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Monday, September 29, 2014

What corporate security pros should do about Shellshock/Bash bug

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What corporate security pros should do about Shellshock/Bash bug
Shellshock/bash bug exploits can force compromised servers to act as bots and, depending on the types of privileges the servers have, attackers can make them do a lot worse. So corporate security pros should patch important affected machines as soon as possible. In the meantime, you can shore up defenses around servers with the bash vulnerability to block attacks before they reach the machines, security experts say. Read More


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