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Best practices for DNS security
Securing the DNS must be a priority because it is so central to the proper functioning of every IP network. Employing the best possible protections for the DNS will pay huge …
Metasploit Framework 3.3 released
The Metasploit Framework is a development platform for creating security tools and exploits. The framework is used by network security professionals to perform penetration …
Secure advanced Web server for Unix
Hiawatha is a secure and advanced Web server for Unix. It features a rootjail, the ability to run CGIs under any UID/GID you want, prevention of SQL injection and cross-site …
Malicious “Balance Checker Tool”
TrendLabs warns about spam messages with the subject “Your credit balance is over its limits” professing to be from Vodafone and Verizon Wireless. The email states …
(IN)SECURE Magazine issue 23 released
(IN)SECURE Magazine is a free digital security publication discussing some of the hottest information security topics. Issue 23 has been released today. Table of contents …
Most security products fail to perform
Nearly 80 percent of security products fail to perform as intended when first tested and generally require two or more cycles of testing before achieving certification, …
Safe online shopping tips
Cyber Monday, one of the busiest days of the year for online shopping, is quickly approaching (Nov. 30), and a new national survey from ISACA shows employees plan to spend the …
Week in review: cyber war, SQL injection, spam evolution, Apple and Microsoft patches
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, interviews and articles: Cyber war is coming, the impact could be huge Admiral Mike McConnell, …
Serious Adobe Flash vulnerability
Foreground Security discovered a critical vulnerability in Adobe Flash. This vulnerability allows the same-origin policy of Adobe Flash to be exploited to allow nearly any …
WordPress 2.8.6 security release
WordPress 2.8.6 fixes two security problems that can be exploited by registered, logged in users who have posting privileges. If you have untrusted authors on your blog, …
Biggest website security weaknesses
WhiteHat Security released a report assembled from real-world website security data, is a high-level perspective on major website security issues that continue to compromise …
Spam evolution: September 2009
Spam in email traffic The amount of spam detected in email traffic averaged 86.3% in September 2009. A low of 83.3% was recorded on 18 September with a peak value of 91.3% …