Security Leftovers
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Admins Receive Automated Linux Patch Management & Improved Security with ManageEngine Endpoint Central
Patching endpoints is one of the most exhausting and redundant tasks that Linux admins are burdened with, but keeping up with the latest security updates is crucial in maintaining a robust security posture. Failing to keep endpoints up-to-date with critical and recent patches that are released allows for security vulnerabilities to exist in the network that malicious hackers can use to infect endpoints and systems with harmful malware.
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UK gov website being used to phish porn site creds | Pen Test Partners
UK Government Environment Agency web site had an open redirect that was actively being used to redirect to various porn sites, including OnlyFans clone sites. Disclosure should have been easy but wasn’t, as the agency haven’t followed wider UK government policy on vulnerability disclosure.
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Don’t run government sites on old web servers.
Check for open redirects.
Make vulnerability disclosure easy.
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How to Learn Ethical Hacking Online?
In order to prevent a data breach, ethical hackers look for loopholes in systems, network architecture, and software. In the contemporary digital age, the internet has helped users to connect with one another on a global scale, but it has also created a number of challenges related to cybercrime and theft. Even large organizations have had substantial financial setbacks and data leaks as a result of security flaws. Over time, there has been an increase in demand for certified ethical hackers due to the growth in online attacks. To protect their data from criminal cyber-attacks, several businesses already use the expertise of ethical hackers.
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The technique of getting into network or computer systems to check for threats or flaws that a hostile attacker may find and exploit to steal sensitive information, inflict financial loss, or do other major damage is known as ethical hacking, also referred to as penetration testing.
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DISA Issues Security Technical Implementation Guide for TOSS 4 Operating System - ExecutiveBiz
The Defense Information Systems Agency has released a security technical implementation guide to ensure the secure installation of the Tri-Lab Operating System Stack 4.
The TOSS 4 STIG outlines requirements to guide the installation of the production simulation environment in compliance with the Defense Department’s security requirements, the DoD Cyber Exchange said Thursday.