Fortinet, a leading cybersecurity company, has released an urgent alert revealing that hackers have found a new technique to maintain unauthorized, read-only access to FortiGate devices even after they have been patched for known vulnerabilities. This exploit involves the use of symbolic links (symlinks) within the SSL-VPN feature that allows…
What is Wildcard SSL? A Wildcard SSL certificate is a unique SSL certificate that protects a single domain and all its subdomains. In contrast to standard SSL certificates that secure only one domain, a Wildcard SSL certificate employs a wildcard character—an asterisk, *—in the domain name, enabling encryption for countless…
Introduction Email remains the number one way brands communicate information globally despite the rise of instant messaging tools. In 2024, people sent over 361.6 billion emails, of which over 3.4 billion were phishing emails. This makes email security or authentication crucial today. When we talk about email authentication, the aim…
Get ready, Senders (Email Marketers), Microsoft is joining Gmail and Yahoo in tightening email authentication rules. If you’re unprepared, your emails might be headed straight to the junk folder. Starting May 5, 2025, Microsoft Outlook (including hotmail.com, live.com, and outlook.com domains) will begin filtering or rejecting emails that don’t meet…
What is PCI Compliance? PCI Compliance or Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) Compliance refers to the extent to which businesses conform to the industry standards. The PCI security standard lays these down to ensure that any company that handles credit card data exercises adequate measures to safeguard…
With increasing cyberattacks, signing documents electronically has become more critical than ever. According to a report, the global digital signature market is expected to reach $14.1 billion by 2026. Electronic signatures are of different types, defined under the eIDAS Regulation. The Qualified Electronic Signature (QES) stands out as the gold…
One of the most famous JavaScript frameworks, “Next.Js,” has critical security with a CVE base score of 9.1 by NIST. Next.js is a React framework that provides a structured approach and additional features for building web applications, including server-side rendering and static site generation, built on top of the React…
Google’s second-generation Chromecast and Chromecast Audio hardware experienced a significant outage in March 2025, to the disappointment of users who were greeted with “untrusted device” error screens when trying to cast video. While initial speculation was that forced obsolescence was the cause, a closer look later revealed a more technical…
What Is Quishing? Quishing is a cyber attack technique in which QR codes are used to deceive people into divulging information or downloading malware. This makes quishing not dependent on deceptive emails or websites, like so many other forms of phishing. The malicious codes are disseminated in any carrier, whether…
A critical security vulnerability has recently been discovered in Apache Pinot, a real-time distributed OLAP data store, leading to disastrous consequences for its user base. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to perform authentication bypasses and gain access to sensitive systems. The vulnerability is rated 9.8 on the CVSS scale, which…
A large number of VMware ESXi and Workstation and Fusion installations remain vulnerable to three zero-day vulnerabilities that cyber attackers already exploit to damage corporate IT systems. Three CVEs, CVE-2025-22224, CVE-2025-22225, and CVE-2025-22226, have been weaponized by cyber attackers; thus, Broadcom and CISA issued immediate user warnings. Organizations need to…
OpenSSH is a Secure Remote Administration Tool for the Linux and Unix-based systems. It has been identified with two high threats exposing the server and client-side to MitM and Denial of Service attacks, namely CVE-2025-26465 and CVE-2025-26466, which were discovered by security researchers working for Qualys. Unsurprisingly, they did this…
Overview of the Attack Currently, enormous brute force attack campaigns target the VPN, firewalls, and network security gateways to guess the login credentials and sneak in illegally. While it has been for quite some time since January 2025, it has ramped up of late. What makes the current onslaught more…
What is a Verified Mark Certificate (VMC)? The Verified Mark Certificate gives organizations’ logos official recognition in recipients’ inboxes as part of the email message. This is part of the BIMI message specification to enhance email security and brand visibility. To be eligible for a VMC, an organization must possess…
Data security emerges as a significant function as we progressively locate ourselves within a networked society. Everyone’s details are secure thanks to encryption systems implemented to secure our letters and urgent financial transactions. But there’s a looming threat on the horizon: quantum computing. This piece of revolutionary technology places itself…
