Report: Windows 7 security
With the recent release of Windows 7, many individuals and businesses are questioning whether or not the new platform demonstrates any significant security improvements over …
Cyber war is coming, the impact could be huge
CBS News reports that cyber war is a reality that, according to cyber experts, the US will have to be prepared for – and soon. Admiral Mike McConnell, Former Chief of …
General purpose fuzzing tool
Codenomicon released a general purpose fuzzing tool today for testing all communication interfaces. The new Traffic Capture Fuzzer loads threat vectors from sources like …
Week in review: Ubuntu security, first iPhone worm, social engineering in practice
Here is an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, interviews and articles: Ask the social engineer: Practice One reader wrote in asking: “How can …
First iPhone worm discovered
Sophos reports that some Apple iPhone owners in Australia have seen their smartphones get infected by a worm that has changed their wallpaper to an image of 1980s pop musician …
Web application security testing tool Websecurify 0.4 RC1 released
Websecurify is a Web application security testing tool which automatically identifies vulnerabilities by using advanced scanning and fuzzing technologies. The key improvements …
Exploitation of online banking credentials on the rise
Within the last several months, the FBI has seen a significant increase in fraud involving the exploitation of valid online banking credentials belonging to small and medium …
Battle of the anti-virus: What is the best software?
AV-Comparatives.org recently released the results of a malware removal tests with which they evaluated 16 anti-virus software solutions: Avast Professional Edition 4.8 AVG …
Single sign-in gains ground
There seems to be a persisting problem: how to remember the passwords to all the websites you use and that require you to login? For myself, I chose to use a password manager …
Facebook continues to shoot down deceptive ads
In an ongoing battle against spam and deceptive ads and offers running inside applications, Facebook has terminated their business relationship with two more networks who …
Major vulnerability in SSL authentication
Marsh Ray and Steve Dispensa of PhoneFactor discovered a serious vulnerability in SSL, the most common data security protocol on the Internet. The SSL Authentication Gap …
Twitter users troubled by locked accounts
If you have been using Twitter for a long enough time, chances are you have been locked out of it at least once. If you haven’t, you’ve probably seen tweets of …
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