The global cybersecurity workforce gap is estimated at 2.7 million people, with the problem particularly acute when it comes to entry-level roles. Cybersecurity nevertheless promises an interesting...
Pen testers hunting for low-severity bugs found a far more severe cross-site request forgery (CSRF) flaw in the open source csurf software. Researchers from UK-based cybersecurity firm Fortbridge...
WatchGuard has patched several vulnerabilities in two main firewall brands that have been rated between medium and critical severity. In combination, two of the flaws allowed...
A three-day hackathon held by Yahoo last week uncovered hundreds of security bugs in its text search engine tool Vespa. The event, held in Antwerp, Belgium...
LastPass has alerted users to a security incident after an unauthorized party gained access to the company’s internal network. In a statement issued yesterday (August 25), LastPass CEO...
The information technology industry remains two moves behind attackers subjecting businesses to wave after wave of predictable attacks, investigative journalist Kim Zetter told delegates to Black...
Bug bounty programs can be a useful part of a layered security approach, but stakeholders have been urged to maintain a tight grip on their data...
A high-impact vulnerability in small business routers from Cisco could allow “patient and suitably positioned attackers” to obtain unauthenticated remote code execution on affected devices. The flaw was...
Switzerland’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has announced it is launching a new bug bounty program for the federal government. A pilot project conducted in 2021...
A researcher at security firm Cyllective has unearthed vulnerabilities in dozens of WordPress plugins, affecting tens of thousands of installations. Dave Miller, who leads Cyllective’s penetration testing team,...
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