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Games insiders playRSA Software teams must act to protect systems and development projects from revenge attacks by disgruntled current and former employees.… read more »
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There have been lot of rumours and discussions about the recent Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution vulnerability. The most interesting thing is that it is a cross-platform vulnerability. Due to the fact that Flash read more »
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Proprietary software vendors, movie companies, and the music industry aren't the only businesses that don't like pirates stealing, copying, and reselling their CDs and DVDs. It turns out that pirated software can also hurt the open-source community. read more »
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Finding ways to limit DoS attacks and SMS spam by making it harder to spoof the origin of electronic communications is on the agenda at a telecommunications standards meeting next week -- but civil rights advocates worry it could put an end to anonymity on the Internet. read more »
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From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 04:18:53 -0500 (CDT)http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/explore/chi-lock-pick-0925sep25,0,4599280.storyBy Trine Tsouderos Tribune reporterSeptember 25, 2008Give Eric Michaud a can of beer (Guinness works best) and a pair of scissors and he can open just about any garden-variety padlock in seconds.This is how: During a recent interview at a North Side bar, Michaud, a prominent lockpicking hobbyist (you read it right), cut the to read more »
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From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 03:11:19 -0600 (CST)http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10121353-83.htmlBy Jon OltsikSecurity CNet NewsDecember 11, 2008A new report from the Anti-Phishing Working Group is yet another reminder of the information security threats we all face. This latest publication states that the number of compromised URLs used to distribute malicious code nearly tripled in the 12-month period from July 2007 through July 2008.This data, along with similar re read more »
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If you're looking for the really serious security issues to address, ones that might need government help, securing BGP should be on the short list. - If you were in charge of the nation's cyber-security what would youfocus on? One really scary problem that doesn't get enough attention isthe insecurities in BGP, the router protocol of the Internet. BGP hasbeen getting some attention as of late from Homeland Security, but it'sstill way down... read more »
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Google has begun testing a service that will make transcripts of voice-mail messages and make them searchable. read more »
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OPINION: License violations may be the least of your problems if your business is using pirated software. This Microsoft study indicates that it's quite possible you're using such software even if you tried in good faith to buy legit software. - Software pirates are getting bolder and more sophisticated according to a new paper from Microsoft on the subject.The main study discussed in the paper is of 30 medium-sizedbusinesses in the U.K. which were audited by a third-party review agency atMicrosoft's be read more »
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From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:32:07 -0600 (CST)http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10448545-245.htmlBy Elinor MillsInSecurity Complex CNET NewsFebruary 7, 2010We've heard a lot about security issues with the iPhone, but the BlackBerry isn't immune to threats from malicious apps.Tyler Shields, a senior researcher at the Veracode Research Lab, has written a piece of spyware that allowed me to shoot an SMS command to his phone and have his contact list forwarded to my e-ma read more »
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