Calls for Visual Studio security tweak fall on deaf ears despite one-click RCE exploit

October 13, 2023 at 11:38AM A single-click exploit has raised concerns about the security of Microsoft’s Visual Studio IDE once again. Developed by security researcher Zhiniang Peng, the exploit takes advantage of the default implementation of the IDE’s “trusted locations” feature. Peng argues that enabling this feature by default would protect users from potential attacks, … Read more

Internet-Wide Zero-Day Bug Fuels Largest-Ever DDoS Event

October 10, 2023 at 03:35PM A new zero-day attack named “HTTP/2 Rapid Reset” has exploited a security vulnerability, resulting in a record-breaking distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) flood. The attack targeted cloud and Internet infrastructure providers and lasted for minutes. The attack utilized a bug in the HTTP/2 protocol, affecting about 60% of web applications. While mitigation … Read more