Hurry! Wait! Go! Joomla stumbles with patch for serious vulnerability

	Hurry! Wait! Go! Joomla stumbles with patch for serious vulnerability | OpenVPN servers can be vulnerable to Shellshock Bash vulnerability
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	Bossie Awards 2014: The best open source networking and security software Top picks of the year among open source tools for operating and securing networks. Read More WHITE PAPER: Kaminario Benchmarking Oracle Database on K2 All-Flash Array Virtualized Oracle servers create an especially demanding blend of I/O traffic for storage infrastructure. Kaminario's K2 All-Flash Array combines consistent low latency, high throughput and IOPS with a very low price per GB, making it the most cost-efficient primary storage for many virtual and physical environments including Oracle databases. Learn More>> In this Issue Hurry! Wait! Go! Joomla stumbles with patch for serious vulnerability OpenVPN servers can be vulnerable to Shellshock Bash vulnerability Hacked celebrities 'dumb', says proposed EU digital commissioner Malware program targets Hong Kong protesters using Apple devices Google triples bug bounty reward range to $15,000 Shellshock flaw could pose risks to payments industry Ex-NSA director Alexander calls for new cybersecurity model Eric Holder says 'worrisome' tech companies are eyeing encryption WHITE PAPER: PC Connection Overcome Your Cloud Security Woes There is no one-size-fits-all version of cloud technology. Cloud computing technologies are like raw materials that you can combine in multiple ways to achieve your desired outcomes. Like many IT professionals, you're probably considering cloud computing in your organization, but you're also worried about keeping your data and assets secure. Learn more >> Hurry! Wait! Go! Joomla stumbles with patch for serious vulnerability The Joomla project pushed out new updates for its popular content management system Wednesday after a glitch was found in the high-priority security patches it released a day before. Read More OpenVPN servers can be vulnerable to Shellshock Bash vulnerability Virtual private network servers based on OpenVPN might be vulnerable to remote code execution attacks through Shellshock and other recent flaws that affect the Bash Unix shell. Read More Hacked celebrities 'dumb', says proposed EU digital commissioner Günther Oettinger, the European Union's proposed Commissioner for the Digital Economy and Society, gave a disappointing performance at his confirmation hearing, dodging questions and calling the victims of a recent data breach "dumb." Read More Malware program targets Hong Kong protesters using Apple devices A malware program that targets Hong Kong activists using Apple devices has trademarks of being developed by a nation-state, possibly China, according to a security company. Read More WHITE PAPER: Red Hat Cloud infrastructure for the Real World Cloud adoption is an evolutionary process that has been leading to open hybrid clouds that provide for portability of applications and data. This model means avoiding new points of proprietary lock-in and new silos, and breaking from proprietary software and hardware. It demands that organizations make a smooth transition. Learn More Google triples bug bounty reward range to $15,000 Google has tripled its maximum reward for finding flaws in its software to US$15,000, a figure the company hopes will deter independent researchers from selling their information on shady markets. Read More Shellshock flaw could pose risks to payments industry The "Shellshock" flaw has the potential to pose a risk to the payments industry, but doesn't appear to have caused any problems yet, an official with a consortium run by major credit card companies warned on Tuesday. Read More Ex-NSA director Alexander calls for new cybersecurity model Small and medium-size U.S. companies should band together on cybersecurity systems as a way to pool limited resources against increasingly sophisticated attackers, the former director of the U.S. National Security Agency said Tuesday. Read More Eric Holder says 'worrisome' tech companies are eyeing encryption For the second time in as many weeks, a senior U.S. government official has warned that widespread use of encryption could harm investigations. Read More
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