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  • Defense in Depth Against Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation

    Defense in Depth Against Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation: A Practical Guide for Container Workloads

    By Ryan Chaplin With current local privilege escalation exploits like Copy Fail and Dirty Frag active in the wild, harden your defenses to halt attacks even before patching. May 26, 2026
  • Critical Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Software

    Critical Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS Software

    By Andrew Trexler CVE-2026-0300 is a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in Palo Alto’s PAN-OS software. Discover if you are affected and what to do now. May 13, 2026
  • Copy Fail - Local Linux Privilege Escalation in 4 lines

    Copy Fail – Local Linux Privilege Escalation in 4 lines

    By Jason Taylor CVE-2026-31431, dubbed Copy Fail, allows privilege escalation to root on Linux distros missing the latest kernel patches. Learn what to do in this blog. May 8, 2026
  • No Malware Required

    No Malware Required

    By Brian Tant The March 2026 attack on Stryker Corporation was not Malware and did not make Ransomware demands. Instead it used compromised credentials to disrupt business. May 1, 2026
  • Smart Slider 3 Pro WordPress/Joomla Plugin Supply Chain Compromise

    Smart Slider 3 Pro WordPress/Joomla Plugin Supply Chain Compromise

    By Jason Taylor Last week’s supply chain attack caused many users of the WordPress and Joomla plugin Smart Slider 3 Pro to inadvertently patch to a malicious version. April 15, 2026
  • Two Critical Telnet Flaws in 2026 Allow Unauthenticated Root Access

    Two Critical Telnet Flaws in 2026 Allow Unauthenticated Root Access

    By Ryan Chaplin Lead Penetration Ryan Chaplin explains how to protect your network against CVE-2026-24061 and CVE-2026-32746, two critical Telnet flaws released this year. April 10, 2026