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Category: vulnerabilities | Posted by Avatar Staff 281 days ago
Via: http://secunia.com | Tags: kvm block device backend security bypass comments Discuss  
A vulnerability has been reported in KVM, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to bypass certain security restrictions.Be sure to check if your system is missing security updates or have insecure applications installed:http://secunia.com/software_inspector/Feature Overview - The Secunia Software Inspector: * Detects insecure versions of applications installed * Verifies that all Microsoft patches are applied * Assists you in updating your system and applications * Runs through your browser. No read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 259 days ago
Via: http://www.infoworld.com | Tags: mhz auction fcc decision coming public safety block comments Discuss  
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) closed its auction of 700MHz spectrum late Tuesday, but it faces a major decision on what to do with a block of spectrum designated for use by public safety agencies that did not meet the minimum bidding requirements. read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 258 days ago
Via: http://www.infoworld.com | Tags: verizon wireless wins huge block mhz spectrum comments Discuss  
Verizon Wireless was one of the big winners in the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's (FCC's) 700MHz spectrum auction with the carrier winning a large chunk of nationwide spectrum. read more »
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Category: vulnerabilities | Posted by Avatar Staff 244 days ago
Via: http://secunia.com | Tags: writers block cms postid sql injection vulnerability comments Discuss  
katharsis has discovered a vulnerability in Writer's Block CMS, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct SQL injection attacksBe sure to check if your system is missing security updates or have insecure applications installed:http://secunia.com/software_inspector/Feature Overview - The Secunia Software Inspector: * Detects insecure versions of applications installed * Verifies that all Microsoft patches are applied * Assists you in updating your system and applications * Runs through your brow read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 229 days ago
Via: http://www.infoworld.com | Tags: paypal block users browsers stem phishing attacks comments Discuss  
PayPal, eBay's electronic payment service, plans to take the dramatic step of locking out people using older versions of Web browsers in order to stem phishing attacks. read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 226 days ago
Via: http://www.infoworld.com | Tags: paypal denies plan block safari comments Discuss  
PayPal has denied claims it plans to lock Safari users out of its online payments service as it reinforces its protections against online credit fraud. read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 160 days ago
Via: http://www.infoworld.com | Tags: antispam group outlines ways block spam botnets comments Discuss  
A major antispam organization is pushing a set of new best practices for ISPs (Internet service providers) to stop increasing volumes of spam from botnets. read more »
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Category: vulnerabilities | Posted by Avatar Staff 153 days ago
Via: http://secunia.com | Tags: drupal tinytax taxonomy block script insertion vulnerabilities comments Discuss  
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in the Tinytax taxonomy block module for Drupal, which can be exploited by malicious users to conduct script insertion attacks.Be sure to check if your system is missing security updates or have insecure applications installed:http://secunia.com/software_inspector/Feature Overview - The Secunia Software Inspector: * Detects insecure versions of applications installed * Verifies that all Microsoft patches are applied * Assists you in updating your system and applicati read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 96 days ago
Via: http://feeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com | Tags: accused british hacker gary mckinnon loses appeal block extradition comments Discuss  
A British man accused of hacking into U.S. military computers lost a major court battle today and could be extradited to the United States within weeks. Gary McKinnon is alleged to have illegally accessed computers belonging to the Pentagon, NASA and the U.S. Army and Navy in 2001 and 2002. McKinnon lost his appeal today to the European Court of Human Rights to block his extradition. - A British man accused by the United States of quot;the biggest military hack of all time quot; lost an appeal on Thurs read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 78 days ago
Via: http://lists.jammed.com | Tags: isn hackers block qaedas terror tape comments Discuss  
From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:44:16 -0500 (CDT)http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=WorldSectionPage&id=b5876aa2-dab4-4050-8c3d-a88ce51d5401By Pramit Pal ChaudhuriHindustan TimesNew DelhiSeptember 13, 2008Hackers prevented Al Qaeda from releasing a videotape to mark the seventh anniversary of 9/11. Al Qaeda has traditionally issued a video or audiotape by either Osama bin Laden or Ayman al Zawahiri, the terror network’s two leaders, read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 71 days ago
Via: http://www.infoworld.com | Tags: wireless carriers block free broadband comments Discuss  
Mobile telephone service providers are trying to block a plan to create a free, nationwide wireless broadband network by insisting on protections from interference that would make it impossible to deliver wireless broadband, according to the company proposing the network. read more »
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