Cybersecurity

Yesterday, a critical Linux kernel vulnerability was publicly disclosed — and it’s a bad one. A 731-byte Python script, downloaded and piped directly into the interpreter, is enough to give any unprivileged local user a root shell. No race conditions. No kernel offsets to guess. Just a straight-line exploit that works on every major Linux distribution going back to 2017. If you run Linux servers — especially multi-tenant ones — you need to patch this now....

In the ever-evolving digital landscape, cyber threats have become increasingly sophisticated, posing a significant risk to our online security. Recently, I’ve observed a surge in phishing attempts targeting my email addresses, particularly the corporate ones. While it was relatively simple to identify these deceptive tactics, the phishing landscape in 2023 is very different. The level of sophistication of these attempts, the way how e-mail messages are crafted, suggests a potentially higher success rate, making it more crucial than ever to stay informed and alarmed....