Cyber security risks are commonly classified as vulnerabilities. However, vulnerability and risk are not the same thing, which can lead to confusion. Think of risk as the probability and impact of a vulnerability being exploited. If the impact and probability of a vulnerability being exploited is ...
RCE is considered part of a broader group of vulnerabilities known as arbitrary code execution (ACE)—RCE are possibly the most severe type of ACE, because they can be exploited even if an attacker has no prior access to the system or device. RCE is equivalent to a full compromise of the...
Many examples of exploited proofs-of-concept show the importance of SELinux technology and its successful mitigation or blocking of exploited vulnerabilities. However, the default SELinux configuration is less strict than it could be because otherwise users might face more problems and consider disabling...
Signatures of past security patches. Developers can look at the signatures for previously exploited vulnerabilities. They’re like fingerprint samples — characteristics are bound to show up again elsewhere. Developers can then scan for these deficiencies and remove them. Each of the above techniques ...
Business logic vulnerabilities are design and implementation flaws in software applications. They have a legitimate business function, but can also be exploited by malicious attackers to create unexpected behavior. These flaws often result from an application’s inability to identify and safely handle une...
TE.CL (Transfer-Encoding.Content-Length) Vulnerabilities A TE.CL HTTP request smuggling attack assumes that the front-end server prioritizes the Transfer-Encoding weakness, while the back-end server prioritizes the Content-Length weakness. In this type of attack, the attacker declares the length ...
According to GPZ research, half of the 18 zero-day vulnerabilities exploited by hackers in thefirst half of 2022before a software update was made available could have been prevented had software vendors conducted more thorough testing and created more comprehensive patches. Surprisingly, at least four...
Learn the different types of phishing attacks here. 8. Vulnerabilities New security vulnerabilities are added to the CVE every day and zero-day vulnerabilities are found just as often. If a developer has not released a patch for a zero-day vulnerability before an attack can exploit it, it...
Although keeping all the known vulnerabilities patched can't guarantee complete safety against zero-day exploits, it does make it more difficult for hackers to succeed if the intended target requires additional vulnerabilities to be exploited. Theautomated patch deploymentfeature in Vulnerability Manager ...
The key is to understand where the threats could come from and the types of data they would be most likely to target. Analysis of vulnerabilities Assess the current state of your security to identify vulnerabilities that could be used to gain access to your sensitive data. This should include...