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New book: Troubleshooting Windows 7 Inside Out
You’re beyond the basics, so dive right into troubleshooting Windows 7 and really put your PC to work! Troubleshooting Windows 7 Inside Out describes hundreds of …
Increased illicit behavior on Internet pharmacies
Of the nearly 7,000 sites reviewed by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, only 4% of those online sites appear to be in compliance with pharmacy laws and practice …
Trojans dominate the threat landscape
As in recent months, Trojans dominated the threat landscape in November, according to GFI Software. Their data revealed that seven of the top 10 malware threats were …
Run Nmap on Android
Droidmap is an Android application for root users that implements some functions of Nmap in a GUI. This program comes with installer scripts for the installation of the …
Scammers preying on those wanting to adopt
The IC3 received information from law enforcement and complaints filed with the IC3 concerning an adoption scam. The scam is an attempt to collect personal information and …
Learn Cisco networking while playing a game
The Cisco CCENT Mind Share Game is a multimedia PC game that helps users acquire knowledge necessary for success on CCENT and CCNA exams. Featuring more than 75 stages, the …
Nessus in the cloud
The Nessus vulnerability scanner features high-speed discovery, configuration auditing, asset profiling, sensitive data discovery and vulnerability analysis of an …
Win a copy of Ninja Hacking!
We are giving away two copies of “Ninja Hacking: Unconventional Penetration Testing Tactics and Techniques“. Throw traditional pen testing methods out the window …
WordPress Comment Rating plugin CSRF vulnerability
A vulnerability has been reported in the Comment Rating plugin for WordPress, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site request forgery attacks, …
QuickTime 7.6.9 fixes security issues
Here is the security content related to QuickTime 7.6.9, available for download here. A local user may have access to sensitive information A filesystem permission issue …
Zeus targets major retailers
Trusteer recently discovered a Zeus botnet that is targeting credit card accounts of major retailers including Macy’s and Nordstrom just as the holiday gift buying …
Increased collaboration on cybercrime syndicate crackdowns
As 2010 comes to a close, information security companies are trying to predict the amount of problems we’ll have to deal with next year. Below is a list of 5 security …
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