Zmodo camera Has hardcoded Security Flaw

Here is the “moneyquote”: Once it is scanned, you assign a name and connect to the camera.  A very simple and elegant setup solution to get up and running quickly.   Unfortunately for Zmodo and the purchasers of this camera this came out today(was 05/2016– then updated 08/2016): CERT² – Computer Emergency Response Team Vulnerability Note … Read more

Password Manager Lastpass Has Security Flaw

Unfortunately another flaw in software for which we expect to have _none_, at least in security software written in ZDNet¹ post: This just in 7/28/16 story by Cnet – http://www.cnet.com/news/big-security-bug-fixed-by-lastpass-password-manager/ Looks like Lastpass fixed another bug quickly… Tavis Ormandy (a Google Project Zero hacker) used a couple of tweets to point out security flaws in Lastpass LastPass is … Read more

Hackers Please Attack Us

What does this Headline mean to you?  From the Talos Intelligence website¹. The text may be a bit hard to read, so here it is: Intel HD Graphics Windows Kernel Driver (igdkmd64) Code Execution Vulnerability Vulnerability: CVE-2016-5647 Summary: A vulnerability exists in the communication functionality of Intel Graphics Kernel Mode Driver. A specially crafted message can cause … Read more

IoT Botnet Can DDoS Your Webserver

Ok it happened as some predicted last year: A botnet was found¹ (a collection of computers or in this case devices that are controlled by another computer) controlling a number of IoT (Internet of Things). These IoT devices were then told to attack a website thus causing a DDoS (Dynamic Denial of Service).  The website … Read more