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New Hack Attacks Cannot Be Blacklisted
2008-01-18 14:31:00 Referring to the malware known as “random js toolkit,” Andrew Storms, director of security operations for nCircle Network Security , said, “While a blacklist may help some users… it’s no substitute for a good set of layered defenses… Security managers need to take a more active role in using management tools. More About: Malware , Hack , Attacks , Atta
Oracle to Ship Critical Security Patches Next Week
2008-01-13 07:45:00 Oracle plans to fix dozens of flaws in its software products next Tuesday, including critical bugs in the company?s database, e-business suite and application server. In its first security update of 2008, Oracle will ship 27 security fixes, some of which will affect several products. More About: Security , Network Security , Oracle , Patches , Week
Competition May Be Driving Surge in Botnets, Spam
2008-01-09 15:20:00 A price war may be at least partially responsible for the recent increase in spam and botnet activity on the Internet, a researcher suggested this week. The operators of Nugache, one of the Web’s most sophisticated emerging botnets, appear to be expanding their network and slashing prices to customers who want to use it to ... More About: Spam , Competition , Driving , Malware , Surge
Microsoft closes a critical network flaw
2008-01-09 15:17:00 Microsoft kicked off the new year by fixing three vulnerabilities on its first regularly scheduled patch day. The most serious flaw affects the way that Windows systems handle storing the data associated with Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) and Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) network requests. Technorati Tags: critical flaw, flaw, Microsoft, network flaw More About: Microsoft , Network , Critical
Anatomy of a hack attack
2008-01-09 15:13:00 Blackjack, a hacker working from an internet cafe in London, is about to launch an attack on a major government agency. His aim is to cause maximum disruption and embarrassment. And, according to security experts, his job is going to be worryingly easy. Technorati Tags: Hack ing More About: Anatomy , Network Security , Attack , Atta
Viruses to infect Wi-Fi networks in 2008?
2008-01-09 15:10:00 Researchers at Indiana University have warned of the increased opportunity for hackers resulting from the spread of Wi-Fi . The researchers were specifically talking about the new breed of city-wide Wi-Fi networks where thousands can be logged on simultaneously, but the principle can also be applied to smaller-scale public hotspots. Technorati Tags: Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi network, Wi-Fi Viruse, ... More About: Network Security , Networks , Viruses , 2008
Hacking for a Good Cause
2008-01-09 15:07:00 This is Part Three of a Series. Brad Willman was installing networking equipment out of an emergency van in British Columbia when a policeman showed up and asked for him. Willman knew the officer from a case he was involved with a couple of years earlier, so he didn’t worry–until he arrived at the police ... More About: Network Security , Good
The easy way to avoid a Wi-Fi virus
2008-01-09 15:02:00 It?s flu season?for you and your wireless router. A study by Indiana University proves that a virus can quickly spread among unsecured or WEP-encrypted routers in densely populated urban areas. But networks secured by the WPA protocol were impenetrable, and that gives you one more good reason to really secure your network. Technorati Tags: Wi-Fi security, ... More About: Virus , Network Security , Malware , Easy , Easy Way
Detecting Credit Card Numbers in Network Traffic
2008-01-04 13:31:00 The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS for short) requires that credit card numbers are not transmitted in clear and are not presented to users unmasked. Naturally a network monitoring systems such as an IDS or an IPS seems like a natural enforcement system to ensure that such information is not sent against the ... More About: Credit , Traffic , Network Security
Computer Forensics Faces Private Eye Competition
2008-01-04 13:28:00 The Internet is boundless and cybercrime scenes stretch from personal desktops across the fiber networks that circle the globe. Digital forensic investigators like Harold Phipps, vice president of industry relations at Norcross Group in Norcross, Ga., routinely slip across conventional geographic jurisdictions in pursuit of digital evidence and wrongdoers. Technorati Tags: Computer Forensics , cybercrime, Hacking More About: Competition , Network Security , Faces
Anti-botnet vendors plug in
2008-01-04 13:18:00 A small group of IT security startups are hoping to cash in on the rise of the botnet scourge as businesses — telecommunications carriers and Internet service providers, in particular — seek new methods for stopping the attacks. Technorati Tags: Anti -botnet, Malware More About: Network Security , Vendors , Plug
Protecting Your Systems
2008-01-04 13:15:00 Anyone who tells you that your IT network is ?100% secure? is either a fool, or greatly mistaken. Security is a moving target, and unfortunately, this target is being manipulated by the bad guys. With 2007 behind us, I reflect on the struggle enterprises and governments face in cyber security. Technorati Tags: cyber security, Network Security More About: Enterprise Security , Systems
Using leak tests to evaluate firewall effectiveness
2007-12-29 07:14:00 Copyright © 2007 The Network Security . Org. Visit the original article at http://www.thenetworksecurity.org/using-l eak-tests-to-evaluate-firewall-effectiven ess.html.One function of today?s integrated security systems is enabling the user to control network traffic, i.e. data sent and received over the network by applications that are running on the user?s computer. A component that offers such control is called a firewall. ... More About: Firewall , Tests , Leak
Using leak tests to evaluate firewall effectiveness
2007-12-29 07:14:00 One function of today?s integrated security systems is enabling the user to control network traffic, i.e. data sent and received over the network by applications that are running on the user?s computer. A component that offers such control is called a firewall. There are software and hardware firewalls Technorati Tags: Firewall , leak test More About: Network Security , Tests , Leak
ARP spoofing HTTP infection malware
2007-12-29 07:12:00 Copyright © 2007 The Network Security . Org. Visit the original article at http://www.thenetworksecurity.org/arp-spo ofing-http-infection-malware.html.This year, we’ve seen many ARP spoofing viruses, also known as ARP cache-poisoning viruses. This type of malware comes in many variants and is widely spread in China. Recently, we uncovered an ARP spoofing virus that exhibits several new features. The new ... More About: Malware , Infection , Http , Spoofing
ARP spoofing HTTP infection malware
2007-12-29 07:12:00 This year, we’ve seen many ARP spoofing viruses, also known as ARP cache-poisoning viruses. This type of malware comes in many variants and is widely spread in China. Recently, we uncovered an ARP spoofing virus that exhibits several new features. The new ARP spoofing virus inserts a malicious URL into the session of an HTTP ... More About: Network Security , Malware , Infection , Http , Spoofing
Flash Player update available to address security vulnerabilities
2007-12-29 07:09:00 Copyright © 2007 The Network Security . Org. Visit the original article at http://www.thenetworksecurity.org/flash-p layer-update-available-to-address-securit y-vulnerabilities.html.Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Flash Player that could allow an attacker who successfully exploits these potential vulnerabilities to take control of the affected system. A malicious SWF must be loaded in Flash Player by the user for an attacker ... More About: Network Security
Flash Player update available to address security vulnerabilities
2007-12-29 07:09:00 Critical vulnerabilities have been identified in Adobe Flash Player that could allow an attacker who successfully exploits these potential vulnerabilities to take control of the affected system. A malicious SWF must be loaded in Flash Player by the user for an attacker to exploit these potential vulnerabilities. Technorati Tags: Flash Player, security, vulnerabilities More About: Security , Network Security
Hacking a New DNS Attack
2007-12-29 07:06:00 Copyright © 2007 The Network Security . Org. Visit the original article at http://www.thenetworksecurity.org/hacking -a-new-dns-attack.html.New findings by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Google on a malicious DNS-related attack have stirred some debate over whether open recursive DNS servers are inherently insecure. DNS servers basically translate domain names, like darkreading.com, into IP addresses so ... More About: Attack , Atta
Hacking a New DNS Attack
2007-12-29 07:06:00 New findings by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Google on a malicious DNS-related attack have stirred some debate over whether open recursive DNS servers are inherently insecure. DNS servers basically translate domain names, like darkreading.com, into IP addresses so that computers can find one another. Recursive DNS servers respond to DNS lookup ... More About: Network Security , Attack , Atta
Peering Inside the IRC Botnet
2007-12-18 07:19:00 Copyright © 2007 The Network Security. Org. Visit the original article at http://www.thenetworksecurity.org/peering -inside-the-irc-botnet.html.The average life span of a command and control server in an Internet Relay Chat (IRC)-based botnet is less than two months. And these machines and their drones that make up a botnet are typically scattered around the world, a new study ... More About: Inside , Botnet , Peering , Erin
Peering Inside the IRC Botnet
2007-12-18 07:19:00 The average life span of a command and control server in an Internet Relay Chat (IRC)-based botnet is less than two months. And these machines and their drones that make up a botnet are typically scattered around the world, a new study on IRC botnets reveals. Technorati Tags: irc botnet, irc botnet analysis, Malware More About: Inside , Botnet , Peering
Cybercrime: How online crooks put us all at risk
2007-12-18 07:15:00 Somewhere in St. Petersburg, Russia’s second largest city, a tiny startup has struck Internet gold. Its dozen-odd employees are barely old enough to recall the demise of the Soviet Union, but industry analysts believe they’re raking in well over $100 million a year from the world’s largest banks, including Wells Fargo and Washington Mutual. Technorati Tags: ... More About: Crooks , Identity Theft , Online , Risk , Cybercrime
Cybercrime: How online crooks put us all at risk
2007-12-18 07:15:00 Copyright © 2007 The Network Security. Org. Visit the original article at http://www.thenetworksecurity.org/cybercr ime-how-online-crooks-put-us-all-at-risk. html.Somewhere in St. Petersburg, Russia’s second largest city, a tiny startup has struck Internet gold. Its dozen-odd employees are barely old enough to recall the demise of the Soviet Union, but industry analysts believe they’re raking in well over $100 million a ... More About: Crooks , Identity Theft , Online , Risk , Cybercrime
Battle of the SSH Protocols: SSHv1 v SSHv2
2007-12-18 07:12:00 Telnet has been eclipsed by two feature-laden Secure Shell protocols. But which one is best? Many network administrators have stopped using Telnet for switch management in favor of the more secure Secure Shell (SSH) protocol. But there are two versions of SSH. Technorati Tags: Encryption, secure shell, ssh protocols, ssh1, ssh2 More About: Network Security , Battle , Proto , Protocols
Battle of the SSH Protocols: SSHv1 v SSHv2
2007-12-18 07:12:00 Copyright © 2007 The Network Security . Org. Visit the original article at http://www.thenetworksecurity.org/battle- of-the-ssh-protocols-sshv1-v-sshv2.html.T elnet has been eclipsed by two feature-laden Secure Shell protocols. But which one is best? Many network administrators have stopped using Telnet for switch management in favor of the more secure Secure Shell (SSH) protocol. But there are two versions of SSH. ... More About: Battle , Proto , Protocols
The Worlds Biggest Botnets
2007-12-18 07:01:00 Copyright © 2007 The Network Security. Org. Visit the original article at http://www.thenetworksecurity.org/the-wor lds-biggest-botnets.html.You know about the Storm Trojan, which is spread by the world’s largest botnet. But what you may not know is there’s now a new peer-to-peer based botnet emerging that could blow Storm away. "We’re investigating a new peer-to-peer botnet that may ... More About: Worlds , Botnets
The Worlds Biggest Botnets
2007-12-18 07:01:00 You know about the Storm Trojan, which is spread by the world’s largest botnet. But what you may not know is there’s now a new peer-to-peer based botnet emerging that could blow Storm away. "We’re investigating a new peer-to-peer botnet that may wind up rivaling Storm in size and sophistication," says Tripp Cox, vice president ... More About: Worlds , Botnets
Troubleshooting Remote Desktop
2007-12-18 06:49:00 Copyright © 2007 The Network Security . Org. Visit the original article at http://www.thenetworksecurity.org/trouble shooting-remote-desktop.html.Some reasons why it is sometimes difficult to establish a Remote Desktop session with a remote computer, and some workarounds to these various issues. Ever since the release of Windows XP, one of my favorite features as always been Remote Desktop. In ... More About: Troubleshooting , Mote
Troubleshooting Remote Desktop
More articles from this author:2007-12-18 06:49:00 Some reasons why it is sometimes difficult to establish a Remote Desktop session with a remote computer, and some workarounds to these various issues. Ever since the release of Windows XP, one of my favorite features as always been Remote Desktop. In case you’re not familiar with Remote Desktop, it is a built-in Windows feature ... More About: Network Security , Troubleshooting 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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