Georgian businesses targeted by identity thieves
A week ago, Colorado’s Secretary of State and the state’s Attorney General warned registered businesses that criminals are hijacking corporate names and brands in …
No more free bugs?
The recent announcements from Google and Mozilla that revealed their intent of paying up to $3,133.7 and $3,000 (respectively) for an eligible vulnerability discovered by …
Browser-enforced mitigation against CSRF
This is a video of a talk by Lieven Desmet and Philippe De Ryck at OWASP AppSec Research 2010.
Safari’s AutoFill reveals personal information
A feature of Apple’s Safari browser can be used by hackers to harvest personal information, says Jeremiah Grossman, founder and CTO of WhiteHat Security, in his recent …
Reporting of security breaches should be included in regular reports
Reports that a leading legal expert has called for the mandatory reporting of all data breaches to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) – in order to …
Snort 2.8.6.1 released
Snort is an open source network intrusion prevention system, capable of performing real-time traffic analysis and packet logging on IP networks. It can perform protocol …
New book: “Ubuntu for Non-Geeks, 4th Edition”
Ubuntu has been hailed as the Linux distribution for newbies, but getting it up and running isn’t always a walk in the park. Linux is different—but the same unique …
Get notified of suspicious Facebook access to your account
For all of you who haven’t figured it out already, there is a simple way to make sure that if someone breaks into your Facebook account and misuses it, you know it …
The modern network security landscape
Businesses must change their mindset on security to help ensure that their networks and vital corporate information are protected from evolving security threats, according to …
Privacy worries make the E.U. limit use of citizens’ personal data
The European Union has announced its plan to enforce stricter rules regarding its use of personal data of private citizens. “Citizens should have the right to know what …
1.2 million infected by Eleonore exploits toolkit
AVG’s Web security research team has discovered a network of 1.2 million malware-infected computers controlled by cybercriminals who were using the Eleonore exploit …
Security risk tool for healthcare
Whenever there is a security breach of any size involving protected health information (PHI), the healthcare industry is now required under the HITECH Act to complete an …