Security

Situation The critical vulnerability CV3E-2019-0708 affecting Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7. Problem This vulnerability allows unauthenticated users to make requests through RDP (remote desktop protocol). Implication Unauthenticated actors can exploit this vulnerability to “view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.” Need Temporarily disabling RDP is the immediate mitigation for this vulnerability. Updating affected systems is the preferred mitigation. Workarounds include enabling NLA (network level authentications)… Read More

Situation A critical vulnerability has been found on Cisco, F5 Networks, Palo Alto Networks and Pulse Secure VPN applications. Problem A vulnerability, CVE-2019-1573 was found. This vulnerability is caused by the VPN application storing the authentication and/or session cookies insecurely in memory and/or log files. Implication A successful exploit could allow the attacker to replay the session and bypass other authentication methods. The attacker would then have access to the same applications that… Read More

Highlights from DataEndure’s recent Keynote and Cocktails event featuring Shahin Pirooz, CTO/CISO, DataEndure and Jeff Gallager, VP Events, IDC Companies are increasingly dependent on technology to drive innovation and their digital transformation strategies. With people and data everywhere the simple act of being connected – whether it’s through mobile devices, IoT, or other areas – creates risk. And where there is risk, there is opportunity for attack. When we say… Read More

Situation A critical vulnerability has been found in Cisco’s wireless VPN and firewall routers Problem The vulnerability, CVE-2019-1663, is an improper validation error found in Cisco’s RV110W Wireless-N VPN Firewall, Cisco’s RV130W Wireless-N Multifunction VPN Router, and Cisco’s RV215W Wireless-N VPN Router. The vulnerability allows an attacker with any browser to execute code of their choice via the web interface. Implication A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute… Read More

In a recent global survey, The Conference Board found that U.S. CEOs rank cyber security as their #1 external concern and acquiring/retaining talent as their #1 internal concern for 2019. With high-profile data breaches becoming more and more common, the fear is warranted. And for organizations looking to hire and retain cyber security experts, the intersection of these leading concerns is well, concerning. “As global competition increases while the pool of… Read More

In the past 2 weeks, there have been three (more) high-profile cybersecurity breaches disclosed, impacting three very different organizations – and hundreds of millions of individuals worldwide. Marriott reported hackers have had access to the reservation systems of many of its hotel chains for the past four years, a breach that exposed private details of up to 500 million customers; Quora, the crowdsourced question and answer site, reported the potential exposure of 100 million users… Read More

1 of  2: Vulnerability uncovered in Kubernetes open-source container softwareSituationA critical privilege-escalation vulnerability (CVE-2018-1002105) has been uncovered in the Kubernetes open-source container software.ProblemA hacker can send specially crafted requests to establish a connection through the Kubernetes API server. Once that connection is established, there’s no check on the ability to send arbitrary requests directly to those backends because the requests will be automatically authenticated with the Kubernetes API server’s TLS… Read More

Situation A critical vulnerability was found in the Zoom meetings platform that affected all Zoom products. Problem The vulnerability could allow a malicious user to control Zoom meeting functions and, if a user was sharing their desktop, take control of the mouse and keyboard. Implication If a malicious user were to take control of the desktop mouse and keyboard, they would have full access of the system. Need Zoom has… Read More

Situation A critical vulnerability was found in the Xorg X.Server package that is used on most major Linux operating systems. Problem The X.Server program does not properly handle and validate arguments for two command line options -modulepath and -logfile. Implication This allows an unprivileged user who has access to the system to elevate their permissions and then execute malicious code or overwrite any file on the system. Need Xorg and… Read More

Excerpts from NorCal CyberSecurity Summit on September 5, 2018; session presented by Shahin Pirooz, CTO/CISO of DataEndure. You can watch the full presentation here. More and more organizations and agencies are getting attacked on a daily basis, with newer threat vectors emerging faster than ever and even new business models developing to take advantage of the extremely lucrative cybercrime market. The city of Atlanta serves as a recent example (and warning)… Read More