Social authentication and solar storms
Well, I thought it was ironic that the biggest solar storm in years is hitting the earth tonight … while CanSecWest is on … So far today we have had talks on security (and vulnerabilities) during the...
View ArticleInfoSec Daily Podcast Episode 613
Episode 613 - DDoS, SWF Investigator, Sat/Cable Flaws, FBI Oops!, and Panda Slap
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View ArticleBest Practices for Employees who Blog
When an employee posts online, responds to comments or writes blogs, the fine line between business and personal information has to be kept in mind. Online posting should ensure that the post does not...
View ArticleDetecting Brazilian Banking Trojans with Snort http_inspect
If you take a look at malware samples down here in Brazil, probably in most of Latin America they target bank users (something around 95% of Brazilian malware is banking trojans). In Brazil, they arget...
View ArticleJob: Security Analyst Working Virtually
Although client locations are mostly in NYC, you only have to head there periodically … and you can’t beat NYC every one in a while. And don’t forget … if you organization is interested in posting...
View ArticleAnonymous Latest Victims Include The Vatican and Panda Labs
Looks like Sabu’s arrest, along with those that he brought down with him, has not slowed down Anonymous any. In fact it appears to just have stirred the proverbial beehive. Since the news on Sabu,...
View ArticleNot Even the Pope’s Safe From Hacktivism?
So our friends from Anonymous are at it again. This time taking down www.vatican.va and other Catholic church related sites. They stated the reason behind the site take-down as follows: "Anonymous...
View ArticleRSA 2012: Symantec Bets on Cloud, Mobile, and Virtualization Security
Symantec had a host of security-related news to share at RSA last week, but that wasn’t all. The security solution giant released a fair amount of mobile security news at the Mobile World Congress...
View ArticleGuest Blog: 3 Ways to Improve Web Security
Internet drugstore (Photo credit: nicolasnova) The web is full of opportunities for users to stumble across something malicious, which can lead to downtime, information leakage, and worse. Should you...
View ArticleGoogle opens a pharmacy? It’s spam of the day
Is Google really extending its online empire, and opening an online pharmacy? Of course not. Don't click on the links, don't buy the goods, don't put your identity and health in danger.
View ArticleWho is really reading the fine print?
Last Friday, the German federal government decided on a law against internet scammers and subscription traps – the so called “button” solution. Sites like www.software-und-tools.de often cheated...
View ArticleNew iPad 3: Apple fails to surprise #ITBW...
New iPad 3: Apple fails to surprise #ITBW http://blogs.computerworld.com/19847/new_ipad_3_apple_fails_to_surprise by +Richi Jennings for +Computerworld $AAPL
View ArticleTaking Endpoint Management to a Higher Level
With the rise of mobile computing just about every task associated with security management is getting more complicated. Where there was once a limited number of devices to worry about there are now an...
View ArticleHow to Travel Unmolested by Warrantless Seizures and Creeping Malware #HPIO...
How to Travel Unmolested by Warrantless Seizures and Creeping Malware #HPIO UK Great tips from +Lisa Vaas......
View ArticleGoogle Chrome hack earns security researcher $60,000
A Russian security researcher has earned himself a tidy $60,000 by demonstrating how he could waltz past the security sandbox in Google's Chrome browser to run unauthorised code on fully-patched...
View ArticleRSA 2012: Around the World in 80 Days? Try 24 Hours
“Your mission, Boyd, should you choose to accept it is to fly from Manila to San Francisco and give a talk at RSA 2012. You’ll travel roughly 13,000 miles in 24 hours across almost every country known...
View ArticleEpisode 279 with Tanya Baccam & Doug Burks at 6PM ET tonight!
Episode 279 of PaulDotCom Security Weekly will feature a special interview with Tanya Baccam, SANS course author and instructor, and a special Guest Technical Segment with Doug Burks on Security...
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