Farmville and Sex and the City 2 used for Facebook clickjacking
PandaLabs reported the proliferation of scams hijacking the Facebook “Like” option. The attack uses eye-catching messages related to the popular game Farmville or …
PDF malware analysis with PDF Dissector
PDF Dissector is a tool for PDF malware analysis. Use cases: Understand the structure of malicious PDF files Let PDF Dissector report known vulnerabilities in PDF files Make …
420,000 scam emails sent every hour
More than 420,000 scam emails are sent every hour in the UK according to a report by CPP which estimates that Brits were targeted by 3.7 billion phishing emails in the last 12 …
Poor passwords can lead to disaster
Passwords are valuable information and when they fall in the wrong hands, the end result can be a personal and financial disaster. Many people have established secure password …
Mac users get universal, secure network access
NCP engineering released the NCP Secure Entry Mac Client which enables efficient handling and usage whilst providing “end-to-end’ security. The software supports …
A new approach for identity-based smartcards
Entrust is extending their public key infrastructure technology to provide a multipurpose smartcard offering. The Entrust Credentialing Service is an end-to-end hosted …
Apple patches Mac OS X vulnerabilities
Apple released Security Update 2010-004 which increases the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac. CUPS A cross-site request forgery issue exists in the CUPS web …
Recently published and still unpatched Windows XP flaw exploited in the wild
Less than a week since the controversial release of details of a vulnerability in the Windows Help and Support Center function that affects Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 …
Twitter PDF exploit spam
As evidenced by these real-time results, various Twitter accounts have recently bombarded other users with a message saying “Wow, A marvelous Product” and …
Maltego 3 released
Maltego is a platform developed to deliver a clear threat picture to the environment that an organization owns and operates. Maltego’s advantage is to demonstrate the …
Facebook not doing enough to prevent clickjacking attacks
With clickjacking worms becoming an increasing problem on Facebook, a study by IT security and data protection firm Sophos has revealed that 95% of those polled do not believe …
Remote working poses threat to corporate security
A recent survey of 200 UK IT directors has found that 92 percent believe that, by allowing more staff to work remotely, they are increasing their security risks. Even though …
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