Basefarm SIRT Newsletter 20

One of the most talked about stories this week is the fact that a company found out that Skype is actually monitoring and checking links posted. This should, in my opinion, not come as a surprise to anyone working in … Continue reading

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Welcome to Basefarm’s bank and finance seminar in Stockholm!

Welcome to Basefarm’s free breakfast seminar in Stockholm for you in the bank & finance industry! May 29 we will go through everything you need to know about business critical bank and finance systems like secure payments and DDoS. We … Continue reading

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Patch Tuesday May 2013

Patch Tuesday of this month offers updates where Microsoft has released fixes for ten vulnerabilities where two of them are critical (for Windows and Internet Explorer), and eight as important. It’s recommended to update as soon as possible. Adobe have … Continue reading

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Basefarm SIRT Newsletter 19

This week have had some critical vulnerabilities released, and those running ColdFusion, NginX and Internet explorer are also highly advised to look at the Basefarm SIRT posts below, as there are some critical vulnerabilities that needs addressing. A very large … Continue reading

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Critical vulnerability affecting ColdFusion 10, 9.0.2, 9.0.1 and 9.0 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX

Adobe has identified a critical vulnerability affecting ColdFusion 10, 9.0.2, 9.0.1 and 9.0 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX. This vulnerability (CVE-2013-3336) could permit an unauthorized user to remotely retrieve files stored on the server. There are reports … Continue reading

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Highly Critical Internet Explorer 8.0 vulnerability

A so-called “watering hole” hacking attack on the US Department of Labor website last week has spread to nine more global websites over the weekend, including those used by European aerospace and nuclear researchers. Originally discovered on May 1, the … Continue reading

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Major Stack-based buffer overflow with specially crafted request affecting Nginx 1.3.9 and 1.4.0

There’s an update available for Nginx that brings it up to version 1.4.1. This updated fixes a major stack-based buffer overflow that can arise with a specially crafted request on version 1.3.9 and 1.4.0 and . As the Linux/Cdorked.A backdoor … Continue reading

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Basefarm SIRT Newsletter 18

This week, WhiteHack Security released their State of Web Security report, and there’s been a couple of attacks on US systems which has then pointed their fingers towards China. As Bitcoin grows more popular, people find more ways to gain … Continue reading

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Implementing Personal Kanban

A couple of months ago I discovered Kanban, a tool used in different manufacturing and development processes. Up until now I had the impression that Lean, Kanban, Just-In-Time was mostly for software development and building cars. No way it could … Continue reading

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50 million customers hit in LivingSocial hack

LivingSocial, the a deal-of-the-day website that features discounted gift certificates usable at local or national companies, has been hit by a cyber attack on their systems. The information they were able to steal included names, email addresses, date of birth … Continue reading

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