Threat actors who specialize in ransomware are always using Double Extortion Tactics in which they not only encrypt the victim’s data but also threaten to leak sensitive data publicly unless the ransom is paid. Double Extortion Tactics first started appearing in late 2019, becoming an increasingly common trend through 2020....
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Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2021-33909) Threat Alert
Overview Recently, NSFOCUS CERT discovered that the Qualys research team disclosed a local privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2021-33909, aka Sequoia) in the filesystem layer in the Linux kernel. It is a size_t-to-int type conversion vulnerability in the seq_file interface in the Linux kernel. fs/seq_file.c's improper restriction of the seq buffer allocation...
WebLogic Multiple High-Risk Vulnerabilities Threat Alert
Overview On July 21, 2021, NSFOCUS detected that Oracle released the April 2021 Critical Patch Update (CPU), which fixed 342 vulnerabilities of varying risk levels. Among these vulnerabilities, three severe ones are easy to exploit to affect WebLogic. Users are advised to take measures without delay to protect against the...
What is Cloud Native Security
After nearly 20 years of cloud computing development, we have stepped into the cloud native era. Cloud native technologies, exemplified by container, service mesh, and micro-service, are bringing disruptive changes to IT infrastructure, platforms, and application systems deployed for various sectors and are also permeating industrial Internet platforms with IT/OT...
Oracle July 2021 Critical Patch Update for All Product Families
Overview On July 21, 2021, NSFOCUS detected that Oracle released the July 2021 Critical Patch Update (CPU), which fixed 342 vulnerabilities of varying risk levels. This CPU involves multiple commonly used products, such as Oracle Database Server, Oracle Java SE, Oracle Fusion Middleware, Oracle MySQL, and Oracle Communications. Oracle strongly...
Reflection on Detection of Encrypted Malware Traffic
The Internet has become an indispensable part of our lives, and it is of vital importance to work out how to guarantee the security of users' sensitive information and privacy in cyberspace. Most of the Internet traffic is encrypted with Transport Layer Security (TLS), which cannot guarantee absolute security. Malware...
