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The current information technology landscape is cluttered with a large number of information systems that each have their own individual authentication schemes. Even with single sign-on and multi-system authentication methods, systems within disparate management domains are likely to be utilized by users of various levels of involvement within the landscape as a whole. Due to this complexity and the abundance of authentication requirements, many users are required to manage numerous credentials across vari read more »
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A vulnerability and a weakness have been discovered in PunBB, which can be exploited by malicious users to manipulate data and by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting 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 read more »
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http://www.theage.com.au/news/security/hack-into-a-windows-pc-no-password-needed/2008/03/04/1204402423638.htmlBy Asher MosesThe AgeMarch 4, 2008A security consultant based in New Zealand has released a tool that can unlock Windows computers in seconds without the need for a password.Adam Boileau first demonstrated the hack, which affects Windows XP computers but has not yet been tested with Windows Vista, at a security conference in Sydney in 2006, but Microsoft has yet to develop a fix.Interviewed in ITRa read more »
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Some vulnerabilities have been reported in Cisco User-Changeable Password (UCP), which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks or potentially to compromise a vulnerable system.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 * Ass read more »
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We all know that you should back up your data periodically if you don't want to lose it in the case of an incident. This is not as trivial as it used to be. You might have some information stored remotely in online services. Most likely you will have an online email account and may want to have those emails archived on your local backup drive. So I wasn't surprised when I saw an article last week on Jeff Atwood's blog about someone searching for a way to archive emails from Gmail. By the way, any IMAP cli read more »
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A vulnerability has been reported in the Speedport W500 router, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose potentially sensitive information.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 thr read more »
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__GiReX__ has reported a security issue in LightNEasy, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information.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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A security issue has been reported in Symantec Altiris Deployment Solution, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to disclose sensitive information and potentially gain escalated privileges.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 read more »
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Sweet temptationWomen are four times more likely than men to give out "passwords" in exchange for chocolate bars.… read more »
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Tan Chew Keong has reported a vulnerability in E-Post Mail Server, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information.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 read more »
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Bluetooth crypto blown in eight secondsForget networked PCs or even PlayStation 3s, components commonly found in plasma TVs are the latest thing in password cracking tools.… read more »
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