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October 2016

Linux Kernel Exploit – Privilege Escalation

New Linux exploit found exploited in the wild. Nicknamed ‘Dirty Cow,’ this is a privilege escalation exploit contained in the Linux Kernel, which means it can affect almost all current versions of Linux, considering this is a bug from circa 2007. This issue is currently being patched by major Linux …

Meeting on November 1, 2016

ISSA Hampton Roads Chapter Tuesday, November 1st, 2016 Join the ISSA Hampton Roads Chapter at Booz Allen Hamilton 5800 Lake Wright Drive, suite 450/451 Norfolk VA 23502 For a presentation on Physical Security by Charles Tate 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM – Networking and Pizza 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM …

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

This month is officially National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and the City of Virginia Beach has started a year-long campaign to increase cybersecurity awareness. Being that Virginia Beach is home to many of our members and is a large city in this region, this is important and a great development for …