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Category: tools | Posted by Avatar Staff 287 days ago
Via: http://blog.metasploit.com | Tags: rise security vs asus eee pc comments Discuss  
The fine folks at RISE Security have purchased a Linux-based ASUS Eee PC and literally rooted it out of the box (using Metasploit, of course). Considering how much criticism other PC vendors have received for out-of-the-box security, its a wonder that a similar outcry has not been heard for Linux-based products. The last line of the RISE article really sums it up: "Easy to learn, Easy to work, Easy to root." read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 239 days ago
Via: http://www.infoworld.com | Tags: microsoft vs apple patches zerodays faster comments Discuss  
Apple's teasing commercials that imply its software is safer than Microsoft's may not quite match the facts, according to new research revealed at the Black Hat conference on Thursday. read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 152 days ago
Via: http://feeds.ziffdavisenterprise.com | Tags: quantity vs quality security software testing comments Discuss  
We know how to make better tests of security utilities, but there's probably not enough demand for such tests in the market.... read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 89 days ago
Via: http://lists.jammed.com | Tags: isn spy vs spy comments Discuss  
From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:14:03 -0500 (CDT)http://spectrum.ieee.org/aug08/6593By Sally AdeeFirst Published August 2008IEEE SpectrumEarlier this year, someone at the United States Department of Justice smuggled sensitive financial data out of the agency by embedding the data in several image files. Defeating this exfiltration method, called steganography, has proved particularly tricky, but one engineering student has come up with a way to make espionage work agai read more »
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Category: blogs | Posted by Avatar Staff 84 days ago
Via: https://forums.symantec.com | Tags: security bugs vs regular bugs comments Discuss  
There has been much debate recently that stems from discussions related to Linux kernel development, over whether or not security vulnerabilities should be treated differently than regular software bugs. This has meant there has been a slight departure from the exhausted "full disclosure" debate read more »
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Category: blogs | Posted by Avatar Staff 1 day 14 hours ago
Via: http://voices.washingtonpost.com | Tags: peculiar patch pits iphone security vs safari comments Discuss  
Earlier this year, Security Fix criticized Apple for making iPhone users wait for security updates that Apple had fixed in its other products four months earlier. Now, it appears that iPhone users may have received a patch for a critical security hole four months before Apple fixed the flaw in its other products. Taking a look at the vulnerability summary from the update Apple released last week to fix critical vulnerabilities in Mac and Windows...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry. read more »
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