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iPhone OS 3.1.3 patches security issues
iPhone OS 3.1.3 deals with several security issues outlined below. CoreAudio A buffer overflow exists in the handling of mp4 audio files. Playing a maliciously crafted mp4 …
(IN)SECURE Magazine issue 24 released
(IN)SECURE Magazine is a free digital security publication discussing some of the hottest information security topics. Issue 24 has been released today. Table of contents …
The truth about identity theft
Over the past five years, identity theft has become a growing, nationwide concern annually affecting approximately 10 million Americans. It’s an issue that is difficult …
Using social networks inadvisable without proper protection
While the advantages of social networks are obvious after a short period of use, the risks resulting from them are generally disregarded by their users, according to …
73% share online banking password
The vast majority of online banking customers reuse their login credentials to access non-financial and much less secure websites. Trusteer found that 73 percent of bank …
XSS vulnerability in Cisco Security Tools
Core Security issued an advisory disclosing a vulnerability that could affect large numbers of organizations using Cisco’s Secure Desktop security package and leave …
U.S. strategy for cyberwar and cyberterrorism
The Cyber Secure Institute published a whitepaper by Gen. Eugene Habiger USAF (ret.). who formerly served as Commander in Chief of United States Strategic Command. He also …
Man gets serious jail time for identity theft scheme
Martel T. Kirkland was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for conspiracy, mail fraud, aggravated identity theft, credit card fraud, wire fraud, uttering a forged security, …
IDS legacy is institutionalized failure
The news is rife with discussions about systemic failures in the intelligence community. It is a good thing we do not judge information security on the same scale of success. …
SecretBox: Keep your secrets safe
An alternative to 1Password, App4Mac’s SecretBox lets you store all sorts of information: credit card details, SSN numbers, software licenses, e-mail account details, …
Netgear releases new gateway security appliance
Netgear unveiled a new gateway security appliance – the ProSecure UTM5, which enables small companies to protect themselves using a wide array of defenses including …
Multi-purpose fuzzer zzuf
zzuf is a transparent application input fuzzer. Its purpose is to find bugs in applications by corrupting their user-contributed data (which more than often comes from …
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