Avoiding Threat Management Rookie Mistakes
What do a Finnish HVAC company and an American car dealership have in common? Both have been doing a poor job running their computer systems and, as a result, both experienced embarrassing threat management blunders. Valtia is the property manager of two apartment buildings in the city of Lappeenranta in eastern Finland. Meanwhile, the car…
Real-Time Payments, Real-Time Fraud Risks?
Real-time payments, near real-time payments, faster payments, immediate payments — those are just some names used to describe the increasing speed of the settlement transaction process. Slow clearing times for payments can have a negative effect on businesses and consumers, but a quicker process may introduce fraud risks. The National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA)…
“Dirty COW” Linux Kernel Exploit Seen in the Wild
A new Linux kernel vulnerability disclosed on Wednesday allows an unprivileged local attacker to escalate their privileges on a targeted system. Red Hat said it was aware of an exploit in the wild. The vulnerability, discovered by Phil Oester, was sarcastically dubbed by some people “Dirty COW” due to the fact that it’s caused by…