A security bug or security defect is a software bug that benefits someone other than intended beneficiaries in the intended ways. Security bugs introduce security vulnerabilities by compromising one or more of: Authentication of users and other entities Authorization of access rights and privileges Data confidentiality Data integrity Security bugs need not be identified, surfaced nor exploited to qualify as such.
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Important security lessons learned from Apple's creepy FaceTime bug
Earlier this month, I woke up to a disastrous security bug in Apple’s FaceTime that could let anyone easily eavesdrop on ...
