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High-end cameras for professional security and surveillance
D-Link introduced three high-end fixed network cameras designed for professional surveillance and security applications, providing powerful and versatile security solutions …
Blended threats increase as malicious content grows more enterprising
Secure Computing published the company’s Q2 Internet Threat Report containing data and analysis from the Secure Computing research team. Among other findings, the report …
New book: “No Root for You”
Over the years, Gordon L. Johnson has realized the information available for non-experts concerning network auditing is rather scarce. His new book, “No Root for …
Surf Jacking: HTTPS Will Not Save You
In this paper we will describe a security issue that affects major web sites and their customers. Attackers exploiting this vulnerability are able to hijack an HTTP session …
Video: Surf Jacking Gmail demonstration
Below is a demonstration by Sandro Gauci of the Surf Jack attack being performed on Gmail. It also shows how Google’s Gmail can be prevented from being vulnerable to …
Configuration auditing packages for retail and PCI
nCircle released new configuration auditing and file integrity monitoring options designed for the retail sector and businesses subject to PCI. The packages provide two new …
Malware week in review: social networking and hot chick video worms
This week’s PandaLabs report looks at the Boface.A worm, and the Nabload.DIK TR and Exchanger.T Trojans. Boface.A spreads through social networks (MySpace and Facebook) …
CNN news spam with fake Flash update malware
There is a massive spam session running around with fake e-mails trying to spoof CNN news web site in order to make unsuspecting users download a malware file …
New facebook malware attack uses false video in wall posts
Sophos is warning users of Facebook to exercise caution when clicking on links in wall posts, following an attempt by hackers to infect computers by spreading messages …
Companies have a false sense of confidence in their backup solutions
The latest results from the Databarracks annual Backup and Recovery survey indicate that overall, 91% of companies claim to be confident in their backup solution. Upon further …
Spam stats for July: origins, categories and percentage
Worldwide Internet Mail Gateway Spam Percentage represents the number of messages that were processed and classified as spam versus the total number of messages processed when …
SPF/DKIM use on the decline among Fortune 500s
For those not familiar with Sender Policy Framework (SPF) or Domain Keys Identified Mail (DKIM), these are two forgery countermeasures that can be used by anyone looking to …