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Protecting Your Home Computer from Internet Threats
2007-10-28 07:43:00 Improperly configured home PCs are one of the biggest risks to the Internet . At any given time there are hundreds of thousands or possibly millions of home PCs infected with viruses, worms, adware, spybots, or spambots. These users are causing a large volume of malicious traffic, which at the very least is a nuisance, and ... More About: Computer , Home , Threats , Threat
Free Software Tests for Bot Infections
2007-10-28 07:40:00 PineApp has released a free zombie test that can instantly discover whether an organization’s computer network might be an unwitting spamming machine, a “zombie” or ‘bot’ that can send thousands of infected spam messages to other networks without its knowledge. More About: Software , Malware , Free , Free Software , Infections
Techies take on spam zombies
2007-10-28 07:37:00 Computer scientists in Menlo Park are releasing a free diagnostic program today to help network administrators find PCs infected with an insidious new type of virus that has already tainted millions of computers and used them to generate billions of spam e-mails. Since this malicious program, variously called Peacomm or the Storm Worm, appeared in ... More About: Spam , Network Security , Zombies
Installing fulldisk encryption
2007-10-28 07:28:00 Will full-disk encryption be hard to implement? Maybe not. It’s often not as bad as you think. "If you have a distribution tool in place, encryption software is just another package you send out," said John Girard, vice president and distinguished analyst at Gartner. He recommended giving users a certain time frame to perform the ... More About: Encryption , Network Security , Crypt
Beware of hackers targeting storage systems
2007-10-28 07:24:00 Corporate storage systems and networks are an attractive target for hackers looking to steal sensitive data or launch computer attacks, Alan Lustiger, security architect at TD Ameritrade Inc., told an audience at Computerworld’s Storage Networking World user conference here yesterday. In particular, he warned IT executives that network-attached storage (NAS) systems are a most attractive ... More About: Network Security , Enterprise Security , Hackers , Systems
How to detect computer and email monitoring or spying software
2007-10-15 15:06:00 As an IT Pro, I routinely monitor employee?s computers and emails. It?s essential in a work environment for administrative purposes as well as for security. Monitoring email, for example, allows you to block attachments that could contain a virus or spyware. The only time I have to connect to a user?s computer and do work ... More About: Software , Email , Computer , Spying
How to detect computer and email monitoring or spying software
2007-10-15 15:06:00 As an IT Pro, I routinely monitor employee?s computers and emails. It?s essential in a work environment for administrative purposes as well as for security. Monitoring email, for example, allows you to block attachments that could contain a virus or spyware. The only time I have to connect to a user?s computer and do work ... More About: Software , Email , Computer , Spying
From Botnet Tracking to Intrusion Detection
2007-10-15 15:01:00 The following is an excerpt from the book Virtual Honeypots: From Botnet Tracking to Intrusion Detection . In this section of Chapter 11:Tracking Botnets (.pdf), authors Niels Provos and Thorsten Holz explain how virtual honeypots can be used in the real world to investigate botnets and their behaviour. Something that is interesting, but rarely seen is ...
From Botnet Tracking to Intrusion Detection
2007-10-15 15:01:00 The following is an excerpt from the book Virtual Honeypots: From Botnet Tracking to Intrusion Detection . In this section of Chapter 11:Tracking Botnets (.pdf), authors Niels Provos and Thorsten Holz explain how virtual honeypots can be used in the real world to investigate botnets and their behaviour. Something that is interesting, but rarely seen is ...
Mapping the Russian Business Network
2007-10-15 14:56:00 Today’s Washington Post carries my story about the the Russian Business Network, an entity based in St. Petersburg that provides Web hosting services that cater exclusively to cyber criminals. From the story: "The Russian Business Network sells Web site hosting to people engaged in criminal activity, the security experts say. Groups operating through the company’s ... More About: Network Security , Malware , Phishing
Mapping the Russian Business Network
2007-10-15 14:56:00 Today’s Washington Post carries my story about the the Russian Business Network, an entity based in St. Petersburg that provides Web hosting services that cater exclusively to cyber criminals. From the story: "The Russian Business Network sells Web site hosting to people engaged in criminal activity, the security experts say. Groups operating through the company’s ... More About: Network Security , Malware , Phishing
How to Stop Snarfing and Other Common Switch Hacks
2007-10-15 14:53:00 ARP poisoning, SNMP snarfing, and "fuzzing" are common hacks perpetrated on Ethernet switch gear. Cisco networking expert Jimmy Ray Purser explains how to guard against these hacks.The only thing I enjoy more than seeing my mother-in-law head back to Ohio is hacking Ethernet switches. I do a presentation on hacking switch gear that seems to ... More About: Hacks , Network Security , Switch , Common , Stop
How to Stop Snarfing and Other Common Switch Hacks
2007-10-15 14:53:00 ARP poisoning, SNMP snarfing, and "fuzzing" are common hacks perpetrated on Ethernet switch gear. Cisco networking expert Jimmy Ray Purser explains how to guard against these hacks.The only thing I enjoy more than seeing my mother-in-law head back to Ohio is hacking Ethernet switches. I do a presentation on hacking switch gear that seems to ... More About: Hacks , Network Security , Switch , Common , Stop
Hackers Attack Apps While Still in Development
2007-10-15 14:49:00 Everybody’s talking about the need to write more secure applications. But what if the bad guys sabotage the code during the development process? Researchers long have known about the potential for infection or a breach during the software-build process using open-source tools — there were cases in 2002 of hackers infecting OpenSSH, Sendmail, and IRC ... More About: Network Security , Application Security , Development , Hackers , Attack
Hackers Attack Apps While Still in Development
2007-10-15 14:49:00 Everybody’s talking about the need to write more secure applications. But what if the bad guys sabotage the code during the development process? Researchers long have known about the potential for infection or a breach during the software-build process using open-source tools — there were cases in 2002 of hackers infecting OpenSSH, Sendmail, and IRC ... More About: Network Security , Application Security , Development , Hackers , Attack
Critical Oracle patches coming next week
2007-10-15 14:46:00 Oracle Corp. will release security updates for its products next week fixing 51 vulnerabilities in its products. Included in the Critical Patch Update, set to be released Tuesday, will be critical updates for the company’s flagship Oracle Database. Twenty-seven database bugs will be fixed, but five of the bugs can be "exploited over a network ... More About: Network Security , Enterprise Security , Oracle , Patches , Week
Critical Oracle patches coming next week
2007-10-15 14:46:00 Oracle Corp. will release security updates for its products next week fixing 51 vulnerabilities in its products. Included in the Critical Patch Update, set to be released Tuesday, will be critical updates for the company’s flagship Oracle Database. Twenty-seven database bugs will be fixed, but five of the bugs can be "exploited over a network ... More About: Network Security , Enterprise Security , Oracle , Patches , Week
Security researcher warns about Citrix vulnerability
2007-10-15 14:43:00 The flaw could allow an attacker user-level access to execute remote commands on Citrix servers. A security consultancy has identified a vulnerability that could allow an attacker to gain "user access level on integrated remote Citrix servers." GnuCitizen, which identifies itself as a "cutting-edge think tank" and a "creative hacker organization," has posted a warning ... More About: Security , Vulnerability , Trix
Security researcher warns about Citrix vulnerability
2007-10-15 14:43:00 The flaw could allow an attacker user-level access to execute remote commands on Citrix servers. A security consultancy has identified a vulnerability that could allow an attacker to gain "user access level on integrated remote Citrix servers." GnuCitizen, which identifies itself as a "cutting-edge think tank" and a "creative hacker organization," has posted a warning ... More About: Security , Vulnerability , Trix
Of hackers and ego
2007-10-15 14:38:00 The world of computer security can often be a strange and compelling one. Many outsiders, or those with little knowledge of computers, just don?t understand the whole uproar over various issues, such as whether Microsoft Vista is more secure then Linux or Mac. It?s all moot as far as the general population is concerned. But, ... More About: Malware , Hackers
Of hackers and ego
2007-10-15 14:38:00 The world of computer security can often be a strange and compelling one. Many outsiders, or those with little knowledge of computers, just don?t understand the whole uproar over various issues, such as whether Microsoft Vista is more secure then Linux or Mac. It?s all moot as far as the general population is concerned. But, ... More About: Malware , Hackers
Some unanswered website vulnerability questions
2007-10-15 14:33:00 In the industry we discuss at great length the legal risks and ethical responsibilities of the person disclosing an issue, but not enough about the same when it comes to the business itself. I?ve had a hard time getting authoritative answers to some seemingly simple questions, so I figured I?d give the blog a try. ... More About: Website , Questions , Network Security , Enterprise Security , Vulnerability
Some unanswered website vulnerability questions
2007-10-15 14:33:00 In the industry we discuss at great length the legal risks and ethical responsibilities of the person disclosing an issue, but not enough about the same when it comes to the business itself. I?ve had a hard time getting authoritative answers to some seemingly simple questions, so I figured I?d give the blog a try. ... More About: Website , Questions , Network Security , Enterprise Security , Vulnerability
ARP Spoofing Malware
2007-10-15 14:30:00 ARP Spoofing is a technique that every security consultant will scare their clients with as a means to prove the point that nothing within the network is safe from eavesdropping. So what is it? ARP spoofing, also known as ARP poisoning, is a technique used to attack an Ethernet network. It allows an attacker to ... More About: Malware
ARP Spoofing Malware
2007-10-15 14:30:00 ARP Spoofing is a technique that every security consultant will scare their clients with as a means to prove the point that nothing within the network is safe from eavesdropping. So what is it? ARP spoofing, also known as ARP poisoning, is a technique used to attack an Ethernet network. It allows an attacker to ... More About: Malware
Common Denial of Service Attacks
2007-10-15 14:27:00 Denial of service attacks come in two types: Denial of Service attacks (DoS) and Distributed Denial of Service attacks (DDoS). A DoS attack is ‘an attack in which a third party purposely floods a network or website with traffic in order to prevent legitimate access (?Denial of Service?, 2007)’. A DDoS ‘occurs when multiple ... More About: Network Security , Enterprise Security , Common , Attacks
Common Denial of Service Attacks
2007-10-15 14:27:00 Denial of service attacks come in two types: Denial of Service attacks (DoS) and Distributed Denial of Service attacks (DDoS). A DoS attack is ‘an attack in which a third party purposely floods a network or website with traffic in order to prevent legitimate access (?Denial of Service?, 2007)’. A DDoS ‘occurs when multiple ... More About: Network Security , Enterprise Security , Common , Attacks
Securing your Linksys WRT54G
2007-10-15 14:20:00 Wireless networks are becoming increasingly common due to the ease and cost of deployment of the LAN using wireless technologies. Wireless networks provide different challenges than wired networks, especially in securing data in transit between the client and the wireless access point. The common wireless standards, provide mechanisms for securing wireless data, and despite the ... More About: Network Security , Linksys
Securing your Linksys WRT54G
2007-10-15 14:20:00 Wireless networks are becoming increasingly common due to the ease and cost of deployment of the LAN using wireless technologies. Wireless networks provide different challenges than wired networks, especially in securing data in transit between the client and the wireless access point. The common wireless standards, provide mechanisms for securing wireless data, and despite the ... More About: Network Security , Linksys
Protect Public Computers with Windows SteadyState Part 1
More articles from this author:2007-10-07 08:59:00 If you have ever managed shared access computers, like computers in schools, public libraries, Internet cafes, kiosk machines, etc, you probably know how hard it is to keep the computers running in the long run, as well as keeping the security level high and up to date, without too much work and ?hands-on?. What we ... More About: Windows , Computers , Network Security , Enterprise Security , Public 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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