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Security: New BotSniffer better able to detect foul stench of botnets
2008-02-23 07:55:00 "Researchers at Georgia Tech have published a paper on BotSniffer?a program they’ve designed to detect and disable botnets. Botsniffer is not the only bot-detection program available, but the Georgia Tech research team believes that the program’s approach to the botnet issue results in a better correlation rate and a lower number of false positives. ShareThis Possibly ... More About: Security , Malware , Botnets
How Internet Censorship Works
2008-02-23 07:49:00 "One of the early nicknames for the Internet was the "information superhighway" because it was supposed to provide the average person with fast access to a practically limitless amount of data. For many users, that’s exactly what accessing the Internet is like. For others, it’s as if the information superhighway has some major roadblocks in ... More About: Censorship , Anonymity , Works
Security: How secure is a Gmail account?
2008-02-23 07:43:00 "At the last DefCon event, one of the attendees, ‘Hamster’ showed off how the cookies sent by your computer when signing into a Google account can be copied, allowing the account to be cloned by the hacker, and all the implications that carried. ShareThis Possibly relatedGoogle Mail vulnerable to sidejacking despite SSL More About: Security , Gmail , Secure , Account
Security: Limelight kills botnets better than cops do
2008-02-23 07:38:00 "Botnet operators have become public enemy number-one as consumers, businesses and governments fall foul to identity theft, DDoS attacks and spam. Yet no one appears to be able to stop the spread of bots — except maybe the media. ShareThis Possibly relatedSecurity : What IT can learn from botnetsSecurity: New BotSniffer better able to detect foul stench of ... More About: Malware , Cops , Limelight , Botnets
Security: What IT can learn from botnets
2008-02-23 07:36:00 "Josh Corman is the host protection architect for Internet Security Systems, Inc. (ISS), with more than eight years of experience in security and networking software. What was refreshing was Corman’s out-of-the-box thinking on the distributed networks currently being used by online criminals. Of the most popular of these networks, he said "Storm did a ... More About: Malware , Learn , Botnets
Security: Microsoft wants to worm its way into your PC
2008-02-23 07:31:00 "Microsoft is taking a leaf out of the virus writers’ handbook, hoping to use friendly "worms" to distribute software patches surreptitiously. ShareThis Possibly relatedSecurity : Behind the Scenes at Microsoft’s Secure Windows InitiativeMicrosoft Issues Biggest Patch Update in a YearMicrosoft slates 12 patches for next weekanti-CAPTCHA operations by spammers on Microsoft Windows Live MailTips: How to Minimize Risk ... More About: Worm
The Anonymity Experiment
2008-02-15 07:26:00 "During a week of attempting to cloak every aspect of daily life, our correspondent found that in an information age, leaving no trace is nearly impossible…. ShareThis Readers who viewed this page, also viewed:Vulnerabilities: RealPlayer flaw raises security flagsStorm’s Creators IdentifiedTips: How to Minimize Risk from Zero Day AttacksMalware: Malware writers gear up for bumper 2008Hacking: Legitimate ... More About: Experiment , Privacy , Anonymity
Websense: Google IE toolbar 404 hijacking
2008-02-15 07:20:00 "…Another point of interest is how the toolbar handles connection failures. Google says, ?When your server is unreachable, the Google Toolbar will automatically display a link to the cached version of your page.? We have previously written about how Google services are being targeted by the black hats for use as a resource to launch ... More About: Security , Websense
Whitelisting of software is the way to go
2008-02-15 07:03:00 "Anti-virus and anti-spyware technologies, which are packaged as ‘blacklist’ solutions, are gradually giving way to what security experts claim is a far more effective IT security technology based on ‘whitelist’ solutions. However, a comprehensive IT security solution would imply that vendors take care of the root cause rather than just specific problems which the lists ... More About: Software
Mozilla raises Firefox security bar
2008-02-15 06:56:00 "Firefox 3.0’s new anti-malware blocker, a tool that prevents some malicious pages from loading, is the browser upgrade’s most important new security feature, Mozilla Corp.’s head of engineering said today. ShareThis Possibly relatedMozilla Dismisses New Firefox Flaw WarningMozilla patches 11 Firefox bugsMozilla confirms Firefox proof of concept information leak vulnerabilityA Malware Victim’s StoryFirefox 3 beta 3 polishes ... More About: Security
A Malware Victim?s Story
2008-02-15 06:55:00 "When you have spinal and liver cancer, computer infections are the least of your worries. But even the least of worries can diminish your quality of life. Tim, a resident of Aberdeen, Wash., just wanted to play some online games, his friend Sharon explained over the phone on Tuesday. Sharon provided her last name and ... More About: Story , Malware , Victim
Ben Edelman: C-NetMedia?s Anti-Spyware Offerings and Advertising Practices
2008-02-15 06:49:00 "Not every "anti-spyware" program is what it claims to be. Some truly have users’ interests at heart — identifying and removing bona fide risks to privacy, security, stability, or performance. Others resort to a variety of tricks to confuse users about what they’re getting and why they purportedly need it. ShareThis Readers who viewed this page, also ... More About: Anti Spyware , Spyware , Advertising , Anti-spyware , Anti
Is it time to consider PDF a threat?
2008-02-15 06:45:00 "Adobe released patches for its Reader and Acrobat programs last Wednesday, but there’s reason to suspect that the company has closed the barn door long after the cattle fled. According to a blog entry at the SANS Internet Storm Center, this particular vulnerability has been exploited in the wild for several weeks. In this case, ... More About: Time , Threat
Beware unexpected e-Valentines, FBI says
2008-02-15 06:42:00 "When the FBI issues a press release about Valentine’s Day, you can guess it?s not good news. The feds are warning Internet users about electronic Valentines that are booby-trapped with a computer virus. Computer security firms confirm that they have seen many variations of the virus, which often arrives in e-mail bearing loving subject lines ... More About: Phishing , Beware
Hackers turn to drive-by downloads
2008-02-15 06:40:00 "Organised criminal hackers are waging a highly sophisticated war by exploiting vulnerabilities in end users’ web browsers using drive-by downloads, security experts warn. ShareThis Possibly relatedWidespread encryption heralds new attacksHacking: Hackers Have Attacked Foreign Utilities, CIA Analyst SaysHacking: Analysts warn of Mac hack attacks More About: Downloads , Drive , Turn
Microsoft Issues Biggest Patch Update in a Year
2008-02-13 08:20:00 "Microsoft on Tuesday rolled out 11 security updates that patch 17 vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, Internet Explorer, Internet Information Server (IIS) and several other components and technologies. It was the most patch bulletins Microsoft’s has issued since February 2007, even though it yanked one expected update — scheduled last week to fix problems in VBScript ... More About: Issues , Update , Patch , Year
Firefox 3 beta 3 polishes rough edges
2008-02-13 08:17:00 "Mozilla has announced the official release of the third Firefox 3 beta, which includes many user interface improvements and a handful of new features. Firefox 3 is rapidly approaching completion, and much of the work that remains to be done is primarily in the category of fit and finish. There will likely only be one ... More About: Beta
Top 11 Malware Threats To Watch Out For
2008-02-13 08:14:00 "By the end of 2008, McAfee Avert Labs predicts it will have identified some 550,000 malicious programs, a 54% increase from 2007. With all the new malware emerging, we can expect new terminology to describe these constantly morphing threats. Here, then, is our only slightly tongue-in-check attempt to predict some of the rising threats ... More About: Watch , Malware , Threats
Mozilla Dismisses New Firefox Flaw Warning
2008-02-13 08:07:00 "Published reports of an information leakage vulnerability affecting fully patched versions of the open-source Firefox browser have been greatly exaggerated, according to Mozilla chief evangelist Mike Shaver. ShareThis Possibly relatedMozilla patches 11 Firefox bugsMozilla confirms Firefox proof of concept information leak vulnerabilityFirefox 3 beta 3 polishes rough edgesVulberabilities: ID Theft Vulnerability Haunts Firefox More About: Warning
Widespread encryption heralds new attacks
2008-02-13 08:05:00 "Hackers will become more skilled at using encryption as the technology becomes more widespread, and could use it to launch new forms of attacks, according to security experts.. ShareThis Possibly relatedTrueCrypt 5 releasedHacking: Hackers Have Attacked Foreign Utilities, CIA Analyst SaysHacking: Analysts warn of Mac hack attacks More About: Encryption , Attacks
ComScore Says ?Researchware? Isn?t ?Spyware?
2008-02-13 08:03:00 "ComScore chairman and co-founder Gian Fulgoni believes there’s a distinction between overt and covert data gathering. Market researchers, he suggests, rely on "researchware," in contrast to criminal researchers who employ "spyware." "Market research tracking software (we have dubbed it ‘researchware’) needs to be differentiated from ‘adware,’ ’spyware,’ and ‘malware’ and should not be treated in ... More About: Spyware
Mozilla patches 11 Firefox bugs
2008-02-13 08:01:00 "Mozilla Corp. late yesterday patched Firefox to quash 11 bugs, including one from three weeks ago that posed a threat to users who had installed any of the more than 600 add-ons for the open-source browser. Firefox 2.0.0.12 fixed four vulnerabilities that Mozilla ranked "critical," one it pegged "high" and three each rated as "moderate" ... More About: Patches , Bugs
Least privilege won?t solve every security problem, but it?s a significant
2008-02-13 07:58:00 "First and foremost, least privilege models prevent 90 percent or more of today’s malware. You can’t ignore that statistic. Malware writers may easily code around least privilege when they need to, but it does significantly cut down on software that can cause harm today. Second, least privilege mechanisms make it harder for malware to modify ... More About: Security , Problem
Malicious programs hit new high
2008-02-13 07:56:00 "The number of malicious programs found online has reached an unprecedented high, say security firms. Reports vary but some estimates suggest there were five times as many variants of malicious programs in circulation in 2007 compared to 2006. Security company Panda Software said it was getting more than 3,000 novel samples of so called malware ... More About: Programs , High
Microsoft slates 12 patches for next week
2008-02-08 15:36:00 "Microsoft Corp. announced today that it will release a dozen security updates next week, matching the patch record set a year ago. Seven of the 12 will be tagged with the company’s highest threat ranking. "There’s not a Windows shop anywhere in the world that won’t need to deploy at least one of these patches," ... More About: Patches , Week
anti-CAPTCHA operations by spammers on Microsoft Windows Live Mail
2008-02-08 15:33:00 "Websense Security Labs has discovered that Windows Live Mail accounts have been targeted in recent spammer tactics. In these recent attacks, spammers have managed to create bots that are capable of signing up and creating random Live Mail accounts that could be used for a wide range of subsequent attacks. ShareThis Possibly relatedMicrosoft slates 12 patches for ... More About: Windows Live
Free tool blocks Facebook, MySpace, and Yahoo ActiveX vulnerabilities
2008-02-08 14:56:00 "A researcher over at the Internet Storm Center has created a powerful GUI that will set the kill-bits on vulnerable ActiveX controls used in Facebook, Myspace , and Yahoo apps. These popular apps came under attack on Monday after researchers Elazar Broad and Krystian Kloskowski disclosed their findings to a online security newsgroup. ShareThis Possibly relatedKill ActiveXCritical flaws ... More About: Software , Free , Vulnerabilities
Adobe, Apple Issue Security Updates
2008-02-08 14:54:00 "Adobe has released an update to its free Adobe Reader application that corrects more than two dozen bugs, including several security holes. Separately, Apple this week pushed out a patch to plug a single security vulnerability in its iPhoto application. ShareThis Possibly relatedMicrosoft slates 12 patches for next weekHacking: Analysts warn of Mac hack attacks More About: Security , Updates , Issue
TrueCrypt 5 released
2008-02-08 14:52:00 "TrueCrypt, an encryption program designed to hide your data from prying eyes, has released a new update that adds the ability to encrypt an entire disk. Seems like just about everyday we read about yet another exposure of sensitive data because someone’s laptop was stolen, but if those careless employees had used TrueCrypt it wouldn’t ... More About: Released
Antivirus Inventor: Security Departments Are Wasting Their Time
More articles from this author:2008-02-08 14:50:00 "Peter Tippett thinks it’s time for security professionals to wake up and stop wasting their energy. In a presentation here yesterday, Tippett — who is vice president of risk intelligence for Verizon Business, chief scientist at ICSA Labs, and the inventor of the program that became Norton AntiVirus — said that about one third of ... More About: Security , Antivirus , Time , Departments , Inventor 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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