Hundreds of Consumer and Enterprise Devices Vulnerable to LogoFAIL

Dec 13, 2023

LogoFAIL is a collection of vulnerabilities that have been around for years and attack both Linux and Windows

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How to Bypass Authentication on a Linux System

Nov 16, 2016

Major bug affects Debian/Ubuntu distributions.

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Detecting Attackers with Tripwire Silent Guardian

May 13, 2014

Tripwire is a powerful tool that protects your systems against unwanted changes.

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Trick Attackers with Portspoof Flytrap

Feb 24, 2014

The Internet is a tough place to live – especially for publicly accessible computers. A small tool called Portspoof makes port scanning a real challenge for attackers.

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The Mask: Scary New Face of Internet Intrusion

Feb 11, 2014

Ultra-sophisticated attack tool might have originated from a state-sponsored intelligence service.

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Drupal.org Hacked

Jun 03, 2013

Security breached at home sites of the CMS project.

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Kernel Rootkit Tricks The Spy Within

Mar 11, 2013

Rootkits allow attackers to take complete control of a computer. We describe the tricks intruders use to gain access to the Linux kernel and provide guidelines on hardening the kernel against such attacks.

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Tripwire Detecting attacks with the Tripwire IDS

Jan 23, 2013

The simple but effective Tripwire HIDS provides its service quietly and discreetly, preventing attackers from infecting computers with trojans, backdoors, or modified files by identifying anomalies unnoticed by the user.

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