The funkily-named bug of the week is GHOST. Here’s how it got its name, why there’s a problem, and what you can do about it…
Tag Archives: Linux
From Facebook, through iPhones and Androids, to Macs – make the safest start to 2015!
Are you looking to turn over a new security leaf yourself in 2015, or trying to convince your friends and family to do so? Here are some great places to start…
SSCC 169 – Mirror, mirror, on the wall, what’s the biggest breach of all? [PODCAST]
It’s Chet Chat time! Here’s this week’s episode of our news-you-can-use security podcast…
Are you tired of weak or fake zero-day exploits? 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Watch our latest 60 Second Security video! An entertaining but insightful look at the week’s security woes – in just one minute…
How dare you use my camera! 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Here’s this week’s 60 Second Security. A week of news distilled into a swift minute of amusing but informative video…
Linux hits 23 – the Time Machine that changed the world!
Linux reached the entirely respectable age of 23 this week, more or less. Paul Ducklin looks at what might have been…
Latest OpenSSL flaws can lead to information leakage, code execution and DoS
Only two months after the Heartbleed vulnerability in OpenSSL captured global headlines we have another critical update for OpenSSL fixing 6 new flaws.
Chinese government shuns Windows 8 – security, economy or politics?
China is banning the use of Windows 8 in government departments, with an announcement from the country’s Central Government Procurement Center nicely timed to add to the sizzling diplomatic row between China and the US.
As one security hole closes, another one opens! 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
How many years was that security hole in Linux ? How many security patches for XP? How many lock screen holes in iOS? How much do Google specs cost? Find out in this week’s 60 Second Security video…
Linux “got root” kernel bug patched after five years at large
Here’s a kernel bug in Linux that turned out to have been sitting there, Heartbleed style, awaiting discovery and exploitation for several years. Paul Ducklin digs in…
