Microsoft patches critical Windows vulnerabilities
In today’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft delivers 6 bulletins that fix 15 vulnerabilities targeting Windows and Office. Vulnerability in Web Services on Devices API Could …
OpenSSL 1.0.0 Beta 4 released
The OpenSSL Project is a collaborative effort to develop a robust, commercial-grade, full-featured, and open source toolkit implementing the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL v2/v3) …
Cybercrime reality through FBI eyes
Addressing the crowd gathered at the Information Security Forum’s World Congress in Vancouver on Tuesday, Shawn Henry, FBI Assistant Director of Cybersecurity, shared …
Facebook groups hacked through design flaw
Mashable reports that anyone can hijack a group on Facebook just by joining the group and registering as an administrator after the real admin has left. The group is then at …
Firefox most vulnerable browser, Safari close second
Cenzic released its report revealing the most prominent types of Web application vulnerabilities for the first half of 2009. The report details the steady rise of attacks …
Brazilian blackout not caused by hackers
Two days ago, CBS covered the possibilities of cyber war, power grid failures and cyber bank robberies. A couple of massive power outages that took place in Brazil were …
Snow Leopard 10.6.2 updates security
The 10.6.2 update is recommended for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard users and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of …
Free Web application security assessment
The Cenzic HealthCheck program is offering the first 500 SMBs a free application vulnerability assessment performed by Cenzic Web security experts using the companies …
Report: Windows 7 security
With the recent release of Windows 7, many individuals and businesses are questioning whether or not the new platform demonstrates any significant security improvements over …
Cyber war is coming, the impact could be huge
CBS News reports that cyber war is a reality that, according to cyber experts, the US will have to be prepared for – and soon. Admiral Mike McConnell, Former Chief of …
General purpose fuzzing tool
Codenomicon released a general purpose fuzzing tool today for testing all communication interfaces. The new Traffic Capture Fuzzer loads threat vectors from sources like …
Week in review: Ubuntu security, first iPhone worm, social engineering in practice
Here is an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, interviews and articles: Ask the social engineer: Practice One reader wrote in asking: “How can …
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