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Critical Postgre SQL issue in chinese Academy of Governance NSA

A tunisian researcher of vulnerability-labs discovered a critical prostgre sql issue on the Chinese Academy of Governance NSA. Chokri B.A. alias "Me!ster" discovered this week a nice issue to the china national vulnerability database of information security. The vulnerability has been fixed/patched within 7 days after our security report arrived on ...

Bug allows HP printers to be remotely hacked, set on fire

Researchers at Columbia University in New York have discovered a vulnerability in Hewlett-Packard LaserJet printers that could allow attackers to steal sensitive documents, gain control of corporate networks, or even set the affected device on fire. This can be accomplished because some HP LaserJet printers do not validate the origin of ...

Hackers Target IPv6

If your IPv6 strategy is to delay implementation as long as you can, you still must address IPv6 security concerns right now. If you plan to deploy IPv6 in a dual-stack configuration with IPv4, you're still not off the hook when it comes to security. And if you think you can ...

Hackers Target IPv6

If your IPv6 strategy is to delay implementation as long as you can, you still must address IPv6 security concerns right now. If you plan to deploy IPv6 in a dual-stack configuration with IPv4, you're still not off the hook when it comes to security. And if you think you can ...

‘Charlatans’ Said to Exaggerate Mobile Malware Fears

Security vendors are behaving like "charlatans and scammers" by peddling antivirus apps to protect consumers from smartphone malware, Google's open source champion Chris DiBona says in an uncompromising attack on the industry. In recent weeks, antivirus vendors including Kaspersky Lab, McAfee and even infrastructure companies Juniper Networks and IBM, have highlighted ...

Europe rules ISPs can’t be forced to block pirate sites

Good news from Europe: your ISP can't be forced to monitor or block you from using the Web. A European court has ruled that record labels and film studios can't use the courts to instruct your broadband company to track you or try to block you. "EU law precludes the imposition ...

Most popular prohibited IT activities in the workplace

In spite of the fact that 74% of the interviewed IT professionals have already misused the company’s IT system, and could have lost their job, if a video recording could have proven wrongdoing, 92% of those surveyed would not object to being observed by an activity monitoring tool. The reason ...

Most popular prohibited IT activities in the workplace

In spite of the fact that 74% of the interviewed IT professionals have already misused the company’s IT system, and could have lost their job, if a video recording could have proven wrongdoing, 92% of those surveyed would not object to being observed by an activity monitoring tool. The reason ...

Julian Assange wants Supreme Court appeal

WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange has filed an appeal today to take his case to the Supreme Court in a bid to block his extradition to Sweden on possible charges of sexual assault and rape. The High Court will decide whether Assange is allowed to appeal to the Supreme Court at a ...

Julian Assange wants Supreme Court appeal

WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange has filed an appeal today to take his case to the Supreme Court in a bid to block his extradition to Sweden on possible charges of sexual assault and rape. The High Court will decide whether Assange is allowed to appeal to the Supreme Court at a ...