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

Malwarebytes

This would mean Network Time Protocol (NTP) servers using the broken GPSD versions would think it’s March 2002 instead of October 2021. Authentication mechanisms such as Time-based One-Time Password (TOTP) and Kerberos also rely heavily on time. The same would happen in cases where authentication relies on cookies.

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CISA adds 95 flaws to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Security Affairs

The following two issues added by CISA to the catalog are very old, they are dated back 2002 and 2004 respectively: CVE-2002-0367 – Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability: smss.exe debugging subsystem in Microsoft Windows does not properly authenticate programs that connect to other programs, which allows local users to gain administrator (..)

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World Password Day is Dead. Long Live World Password Day!

The State of Security

In 2002 I sat in a local bookstore in Jackson Hole, WY that offered a few Internet-connected computers for hourly use. After chatting with the owner and petting the resident store dog, I took a few guesses at the password protecting these computers. It took me maybe 10 attempts. It was, of course, some variation […]… Read More.

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VMware Flaw a Vector in SolarWinds Breach?

Krebs on Security

7, 2020, the NSA said “Russian state-sponsored malicious cyber actors are exploiting a vulnerability in VMware Access and VMware Identity Manager products, allowing the actors access to protected data and abusing federated authentication.” 3, and said it learned about the flaw from the NSA. ” Indeed, the NSA’s Dec.

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World Password Day is Dead. Long Live World Password Day!

Security Boulevard

In 2002 I sat in a local bookstore in Jackson Hole, WY that offered a few Internet-connected computers for hourly use. After chatting with the owner and petting the resident store dog, I took a few guesses at the password protecting these computers. It took me maybe 10 attempts. It was, of course, some variation […]… Read More.

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Patch Tuesday Fixes Actively Exploited MOTW Vulnerability

eSecurity Planet

Another key update, Leonard noted, patches CVE-2002-41076 , a critical remote code execution flaw in PowerShell with a CVSS score of 8.5. “Without the patch, an authenticated attacker could escape the PowerShell Session Configuration and run unapproved commands on the target system,” he said.

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Abagnale Kicks Off 'Vision 2023' Future-Looking Webcast

SecureWorld News

Frank Abagnale, one of the world's most respected authorities on forgery, embezzlement, secure documents, cybercrime, and scams—and subject of the 2002 movie Catch Me If You Can — kicked off Vision 2023: Looking Ahead at Cyber Threats , a half-day educational event held live and recorded on December 13th.