Hackers the movie: A retrospective
In this lecture, Don A. Bailey will take a look back at another great milestone in information security: the movie Hackers. In this retrospective from Hack in The Box 2012, …
Week in review: Backdoors in Barracuda appliances, and what makes a good information security professional?
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, reviews, videos, interviews and articles: Newest Java update doesn’t fix fresh critical …
GitHub’s new search reveals passwords and private keys
GitHub, the popular online source code repository, has unveiled on Wednesday a new search infrastructure that should help coders find specific code within the millions of the …
Cutwail botnet on spam rampage, delivers Cridex worm
Since its inception some six years ago, the Cutwail / Pandex botnet experienced its fair share of setbacks, but it’s still going strong. The main reason for its …
How to avoid Facebook scams and limit the damage they make
Last week I wrote about the most common Facebook scams, the reasons why they are perpetually so successful, and what the scammers who set them up are after. Today I will …
SCADA password cracking code available
ICS-CERT has issued an alert about the existence and general availability of the proof-of-concept exploit code for a tool that can brute force passwords and thus gain access …
Create a secure browsing session on any Windows computer
Making online purchases and secure internet browsing is safer and easier than ever with the launch of Kanguru’s new Defender DualTrust, a new secure online access and …
Belkin to acquire Cisco’s home networking business
Belkin has entered into an agreement to acquire Cisco’s Home Networking Business Unit, including its products, technology, Linksys brand and employees. …
New Cisco certifications validate Video-Voice-over-IP skills
Highlighting the increasing use of high-quality video traffic over the network, Cisco announced the release of the Cisco CCNA Video and Cisco Video Network Specialist …
Security intelligence solutions for mobile technology providers
Webroot announced the availability of a portfolio of internet security solutions that give mobile technology providers – from carriers to device manufacturers to mobile …
CISSP Rapid Review
Assess your readiness for the CISSP Exam—and quickly identify where you need to focus and practice. CISSP Rapid Review is a practical and streamlined guide which provides …
Barracuda Networks confirms exploitable backdoors in its appliances
Barracuda Networks has released firmware updates that remove SSH backdoors in a number of their products and resolve a vulnerability in Barracuda SSL VPN that allows attackers …
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