Cisco fixes High risk vulnerabilities in multiple products
Cisco has released security updates to patch high risk vulnerabilities in multiple products to include Cisco Webex Teams and Industrial Network Director (IND).
Firefox 69 is now out: includes new features and privacy enhancements
Mozilla has just released Firefox 69, with multiple feature enhancements and stronger privacy protections. The update also includes security fixes for 20 vulnerabilities, one of them critical.
iOS exploit chains discovered in the wild
A group of hackers have been using compromised websites to launch watering hole attacks against iPhone users who visit the websites. The attacks also use five different exploit chains and exploit 0-day vulnerabilities that don't require any user interaction.
Apple issues emergency patch for iOS and macOS (CVE-2019-8605)
Apple released security updates and emergency patch for iOS and macOS (CVE-2019-8605). In all, the company released iOS 12.4.1, macOS Mohave 10.14.6, watchOS 5.3.1 and tvOS 12.4.1.
Chrome browser security update (76.0.3809.132)
Google has released a new security update for Chrome browser 76.0.3809.132 for Windows, Mac and Linux.
Hackers are targeting vulnerable VPNs
Hackers are targeting vulnerable VPN products from Pulse Secure and Fortinet that pose risks to enterprise networks.
Cisco patches four critical vulnerabilities
Cisco has released security updates to patch critical vulnerabilities in Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) Supervisor, Unified Computing System (UCS) Director, and UCS Director Express for Big Data.
Backdoor discovered in Webmin, a popular Unix utility
A security researcher discovered a backdoor in the popular web-based utility used to remotely manage Unix-based servers, to include Linux, FreeBSD and OpenBSD systems.
Bluetooth BR/EDR supported devices vulnerable to cyber attacks
Security researchers have identified a security vulnerability related to encryption on Bluetooth BR/EDR connections. As a result, an unauthenticated attacker near the vulnerable device could exploit the issue and escalate privileges or steal information.
Microsoft August 2019 Security Updates
Microsoft issued the August 2019 Security Updates on Tuesday that include 93 unique vulnerability fixes, 29 of those rated critical. In addition, two of the patches address two critical Remote Code Execution (RCE) "wormable" vulnerabilities (CVE-2019-1181 and CVE-2019-1182) in Remote Desktop Services.