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Zeus Botnet Command and Control down, but not out

By aewhale - 3/11/2010 Ninety of the 249 Zeus command-and-control servers were knocked offline overnight when two ISPs, named Troyak and Group 3, were taken offline. Whoever was behind the takedown 'just decided to knock out a large area of cyber crime, and this was probably one of the easiest ways to do it,' said Kevin Stevens, a researcher with SecureWorks.

Google Posts Code on how to nullify Windows Defenses

By aewhale - 3/4/2010 I realize that they are still real-ling from the China attack, but I think that this borders on being irresponsible.

Don't Press F1 on Windows XP

By aewhale - 3/4/2010 Due to another bug in Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft is recommending that you do not press F1 (for help), on your PC.

New Attacks target IT Admins

By aewhale - 3/3/2010 A new breed of 'spear phishing' aimed at IT admins is making the rounds. The emails, containing no obvious malicious links, are fooling even the savviest of users into opening up holes in their company's network defenses. The new attack 'makes the old days of hoax messages that caused users to delete legitimate operating system files seem relatively harmless.

Over half of software fails first security tests

By aewhale - 3/3/2010 "Even with all of the emphasis on writing software with security in mind, most software applications remain riddled with security holes, according to a new report released today about the actual security quality of all types of software. Close to 60 percent of the applications tested by application security company Veracode in the past year-and-a-half failed to achieve a successful rating in their first round of testing. And this data is based on software developers who took the time and effort to have their code tested — who knows about the others."

Aurora Attacks - from China

By aewhale - 3/3/2010 iSec has published a new report (PDF) outlining the severity of the attacks on Google.cn, allegedly by the Chinese government, dubbed 'Aurora' attacks. Up to 100 companies were victims, and some are speculating that resistance to such attacks is futile.

Rootkit a cause of the Blue Screen of Death?

By aewhale - 2/23/2010 If you have ever experienced the Blue Screen of Death, there may be a reason for it. Your PC may have a rootkit on it already.

Two Schools in China linked to online attacks

By aewhale - 2/23/2010 Online attacks on Google and other American corporations have been traced to computers at two educational institutions in China, including one with close ties to the Chinese military, say people involved in the investigation. From the NY Times: '... the attacks, aimed at stealing trade secrets and computer codes and capturing e-mail of Chinese human rights activists, may have begun as early as April, months earlier than previously believed.

Your Financial information can be stolen

By aewhale - 2/18/2010 A new Virus has breached more than 75.000 Computers from 2,500 different organizations worldwide. Some of the attack points are from your favorite social networks.

Microsoft to patch 17 year old bug

By aewhale - 2/8/2010 Microsoft's next patch update is to include patches for 5 critical vulnerabilities that permit windows to be hijacked. The biggest change addresses a 17-year-old bug dating back to the days of DOS, discovered in January by Google.

Web Scanners Miss Half of the Vulnerabilities

By aewhale - 2/8/2010 Taking internet security into your own hands is not necessarily a good idea. Even the best automated scanners cannot find half of the vulnerabilities on a server. Call a professional in to get the scanning done right.

Are you reading Email or Spam?

By aewhale - 1/29/2010 Spam now consumes more than 95% of Email. Most non-SpamZapper subscribers receive more Spam than they do Email. SpamZapper stops the Spam, and lets you read Email again.

Human Rights Org in China Attacked

By aewhale - 1/29/2010 DDoS attacks are launched against the Chinese Civil Rights Organizations.

Break-ins cost more than $200 per Customer

By aewhale - 1/29/2010 An annual study showed that new breaches cost more than $200.00 per customer, or roughly more than $6 million dollars each. This survey was from 45 companies that repoted the break-ins.

Review of Breached passwords,

By aewhale - 1/24/2010 By far the simplest part of security available to everyone, is the password. A simple password is easily broken, and provides Immediate access for the Hacker. Strong passwords provide the security necessary to eliminate access to the hackers. This is simple, effect and cost effective security at it's best.

Microsoft patches IE flaw to patch Google Hack

By aewhale - 1/24/2010 Microsoft released a security patch to fix the Google Hack from IE. Click read more for more info. We still recommend the use of Mozilla Firefox to improve web surfing security.

Spammers not allowed to hide

By aewhale - 1/24/2010 A recent court ruling indicated that Spammers hiding behind a WHOIS privacy service have been found in violation of CAN-SPAM. Of course, most people that receive spam do not know what the Whois information is.

Microsoft browsers are seriously insecure.

By aewhale - 1/20/2010 Where have you been? The attacks on Google in China, the launching of browser based attacks have occurred in all browsers, such as IE6, IE7, and IE8. Even in Windows 7! Instead of using the insecure Windows Browsers, we (ABS Computer Technology) recommend using FireFox for your protection.

Microsoft attacks the Perl CPAN repository

By aewhale - 1/20/2010 Bots from the Microsoft IP Address space have been attacking the Perl CPAN development repository. Is this how you make friends and influence people?

Another Chinese hacking

By aewhale - 1/18/2010 THe law firm which is representing CyberSITTER in a lawsuit in china was attacked this week.

Flash Drive Vulnerability

By aewhale - 1/10/2010 Everyone knows that security is only as good as the weakest link. What happens though when the test for your favorite security device has wholes in the testing?

Web Services Let Virus Writers Check Their Work

By aewhale - 1/5/2010 Now on-line to hack you faster! The Virus writers can check their work before they spread their malware.

Got a Billion Spam messages?

By aewhale - 12/16/2009 Project Honey Pot has captured it's 5 Billionth Spam Message. That's a lot of SPAM!

You need to be proactive, not reactive to security.

By aewhale - 12/12/2009 When do you want to discover that Hackers are at you door? Before they attack your site and infect it, or after you have been owned by them?

SQL Injection Attacks claim another 132,000+

By aewhale - 12/11/2009 A large scale SQL injection attack has injected a malicious iframe on tens of thousands of susceptible websites. ScanSafe reports that the injected iframe loads malicious content from 318x.com, which eventually leads to the installation of a rootkit-enabled variant of the Buzus backdoor trojan.

Biometrics to be installed a Mall near you?

By aewhale - 12/11/2009 The identification system matches images captured by surveillance cameras to an existing database of faces. Police said they could not comment on the center's intentions, but would welcome any move to improve security and technology in the area.

IBM's new MainFrame solutions is Linux

By aewhale - 12/11/2009 IBM's new mainframe solution does not run its z/OS operating system, it runs on Linux. It's entry level price is $212,000.00 USD.

Malware can easily view iPhone personal info

By aewhale - 12/5/2009 There are many tools that can read your stock iPhone and get your personal info. Read the PDF and you will be shocked.

Google Launches Public DNS

By aewhale - 12/3/2009 OK, so do you give away all of the internet searches, name queries and everything you do to Big Brother? Google wants it all!

The new hot bed for Malware .cm

By aewhale - 12/3/2009 The .cm domain is easily slipped from the .com domain. Imagine all of the possibilities .... Cameroon is now the #1 hotspot for Malware infection.

Major IE8 Flaw makes 'safe' sites, unsafe.

By aewhale - 11/25/2009 Ok, I've been saying this for years, stop using internet exploder (or explorer if you must).

New Attack Hits Internet Explorer

By aewhale - 11/23/2009 An unidentified hacker recently released to attack older versions of Internet Explorer.

Most security products fail to perform

By aewhale - 11/17/2009 Most security tools (almost 80%) fail at their first attempt to being introduced and require two or three additional rounds before being acceptable.

The first Windows 7 - Zero Day Exploit

By aewhale - 11/17/2009 If you have a firewall with ports 139 and 445 ports blocked, then Microsoft says that you should be safe. Right now, they have no plans to provide a patch for this issue.

The "hail Mary Cloud" is growing

By aewhale - 11/16/2009 Everyday, we are reminded that the password is the single most important component of security. Bad Passwords (words based on dictionary words), and publishing your passwords are the worst things you can do for your personal security.

DNS Problem linked to DDoS attacks get worse

By aewhale - 11/15/2009 Too many DNS devices permit open recursive queries leading to DDoS attacks.

research paper

By kristy - 11/6/2009

Lawmakers Caught Again By File-Sharing Software

By aewhale - 11/1/2009 There is a lesson here. The PC that is not protected, and used at home will bring the infections to the office. We have tools to protect the PCs, and the Networks and combat this issue.

After 1 Year, Conficker Infects 7M Computers

By aewhale - 11/1/2009 Researchers have found more than 7 Million computers infected with the Conficker virus. Hey wait a minute, I guess they are not using our virus protection tools if they all got the virus.

Mozilla Unblocks Microsoft's .NET Addon

By aewhale - 10/20/2009 Mozilla has reportedly unblocked the .Net extension. That is, unless you are using version 3.5 of firefox, in which case it's not compatible.

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