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Serious Vulnerability Detected in Kaspersky’s TLS Interception Tool
A serious security vulnerability has been detected in Kaspersky’s TLS Interception Tool. It’s Google’s Project Zero security researcher, Tavis Ormandy, who has found this rather puzzling vulnerability. This vulnerability issue that Tavis Ormandy has detected lies with Kaspersky’s interception of…
Strategies That Help Migrate Clients to Managed Antivirus
It’s only natural that MSPs would like to include antivirus in their managed service contract. But clients would almost all the time want to cling on to their existing virus protection software, which would have become sort of a habit…
Vulnerable Remote Code Execution Bug Discovered in Ubuntu Linux
There are bugs in Ubuntu Linux too, and recently cyber security researchers have discovered a bug in the Apport crash handling software that is being shipped as a standard component of Ubuntu Linux releases. A cyber criminal can exploit this…
Gooligan: A New Strain of Fast Spreading Android Malware
Gooligan is a new strain of Android malware that’s spreading really fast. As per available reports, this malware has already compromised over one million Google accounts and at present it spreads to at least 13,000 users per day. How Gooligan…
Google Discloses Critical Security Flaw in Windows
Google recently reported on a critical win32k.sys security flaw in Windows. This is a severe vulnerability as it allows cybercriminals to bypass typical security features of all versions of the Windows OS and infect the system with malware. This vulnerability…
Adobe Releases Patches for Zero-Day Vulnerabilities
Update your Adobe Flash Player immediately. Check the version of Adobe Flash Player on your system and if the version is 23.0.0.205 or earlier, then immediately update the player to version 23.0.0.207. Researchers at Google’s Threat Analysis Group have identified…
Microsoft’s New Feature to Battle Malware and Protect Edge Users
Microsoft is all set come up with a new feature, called Windows Defender Application Guard, to battle malware and protect Edge users. Web browsers turn out to be big security risks to computer users, despite the use of all kinds…
CloudFanta Malware Bypasses Virtual Keyboard Security, Steals Banking Credentials
A new malware is suspected to have stolen more than 26,000 worth of email credentials. Dubbed CloudFanta, the malware has been targeting users mostly in Brazil till now. It has also been sending emails from the victims email ID and…
Dangerous Dirty Cow Vulnerability in Linux OS
A dangerous bug has been found in Linux operating system. This vulnerablity is a Linux kernel security flaw that allows privilege-escalation – a user can gain root priveleges in less than 5 seconds. Scary isn’t it! Cyber security experts have…
Sophisticated Linux Trojan Self-Deletes to Elude Detection
A new Linux trojan exploits weak security in Internet of Things (IoT) devices to infect those devices and allow them to be utilized as part of a Bot network. The trojan has been named ELF Linux/NyaDrop. This trojan specifically targets…
