Vulnerability
Funding Expires for Key Cyber Vulnerability Database – Krebs on Security
A critical resource that cybersecurity professionals worldwide rely on to identify, mitigate and fix security vulnerabilities in software and hardware is in danger of breaking down. The federally funded, non-profit research and development organization MITRE warned today that its contract to maintain the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) program — which is traditionally funded each…
Building a Network Vulnerability Scanner with Go — SitePoint
Penetration testing enables organizations to target potential security weaknesses in a network and provide a need to fix vulnerabilities before they are compromised by a malicious actor. In this article, we are going to create a simple, reasonably robust, network vulnerability scanner using Go, a language that is very suitable for network programming since it…
What is the Nessus vulnerability scanning platform? | Definition from TechTarget
Nessus is a platform developed by Tenable that scans for security vulnerabilities in devices, applications, operating systems, cloud services and other network resources. Originally launched as an open source tool in 1998, its enterprise edition became a commercial product in 2005. Nessus is now available in two enterprise versions: Nessus Professional and Nessus Expert. Both…
Patch or perish: How organizations can master vulnerability management
Business Security Don’t wait for a costly breach to provide a painful reminder of the importance of timely software patching 05 Feb 2025 • , 5 min. read Vulnerability exploitation has long been a popular tactic for threat actors. But it’s becoming increasingly so – a fact that should alarm every network defender. Observed cases…
Cyble Weekly Vulnerability Insights Shares New Vulnerabilities
Overview Cyble Research & Intelligence Labs (CRIL) has released its latest Weekly Vulnerability Insights report, offering a detailed overview of the critical vulnerabilities discovered between December 25, 2024, and December 31, 2024. The report highlights key security threats and vulnerabilities, including the addition of a major exploit to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)…