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Approximately 2000 Citrix NetScaler servers were backdoored in a massive campaign

Security Affairs

System administrators need to be aware that adversaries can exploit edge devices to place backdoors that persist even after updates and / or reboots.” As of August 14, most of the backdoored instances are in Germany, France and Switzerland. ” concludes the report.”As

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Approximately 2000 Citrix NetScalers backdoored in mass-exploitation campaign

Fox IT

We initially only scanned systems that were not patched on July 21st, as the exploitation was believed to be between July 20th and July 21st. Later, we decided to also scan the systems that were already patched on July 21st. Sometimes, the window in which defenders must patch their systems is incredibly small.

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Working BlueKeep Exploit Developed by DHS

Threatpost

The Department of Homeland Security urged system administrators to update their Windows machines after testing a working BlueKeep exploit for Windows 2000.

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A bug is about to confuse a lot of computers by turning back time 20 years

Malwarebytes

Before the year 2000, lots of computer programs kept track of the year by remembering the last two digits instead of all four. It is also good for system administrators to make a mental note of the date October 24, 2021. through 3.22. If you don’t remember the Y2K bug, let me remind you quickly.

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2021 Hispanic Heritage Month Pt. 1: A Celebration of Hispanic Heritage and Hope

McAfee

Thanks to him I was able to co-found one of the first infosec consulting businesses in Spain in 2000, and I’m still very grateful for that opportunity. He recognized my passion for infosec (it wasn’t called cyber back then) and provided me with the support needed to make my ideas and projects a reality. And the rest is history from there!

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Time is Money, Part 3: Vulnerability Assignment

NopSec

This assignee will most often ‘own’ the system or application that the issue was discovered in. For example – a critical vulnerability in the Linux Kernel will require an operating system patch to fix. This vulnerability would be assigned to a Linux system administrator. Our customers’ time is valuable.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Ethical Hacking

ForAllSecure

I think the whole white hat black hat thing came out of DEF CON, circa 2000. I think the whole white hat black hat thing came out of DEF CON, circa 2000. And, instead of saying Black HAT, say Attacker, Malicious Adversary , Threat Actor HAcking Is Not a Crime is facilitating a discussion around these alternatives. I don't know.

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