed surveillance technology to the US Gov

Security Affairs

Back in 2008, a whistle-blower identifies a vulnerability in Cisco video surveillance software, but the tech giant continued to sell the software to US agencies until July 2013. There was no allegation or evidence that any unauthorized access to customers’ video occurred as a result of the architecture.” Cisco is going to pay $8.6

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LastPass: Password Manager Review for 2021

eSecurity Planet

LastPass is password management software that’s been popular among business and personal users since it was initially released in 2008. One of the biggest risks with using LastPass is its track record with preventing hacks. When it was acquired by LogMeIn Inc. in 2015, it became part of a suite of cloud-based collaboration tools.

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Iran-linked APT is exploiting the Zerologon flaw in attacks

Security Affairs

The Netlogon service is an Authentication Mechanism used in the Windows Client Authentication Architecture which verifies logon requests, and it registers, authenticates, and locates Domain Controllers. The Zerologon vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2020-1472 , is an elevation of privilege that resides in the Netlogon.

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SafeBreach Intros New Tools to Automate Zero-Day Detection

eSecurity Planet

“Especially when we’re talking about Hyper-V, which is a very complex target with a very complex architecture, doing it manually may find fewer vulnerabilities,” he said. “Vulnerabilities like CVE-2021-28476 demonstrate the risk that a shared resource model (e.g. a public cloud) brings,” they wrote.

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Top Database Security Solutions for 2021

eSecurity Planet

Out of Palo Alto, California, Cloudera started in 2008 by alumni of Google, Yahoo!, Born from Google in 2008, the Google Cloud Platform is a leading cloud infrastructure provider. Through a portfolio of real-time protection and risk management products, Imperva is consistently listed as a top vendor. Facebook, and Oracle.

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Unmasking the Cracks of Today’s Cyber Defence

Jane Frankland

Instead, they’ve become complacent in their defence practices and may be exposing themselves to increased risks without even realising it. You witnessed this during the 2008 recession when the FBI reported a 22.3% As a CISO or ITDM, the cyber defence challenges you face in your business couldn’t be tougher.

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