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The new GHOST Vulnerability that could affect security of Linux based servers across the globe

A new found vulnerability known as GHOST (CVE-2015-0235) affects many systems built on Linux starting with glibc-2.2 as well as Debian 7 (wheezy), Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 & 7, CentOS 6 & 7 and Ubuntu 12.04, and allows attackers to remotely take control of an entire system without having any prior knowledge of system credentials. The…

February 12, 2015 2 CommentsData Security vulnerabilityBy Chandra Bilugu

Heartbleed and shell-shocked don’t be bitten by the Poodle Bug now!

If you were hit by heart bleed and later got a shell shock, as if these weren’t enough you are likely to be bitten by the newly discovered ‘poodle’ vulnerability (yet another acronym for the newly discovered bug that stands for Padding Oracle On Downloaded Legacy Encryption)! The heart bleed bug made it possible for…

October 17, 2014 Leave a commentVulnerability ManagementBy Chandra Bilugu

Avert Open SSL Heart-bleed Vulnerability with eGestalt’s Aegify Scanner

“Heart-bleed” is a serious and unique vulnerability in the most accepted version of SSL. A large part of the web servers on the internet use OpenSSL to safeguard data and user accounts, and the latest “Heart-bleed bug” only affects OpenSSL’s 1.0.1 and the 1.01f versions. Given that the Secure-Socket Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security…

May 29, 2014 Leave a commentVulnerability ManagementBy Chandra Bilugu

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The new GHOST Vulnerability that could affect security of Linux based servers across the globe

Heartbleed and shell-shocked don’t be bitten by the Poodle Bug now!

Avert Open SSL Heart-bleed Vulnerability with eGestalt’s Aegify Scanner

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