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Computing with Secrets, but Keeping them Safe

admin — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:20:20 +0000

A cryptographic method could see cloud services work with sensitive data without ever decrypting it. By Tom Simonite

http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/25537

A novel technique could see future Web services work with sensitive data without ever being able to read it. Several implementations of a mathematical proof unveiled just last year will allow cryptographers to start [...]

Security Breach Exposes 114,000 iPad Owners

admin — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:06:58 +0000

An AT&T security breach has exposed the email addresses of thousands of elite iPad customers including the White Chief of Staff.

According to ValleyWag, the breach, which comes just weeks after an Apple employee lost an iPhone prototype in a bar, exposed the most exclusive email list on the planet, a collection [...]

Large-scale attack on WordPress

admin — Mon, 10 May 2010 20:30:56 +0000

According to various reports, in the past few days a number of websites created using WordPress have been hacked. While the attack initially appeared to be limited to web sites hosted by American ISP DreamHost, it has since become apparent that blogs hosted at GoDaddy, Bluehost and Media Temple have also been affected. Unconfirmed reports [...]

New attack today against WordPress

admin — Fri, 07 May 2010 16:36:10 +0000

Update 2: Simple clean up solution: http://blog.sucuri.net/2010/05/simple-cleanup-solution-for-latest.html

Update 1: Note that we are not blaming WordPress here. I am assuming that if the problem was on WordPress itself, the number of infected sites would be much much bigger. Maybe a plugin is vulnerable or someone stole lots of passwords. Also, all the hacked sites were on [...]

Top Ten Most Critical Web Application Security Vulnerabilities

admin — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 21:04:29 +0000

Web application security is often viewed incorrectly as a set of server and host-based security issues, rather than code-level and configuration-based security vulnerabilities. Although servers and hosts may still be the cause for exploitations, it is critical that security professionals recognize the major impact of poorly written web applications as well as how their applications [...]

How to Protect Your Funds Online

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:48:10 +0000

By Craig Priess March 8, 2010 11:34 AM ET CSO – The rise in popularity and the pervasive nature of online banking over the last decade have been meteoric. The power of convenience has largely trumped customer fears about security, but there are signs that the tide may be turning. Perhaps exacerbated by the global recession and [...]

Security industry faces attacks it cannot stop

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:14:21 +0000

By Robert McMillan March 11, 2010 06:14 PM ET IDG News Service – At the RSA Conference in San Francisco last week, security vendors pitched their next generation of security products, promising to protect customers from security threats in the cloud and on mobile devices. But what went largely unsaid was that the industry has failed to [...]

Internet Explorer Flaw Implicated in Chinese Attacks

admin — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:33:19 +0000

A bug in the browser was a key part of recent attacks by Chinese hackers. By Erica Naone

George Kurtz, CTO of McAfee Security, revealed new details of the recent attack on Google and other companies in a blog post this afternoon. A “zero-day” bug–a previously undiscovered vulnerability–in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser seems [...]

IP Addresses & Network Reservations For Firewall & IDS Filtration

admin — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:53:59 +0000

Tired of being attacked by foreign countries? Here is some useful network assignment information so you can configure your IDS and Firewall against them. Simply block ANY and ALL traffic from network ranges to be safe! Be careful not to block your own neighborhood, unless you really mean to. The list is not complete, but [...]

Is Your Programmer or Network Admin A Hacker? Better Ask!

admin — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:38:09 +0000

With the large number of hackers and the increasing threat from overseas hackers, more and more business are at risk for attack and exploitation. There are many types of hackers and certainly many degrees of intent and purpose. The majority of hackers are usually programmers and network security specialists, who likely have a day job [...]