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Critical vulnerabilities in BIG-IP appliances leave big networks open to intrusion

Getty Images reader comments 15 Researchers on Wednesday reported critical vulnerabilities in a widely used networking appliance that leaves some of the world’s biggest networks open to intrusion. The vulnerabilities reside in BIG-IP Next Central Manager, a component in the latest generation of the BIG-IP line of appliances, which organizations use to manage traffic going… Read More »

2 vulnerabilities with 9.8 severity ratings are under exploit. A 3rd looms

Getty Images reader comments 4 with 4 posters participating Share this story Malicious hackers, some believed to be state-backed, are actively exploiting two unrelated vulnerabilities—both with severity ratings of 9.8 out of a possible 10—in hopes of infecting sensitive enterprise networks with backdoors, botnet software, and other forms of malware. The ongoing attacks target unpatched… Read More »

Hackers are exploiting a server vulnerability with a severity of 9.8 out of 10

Getty Images reader comments 27 with 23 posters participating Share this story In a development security pros feared, attackers are actively targeting yet another set of critical server vulnerabilities that leave corporations and governments open to serious network intrusions. The vulnerability this time is in BIG-IP, a line of server appliances sold by Seattle-based F5… Read More »