Nessus now audits Cisco routers and switches
Nessus now includes the ability to perform security and policy compliance configuration audits of Cisco IOS routers and switches. The audits are based on best practices …
Farmville and Sex and the City 2 used for Facebook clickjacking
PandaLabs reported the proliferation of scams hijacking the Facebook “Like” option. The attack uses eye-catching messages related to the popular game Farmville or …
PDF malware analysis with PDF Dissector
PDF Dissector is a tool for PDF malware analysis. Use cases: Understand the structure of malicious PDF files Let PDF Dissector report known vulnerabilities in PDF files Make …
420,000 scam emails sent every hour
More than 420,000 scam emails are sent every hour in the UK according to a report by CPP which estimates that Brits were targeted by 3.7 billion phishing emails in the last 12 …
Poor passwords can lead to disaster
Passwords are valuable information and when they fall in the wrong hands, the end result can be a personal and financial disaster. Many people have established secure password …
Mac users get universal, secure network access
NCP engineering released the NCP Secure Entry Mac Client which enables efficient handling and usage whilst providing “end-to-end’ security. The software supports …
A new approach for identity-based smartcards
Entrust is extending their public key infrastructure technology to provide a multipurpose smartcard offering. The Entrust Credentialing Service is an end-to-end hosted …
Apple patches Mac OS X vulnerabilities
Apple released Security Update 2010-004 which increases the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac. CUPS A cross-site request forgery issue exists in the CUPS web …
Recently published and still unpatched Windows XP flaw exploited in the wild
Less than a week since the controversial release of details of a vulnerability in the Windows Help and Support Center function that affects Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 …
Twitter PDF exploit spam
As evidenced by these real-time results, various Twitter accounts have recently bombarded other users with a message saying “Wow, A marvelous Product” and …
Maltego 3 released
Maltego is a platform developed to deliver a clear threat picture to the environment that an organization owns and operates. Maltego’s advantage is to demonstrate the …
Facebook not doing enough to prevent clickjacking attacks
With clickjacking worms becoming an increasing problem on Facebook, a study by IT security and data protection firm Sophos has revealed that 95% of those polled do not believe …