Vulnerabilities

What is a vulnerability disclosure policy (VDP)?

Introduction The vulnerability disclosure policy, or VDP, may be a term that you have heard thrown around at work, in an elevator, at an event and not knowi

Common vulnerability assessment types

A vulnerability assessment is a process so complicated that it often requires a comprehensive approach. This would mean that a multiple sub-assessments are t

Common security threats discovered through vulnerability assessments

A vulnerability assessment can efficiently highlight a huge number of diverse security issues. Here are our top 10 security threats that companies may stumbl

Android vulnerability allows attackers to spoof any phone number

Introduction Because many employees use mobile devices for work, the widespread use of mobile devices has come to put company networks at risk for cyberatta

Malicious Docker images: How to detect vulnerabilities and mitigate risk

Introduction Shortcuts are popular because they are more convenient and take less time. Developers have started using Docker because it allows you to place

Apache Guacamole Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) vulnerabilities: What you need to know

In June of 2020, security researchers at Check Point Research discovered multiple critical RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) flaws in Apache Guacamole. The natur

Linux vulnerabilities: How unpatched servers lead to persistent backdoors

Vulnerability management is a challenge Humans make mistakes, software has bugs and some of these bugs are exploitable vulnerabilities. The existence of vuln

Tesla Model 3 vulnerability: What you need to know about the web browser bug

Introduction In 2020, Jacob Archuleta, a researcher nicknamed Nullze, discovered an important information security vulnerability on the web browser of the Te

How to identify and prevent firmware vulnerabilities

Introduction As creators of computer software begin to take security vulnerabilities more seriously, hackers are increasingly targeting the lower ends of the

Will CVSS v3 change everything? Understanding the new glossary

The Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) enables organizations to use a common language when dealing with vulnerability threats. Since its initial rele