The National Security Agency of the United States (NSA) warns in an advisory to all administrators and users of Windows to check that their system is updated and patched against the latest threats. They refer to BlueKeep, a vulnerability of the remote desktop protocol of Microsoft OS (RDP) affecting Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and 2008.
The cybersecurity company Intezer has discovered a new malware targeting Linux systems. HiddenWasp is a Trojan that allows cybercriminals to take remote control of infected machines. At the moment, the most popular malware protection systems are not able to detect this threat.
FireEye has released an Open Source tool to automate the analysis of SWF files in Flash. It’s called FLASHMINGO and it enables analysts to triage suspicious Flash samples and investigate them further with minimal effort. It can be both integrated into various analysis workflows as a stand-alone application or can be used as a powerful library.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) of United States is committed to develop a 100% Open Source voting system to restore citizens’ trust in the counting system. The objective of this project is to shield the system to prevent hacking and allow citizens to verify that their votes are recorded correctly.
The Linux Foundation has launched a project to guarantee the security of critical systems using Linux. It’s called it ELISA (Enabling Linux in Safety Applications) and its objective is to create and certify applications and critical security systems based on Linux.
