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Critical server-side vulnerability in Jira affects cloud deployments; update now

Multiple reports have recently emerged about serious security flaws affecting cloud deployments. This time, digital forensics experts at security firm Palo Alto Networks reported a critical server-side vulnerability in Jira, an issue tracking product of Atlassian Corp. which, if exploited, could expose users’ stored data. To be precise, this is a server-side request forgery vulnerability […]

Experts discovered cloud services hardware vulnerabilities

Field programmable gate arrays (FPGA) are electronic devices that can be configured to perform various tasks. According to web application security specialists, the large data centers that provide cloud services (including large technology companies) resort to the use of FPGA. The use of these services is usually considered to be very safe; however, specialists from […]

Be careful: Your dedicated server in the cloud could have a malware installed by previous owners

Hackers implant backdoors on ‘Infrastructure as a Service’ hardware servers Network security and ethical hacking specialists from the International Institute of Cyber Security report the finding of a new vulnerability that allows hackers to leave backdoors in the firmware of physical servers that are reassigned to other users of cloud services, leaving new users vulnerable […]