Apr 10, 2014 | Application Security, Vulnerability Management
The Heartbleed bug is the biggest thing to hit the security world for a while. So what do you need to know about this bug? Anitian has a quick summary. What is Heartbleed? It is a bug in OpenSSL, a common encryption library used on web servers. Is it bad? Yes, but...
Nov 7, 2013 | Application Security, Vulnerability Management
Last week Dragos Ruiu described a new kind of malware that can spread without network connectivity. Named badBIOS, this malware supposedly uses ultrasonic communications through speakers to communicate with other hosts. This raised a lot of eyebrows, even among us...
May 28, 2013 | Application Security
When an industry leader updates their flagship product, the technology community pays attention. Any time Apple updates the iPhone, the tech media buzzes for months. When Microsoft announced plans to update the Xbox, the gaming world debated ad nausum what could...
Nov 14, 2012 | Application Security, System Security
Everybody needs friends. People you can depend on when times are rough. A buddy who will always come through and be there for you. For hackers, its Java and Adobe Acrobat. These two loyal friends are always right there when you need them. Ready with a big collection...