Tag: vulnerability
The Log4j Issue: Do You Know What is in Your Software?
In December 2021, a vulnerability with a severity score of 10 out of 10 in a widely used logging library affected the security of...
Discourse Fixes Critical Vulnerability in Forum Software
Developers of Discourse, a popular open source forum software announced to have patched a critical security flaw that could result in attack on remote...
Microsoft Says Azure Users to Patch These Security Flaws Themselves
Microsoft’s latest guidelines on the recently disclosed OMI vulnerabilities has asked users to patch the affected Azure services.
The patch revealed on Tuesday fixed for...
Troubleshooting Issues in Linux Applications
In order to address issues in applications, the author has listed what needs to be done whenever you install a third party application on...
Malware Analysis Using REMnux
This article explores malware analysis using the open source tool REMnux. It begins with the basics of malware, how it functions, the steps to...
Cross-Site Scripting Attacks Prevention is Better than Cure – XSS
Today, the Internet is full of crooks who could relieve you of your identity, your accounts and other valuable information, using malicious attacks such...
Modify-function-return-value hack! — Part 2
In my previous article on this topic, we discussed some guidelines on how to write a secure application in C. The article focused on...
Modify-function-return-value Hack! — Part 1
Sometimes it's helpful to think from a hacker's perspective. The information obtained can be used to write better code and a secure application. An...
Securing Apache, Part 9: Attacks that Target PHP-based Instances
Beginning with Part 1 of this series, we have covered all major attacks on Web applications and servers, with examples of vulnerable PHP code....
Securing Apache, Part 1: The Basics
Targeted at readers with Web security concerns, information security experts, systems administrators and all those who want to jump-start their careers in Web security,...
