Apache Axis Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2019-0227) Threat Alert

April 19, 2019 | Adeline Zhang

Overview The default service StockQuoteService.jws in Axis contains a hard-coded HTTP URL, which can be used to trigger an HTTP request. An attacker can conduct a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack by taking control of a domain (www.xmltoday.com) or performing ARP poisoning against the targeted Axis server, and then redirect the HTTP request to a malicious web […]

Microsoft’s April 2019 Patches Fix 76 Vulnerabilities Threat Alert

April 18, 2019 | Adeline Zhang

Overview Microsoft released April 2019 security patches on Tuesday that fix 76 vulnerabilities ranging from simple spoofing attacks to remote code execution in various products, including .NET Core, Adobe Flash Player, CSRSS, Microsoft Browsers, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Graphics Component, Microsoft JET Database Engine, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office SharePoint, Microsoft Scripting Engine, Microsoft […]

IP Reputation Report-04122019

April 17, 2019 | Adeline Zhang

Top 10 countries in attack counts:

2018 DDoS Attack Landscape-3

April 17, 2019 | Adeline Zhang

Analysis of DDoS Attacks in 2018 3.1  DDoS Attack Count and Peak Size 3.1.1  Attack Count and Traffic In 2018, we observed 148,000 DDoS attacks (down 28.4% from 2017), which generated a total of 643,100 TB of traffic, about the same level as in 2017. DDoS attacks keep expanding in size year by year as […]

HelpNetSecurity: The correlation between DDoS attacks and cryptomining

April 15, 2019 | Adeline Zhang

HelpNetSecurity – In NSFOCUS’ 2018 DDoS Attack Landscape report, NSFOCUS analyzed the threat landscape after a landmark year of technological growth related to cloud computing, big data, artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), and Industry 4.0.

OODA Loop: The correlation between DDoS attacks and cryptomining

April 15, 2019 | Adeline Zhang

OODA Loop – A new NSFOCUS report indicates that the declining price of cryptocurrencies in 2018 prompted threat actors to stop using botnet resources for cryptomining attacks – as these were getting less and less profitable – and increasingly use them to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks instead.

Adobe Security Advisory for April Security Updates

April 15, 2019 | Adeline Zhang

Overview On April 9, local time, Adobe officially released April security updates which fix multiple vulnerabilities in such products as Adobe Flash Player, Shockwave Player, Dreamweaver, XD CC, InDesign, Experience Manager Forms, and Bridge CC.

Apache HTTP Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Threat Alert

April 12, 2019 | Adeline Zhang

1 Vulnerability Overview Recently, Apache released a security advisory, announcing remediation of a privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2019-0211). Apache HTTP Server running MPM event, worker or, prefork could allow a less-privileged child thread or process (including scripts executed by an in-process scripting interpreter) to execute arbitrary code with privileges of the parent process (usually root) by […]

The CyberWire: The Daily Briefing

April 11, 2019 | Adeline Zhang

The CyberWire – CISA has issued a joint Homeland Security/FBI Malware Analysis Report on the “HOPLIGHT” Trojan, attributed to North Korea’s Hidden Cobra (a.k.a. the Lazarus Group). – See more at: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2019/April/CyberWire_2019_04_11.html#.dpuf

DisruptOps: Agile Development-oriented Multi-Cloud Management Platform

April 11, 2019 | Adeline Zhang

Keywords: multi-cloud management, agile development About the Company DisruptOps Inc., founded in Kansas City, Missouri in 2014, is committed to enhancing the security of operations in the cloud by providing automated protection for multi-cloud infrastructure and implementing continuous monitoring and control of cloud infrastructure. In October 2018, the company secured USD 2.5 million seed round […]

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