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The information security (infosec) community has angrily reacted today to calls to abandon the use of the ‘black hat’ and ‘white hat’ terms, citing that the two, and especially ‘black hat,’ have nothing to do with racial stereotyping. Discussions about the topic started late last night after David Kleidermacher, VP of Engineering at Google, and […] More
One of the winning features about iOS is that, even out of the box and without any tweaks, it’s a really secure platform. There’s rarely a shady app that makes it into the App Store, and Apple has struck the perfect balance between too much an too little security. Must read: I wish I’d found […] More
Image: ZDNet F5 Networks, one of the world’s largest provider of enterprise networking gear, has published a security advisory this week warning customers to patch a dangerous security flaw that is very likely to be exploited. The vulnerability impacts the company’s BIG-IP product. These are multi-purpose networking devices that can work as web traffic shaping […] More
With macOS 11, also known as Big Sur, Apple has removed the ability to install macOS profile configurations from the command-line. This ability was previously a core feature of macOS’ enterprise package, which allows system administrators to deploy new configurations company-wide via automated scripts. However, the ability to deploy a new profile config via the […] More
Microsoft has detailed its next step in eliminating uninitialized memory issues, this time targeting the uninitialized kernel pool memory used by developers who build hardware drivers for Windows. These uninitialized memory vulnerabilities represent as many as one in 10 of all Microsoft CVEs in recent years, according to Joe Bialek, a security engineer in the […] More
iStock / Getty Images A LinkedIn spokesperson told ZDNet yesterday that a bug in the company’s iOS app was responsible for a seemingly privacy-intrusive behavior spotted by one of its users on Thursday. The issue was discovered using the new beta version of iOS 14. For iOS 14, set to be officially released in the […] More
The UK’s ‘biggest ever’ law enforcement operation results in arrest of 746, so far. More
Hackers are taking Roblox credentials leaked on Pastebin, accessing accounts, and leaving the same “Ask your parents to vote for Trump this year” message on thousands of Roblox profiles. More
