As big fans of open source, we feel the urge to support the community and contribute to the projects we like. And because our code is ugly as hell, we try to do it at least by reporting bugs and security vulnerabilities.
After installing the firewall application called Little Snitch, I watched which applications on my Mac OS X are connecting to the Internet. Two notable services appeared – locationd and assistantd.
Although people working in the IT security industry may consider this question to be as trivial as "How to order a phone charger", for many, writing a purchase order for a penetration test can be like designing a nuclear power plant.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient filtration of user-supplied data. By exploiting this vulnerability, an attacker gains access to all records stored in the database with the privileges of the WebsiteBaker database user
Our mission as a company is to make the Internet a safer place. We have a masterplan on how to achieve this goal, which I would like to share with you right now.
