Rogue security software database
Rogue security applications, often referred to as scareware, are rising at a rapid rate, posing one of today’s greatest security challenges to computer users. Taking the …
Kaspersky releases Password Manager
Every day an active user will encounter a large number of online services and programs which require authorization. In order to access email, instant messaging services, …
Wireless network detector Kismet 2009-11-R1 released
Kismet is an 802.11 layer2 wireless network detector, sniffer, and intrusion detection system. Kismet will work with any wireless card which supports raw monitoring (rfmon) …
Clientless SSL VPN products break browser security mechanisms
Clientless SSL VPN products from multiple vendors put users at risk of a variety of web-based attacks because they “break fundamental browser security mechanisms”. …
Bit.ly steps up security
Bit.ly, one of the most popular URL shortening services, announced it will be integrating three new security-related services by the end of the year: 1. Websense’s …
Latest Windows security patches trigger black screen
You’re starting up your Windows (7, Vista, XP, NT, W2K, W2K3 or W2K8 PC or server) and everything looks normal. You log in, and your faced with a black screen with a …
Password attacks, tips and tricks
Almost a year ago, the Microsoft Malware Protection Center launched a honeypot FTP server with the intention of researching the attacks that normal users are subjected on an …
Nessus 4.2 released
Nessus is a vulnerability scanner which in version 4.2 includes several enhancements including a new Flash-based interface. With this interface, scan results and policies are …
Top 10 holiday threats
As the holidays bring an increase in online shopping, charitable giving and social interaction, consumers and businesses should be on guard against some common scams that …
Security fix in Ruby on Rails 2.3.5
Ruby on Rails 2.3.5 was released over the weekend which provides several bug-fixes and one security fix. It should be fully compatible with all prior 2.3.x releases and can be …
Visualize network packets with Pkviz
Pkviz is a tool for plotting and cycling through and animating a series of network packets captured by tcpdump. What makes it unique is that the packets’ structure is …
Privacy and security: A fine balancing act
ENISA has just published a seven minute video overview of the recent NIS Summer School 2009. The short documentary follows up on the topic of this year’s event – …
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