With European General Data Protection Regulation  coming into effect recently, many organisations are fearful of becoming the first to experience a data breach and be burdened with the heavy costs for non-compliance under the much stricter regulations. As more personal data is stored and processed in apps, the app is becoming a prime target for cybercriminals, and therefore a weak point for GDPR compliance….

An AVTech device exploit was recognized in October of 2016 following an advisory released by the Security Evaluation Analysis and Research Laboratory. The exploit outlined 14 vulnerabilities in DVR, NVR, IP camera, and like devices as well as all firmware of the CCTV manufacturer. These vulnerabilities include: plaintext storage of administrative password, missing CSRF protection, unauthenticated information disclosure, unauthenticated SSRF…

Cybercriminals are delving into the past to launch attacks based on some very old vulnerabilities according to the latest report from Kaspersky Lab, and they’re using Linux to do it. In the second quarter of 2018, experts have reported DDoS attacks involving a vulnerability in the Universal Plug-and-Play protocol known since 2001. Also, the Kaspersky DDoS Protection team observed an…