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Top 5 best practices for firewall administrators
2009-09-14 15:38:00 Although hackers don’t mind working holidays, they seem to prefer having weekends off. The survey revealed that 52% of the respondents tend to work on weekday evenings, but just 15% do their dirty work on weekends. You can’t say that hackers lack confidence in their abilities. Ninety-six percent of the respondents say it doesn’t matter how ... More About: Firewall
Social networkers fail to tackle security
2009-08-31 15:07:00 Three-quarters of social networkers are failing to protect themselves against online threats according to security firm, AVG. Just 27 percent of social networkers are protecting themselves against online threats said the company. AVG’s Bringing Social Security to the Online community survey, which was conducted in conjunction with the CMO Council, revealed that 64 percent of ... More About: Network Security
Google fixes severe Chrome flaws
2009-08-31 15:03:00 Google has been forced to release new security fixes for multiple high severity vulnerabilities in its Chrome browser which could lead to an attacker taking over a victim’s PC remotely. The flaws, which were issued as part of the Chrome 2.0.172.43 update sent automatically to users, include two rated ‘high severity’ and one ‘medium risk’, according ... More About: Google , Network Security , Vulnerabilities , Vulnerability
Could Google be tricked into talking to botnets?
2009-08-22 15:55:00 Cybercriminals could start to take advantage of the popularity of search engines like Google as vehicles for relaying malicious code to botnets every time a particular keyword is searched for, said one security expert. Creators of botnets could potentially inject code in various Web sites and choose particular keywords that nobody is yet using on the ... More About: Talking , Botnets
New virus spreads by attacking Borland compiler
2009-08-22 15:52:00 An imaginative new virus that infects programs as they are being compiled has claimed its first scalps, infecting software sent out on a cover CD by a major German computer magazine and even other malware programs. The 18/2009 edition of Computer Bild reportedly distributed the Win32.Induc virus inside an obscure browser aids called TidyFavorites 4.1 to ... More About: Virus , Network Security , Malware , Spreads , Compiler
Stolen Credit Card Data Goes for Cheap on Cyber-Black Market
2009-08-22 15:51:00 Hacking large companies as Albert Gonzalez is alleged to have done can be profitable. But stolen credit cards and other data may not sell for as much on the black market as you expect. The black market economy of the cyber-world is always busy, especially in an age of massive data breaches like the ones that ... More About: Card , Credit , Market , Malware , Data
Facebook disables 6 rogue phishing apps, but 5 more appear
2009-08-22 15:47:00 Facebook on Thursday said it had disabled six rogue apps that were stealing Facebook users’ log-in credentials and spamming people, and within hours more appeared. Five more of the apps appeared on Thursday, called "Friends," "Friends Gifts," "Matching," "Pok," and "Your Photos," according to an updated blog post by Trend Micro researcher Rik Ferguson. Facebook ... More About: Network Security , Phishing , Facebook , Rogue
WINS attacks now in the wild
2009-08-19 15:18:00 The "critical" WINS vulnerability that Microsoft issued a patch for last week is now being exploited actively in the wild, according to the SANS Institute. The Internet Storm Center (ISC), which is operated by SANS, is receiving preliminary reports that hackers are targeting Microsoft’s WINS service on Windows NT, 2000 and 2003 servers. WINS attacks now ... More About: Network Security , Vulnerabilities , Vulnerability , Wild
SSH server attacks resurface
2009-04-22 15:03:00 Security researchers are warning administrators to secure their servers in the wake of new Secure Shell (SSH) attacks. Researchers at security firm SANS warned that so-called ‘brute force’ attacks were occurring on a "daily" basis. The attacks attempt to guess usernames and passwords in an attempt to compromise the server. To help guard against the attacks, ... More About: Server , Attacks
Hacking Tools & Techniques and How to Protect Your Network from Them
2009-04-22 15:01:00 Hackers today use a wide variety of tools and techniques to gain entry into networks across the globe, stealing and destroying confidential data, as well as defacing public websites, writing malicious code, and bringing systems and networks to their knees. These attacks can sometimes cost companies thousands of dollars in downtime, resources, and manpower, not ... More About: Tools , Network
Microsoft Black Tuesday: Microsoft finally fixes Excel zero day, plus more
2009-04-22 14:57:00 Many of these bulletins fix vulnerabilities that could allow remote attackers to take over your computers, so you should apply the updates post haste. I would recommend starting with the Excel patch, which finally fixes a zero day vulnerability reported over a month ago. Attackers have actively exploited this flaw in the wild, so you’ll ... More About: Microsoft , Network Security , Black , Finally
Conficker reprogrammed for new attack run
2009-04-11 14:23:00 Researchers are warning that the Conficker worm has been reprogrammed to strengthen its defences and boost its ability to attack more machines. Conficker takes advantage of a vulnerability in Microsoft ’s software, and has infected at least 3 million PCs and possibly as many as 12 million, making it into a huge botnet and one of the ... More About: Malware , Vulnerabilities , Vulnerability
Rogue security software a rising threat
2009-04-11 14:21:00 The bogus security software programs often offer a free scan that falsely says a user’s computer is infected. If installed, the programs are ineffective against malicious software. Security experts have theorized that those behind the programs reap lucrative profits. Microsoft detected two Trojan horse programs, Win32/Fake XPA and Win32/FakeSecSen, masquerading as security software on more than 3 ... More About: Software , Network Security
Software Security Activities from the BSIMM
2009-04-08 15:35:00 Using the Software Security Framework (SSF) introduced in October, we interviewed nine executives running top software security programs in order to gather real data from real programs.Our goal is to create the Building Security In Maturity Model (BSIMM) based on these data, and we’re busy going over what we’ve built with the executives who run ... More About: Network Security , Activities
How the economy is hurting security
2009-04-08 15:32:00 The economic crisis has affected virtually every facet of society, and information security is no exception. In a new report titled Unsecured Economies: Protecting Vital Information, researchers from Purdue University’s CERIAS security center lay out the fairly bleak view of what the tough times have done to corporate IT security. The report finds that intellectual property ... More About: Security , Economy , Network Security
Interview With Dino A. Dai Zovi
2009-04-08 15:30:00 In our continuing series on personal computing security, today we?re talking with Dino A. Dai Zovi. Three years ago, the organizers of CanSecWest started a contest titled Pwn2Own. This contest involved the challenge of exploiting fully-patched retail laptops. Hack the laptop and you?d win the machine as the prize. Dino A. Dai Zovi was the ... More About: Network Security , Interview
2009 When a Bot master goes mad - Kill the OS
2009-04-08 15:28:00 This time we are taking a close look about what things could happen with an infected computer when the running bot receives an specific command about to kill the Operating System. Not all type of bots usually have this functionality, but banking Trojans usually have. We will take three examples (InfoStealer, Zeus/Zbot and Nethell/Ambler), these are ... More About: Master , Kill
Online crime complaints hit record high in 2008
2009-04-08 15:24:00 The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) says complaints of online crime hit a record high in 2008, driven mostly by non-delivery of goods and service and those pesky 419 (Nigerian) e-mail scams. Accordign to a new report (PDF from ic3.gov), the center received a a total of 275,284 complaints, a 33.1% increase over the previous ... More About: Network Security , Online , High , Record
IBM sees Conficker hitting 4% of PCs
2009-04-08 15:22:00 After scanning 2 million computers over the past 24 hours, IBM’s Internet Security Systems (ISS) division said Thursday that it had spotted the worm on 4% of the IP addresses it monitored. Although Conficker is clearly the worst worm outbreak in years, the results came as a surprise, according to Holly Stewart, a threat response manager ... More About: Network Security , Malware
A Quick And Easy Way To Tell If You?re Infected With Conficker
2009-04-08 15:19:00 Even though April 1st is now history, you would be foolish to think the Conficker worm is no longer a problem. It’s still out there, still causing a nuisance, and could be instructed to activate a payload whenever the hackers choose. So what you want is a quick and easy way to tell if you might ... More About: Malware , Quick , Easy , Easy Way
Free Honeypot Client Could Sting Malware
2008-03-28 15:04:00 The Honeynet Project has released a new freebie honeypot client tool that lets security pros and researchers automatically detect and dissect bot infections and other malware attacks on client machines. More About: Network Security , Malware , Free , Sting , Client
What Firewalls Do & Donot Do
2008-03-28 15:01:00 Over the last few years, security threats have grown and altered dramatically and so have the defences. Traditional firewalls, installed over three years ago, are often not best suited for current threats and don?t protect against a number of newer threats. More About: Firewall , Network Security , Firewalls
Symantec fingers D Link for bot attacks
2008-03-26 14:01:00 D-Link routers may have been infected by a worm or bot according to security researchers at Symantec . However, the company has backtracked on its intitial reports that a bot had definitely been identified. More About: Malware , Attacks , Fingers
WhiteHat: 90% of Sites Still Vulnerable
2008-03-26 13:57:00 After years of fighting the hacker wars, today’s Websites are still a long way from being secure, according to a new research report. More About: Network Security , White , Vulnerabilities , Sites , Hat
Red Hat releases free security code
2008-03-26 13:55:00 Red Hat is freeing up the source code behind its identity management and security system in a bid to show that open source software is more secure than rival technologies.. More About: Security , Network Security , Free , Code
A new type of Bluetooth security
2008-03-26 13:52:00 Bluetooth has been a big success in the mobile world, but primarily for just one application: wireless headsets. These are extremely popular and with good reason: You can’t beat the convenience, and they are have become quite inexpensive. More About: Security , Bluetooth , Network Security , Application Security , Type
Dude, where is my perimeter?
2008-03-26 13:50:00 At one time, IT departments concerned themselves with hardening the perimeter. The idea was Medieval: build a fortress around yourself and don’t let outsiders in. Then came remote workers. Then chat apps. Then Web mail. And then mobile devices. More About: Network Security , Dude
Scaring users into IT security
2008-03-21 07:54:00 There’s nothing like telling a good horror story to encourage your employees — from senior executives to rank-and-file workers — to do their part in improving IT security. Cisco Chief Security Officer John Stewart has all the technological tools in the world at his fingertips to help keep the networking giant’s data and operations locked ... More About: Network Security , Users
VMware fixes security bugs
2008-03-21 07:52:00 VMware has identified and fixed seven security bugs in the free version of its hypervisor, which could let hackers launch denial-of-service attacks, change user privileges and forge RSA key signatures. More About: Security , Bugs , Vmware
The top 10 security land mines
More articles from this author:2008-03-21 07:51:00 Many companies spend a small fortune and deploy a small army to secure themselves from the many security threats lurking these days. But all those efforts can come to naught when making any of these common mistakes. The results can range from embarrassing to devastating, but security experts say that all are easily avoidable. More About: Security , Land 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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