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CheckFree Internet banking service is redirected to the Ukraine

By Admin - 12/6/2008 How do you know if your Banking provider is getting redirected to a site that is infecting you with viruses and Malware?

Spamming continues after Botnet is initially silenced

By Admin - 11/27/2008 Recently the McColo hosting facility was silenced as the source of of the "Srizbi" botnet network. The developers had an alternate plan however, by installing a fallback strategy to gain access to the New Command and control network. They certainly had a well developed backup plan to continue to perform.

Is there hope for DNSSEC?

By Admin - 11/26/2008 A recent RFC (Request for Comments) by the central committee of the IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force), has requested that a simple solution be implemented to sign the Root Domain Name servers in an attempt to help thwart the Kaminsky vulnerabilities.

A flood of new attacks target the recently patched windows flaw

By Admin - 11/26/2008 The problem with only patching windows servers, is that they are still vulnerable to attack due to the fact that they are a tightly integrated operating system. Best practices include you taking additional safeguards to take for these server. Most important is to employ a multi-layered defense which protects the servers from unauthorized connections.

Yahoo! Zimbra Desktop is vulnerable to the Man-in-the-middle attacks.

By Admin - 11/24/2008 Recently Yahoo upgraded their email solution to use the Zimbra Desktop. Unfortunately, the Yahoo Zimbra Desktop does not validate the SSL Certificate for the far end, thus leaving the user defenseless to the Man-in-the-middle attack on all communications.

SQL Injection attacks continue, with a stealthy tool from China.

By Admin - 11/14/2008 We reported that SQL injection attacks were spreading, and now it appears that China is the source of many of these attacks.

Microsoft patches SMB relay attack

By Admin - 11/14/2008 Well, it was a long 7 years in the making. I guess that this patch was better late than never? Nothing that a little layered security would not resolve for the network protection.

AVG Anti-Virus Scanner marks a Windows OS file as a Virus

By Admin - 11/12/2008 While many of the security field might consider Windows as a Virus (especially when we enjoy the benefits of Linux), some people were seriously annoyed when this OS file was removed from their PC.

Email, Spam, Malware & money

By Admin - 11/9/2008 Researchers follow the money in the discovery of how much money is made in Spam, and why the Spammers do it. What would you do for approximately $9,000.00 per day?

A view inside the botnet networks will astound you.

By Admin - 11/9/2008 It is 2008 and we are getting information of the first effects of Bot networks to infiltrate personal computers to steal your banking information. Coreflood is a botnet network which has been around since 2001. You may have heard about botnet networks sending SPAM, while coreflood has been found to take money from your bank accounts.

2,000 to 10,000 web servers attacked in broad Web attack

By Admin - 11/8/2008 Kapersky labs reported that Hackers have launched a massive Web hacking campaign, putting malicious links on as many as 10,000 servers. The attackers are most likely using compromised accounts on the Web sites or launching what's known as a SQL injection attack, where hackers trick the Web site's software into inadvertently running malicious commands.

This Viral Infection is three years old, and not considered a threat

By Admin - 11/4/2008 Most Anti-Virus software vendors do not consider this infection a threat. It Infects the Mast Boot Record of PCs, even as it turns three years old!

Now you can copy keys up to 200 meters away!

By Admin - 10/31/2008 Could someone please give the researchers at UCSD something to do with their time? Somehow, working on projects to make us all feel a little less secure seem to be counter productive. Don't you think?

Another one for the "If you find the issues, don't let us know" department.

By Admin - 10/29/2008 Student Charged With Three Felonies For Finding Security Flaw — and Reporting it

Alarm raised on Teenage Hackers - BBC

By Admin - 10/28/2008 It comes as no surprise that teenagers are becoming more active on the Internet in hacking. Time to unplug the internet at home, or install comprehensive monitoring and controls. How about a game of Kickball instead?

Twitter is becoming a haven for Terrorist activites

By Admin - 10/28/2008 Sadly this open networking tool appears to be being used for other things than Professional Networking.

Researchers find RFID Passports can be copied

By Admin - 10/27/2008 If it not enough that you can be subject to identity fraud on the internet, now you can be copied with your Passports as well.

SPAM Flooding continues, even after arrests

By Admin - 10/24/2008 Even though Authorities have arrested one of the largest spammers in Melbourne, the level of spam continues to be at about 90% level of email.

If you use the Internet or drink Coffee in China, be prepared to smile.

By Admin - 10/20/2008 So much for freedom in China, now they are tracking you, just in case you were to say something against the government.

The FBI Dark Market sting nets 56

By Admin - 10/20/2008 The Dark Market sting operations were HQd in the Pittsburgh area, Idid check with Agent J. Keith Mularski before posting this article.

News to you? US is the most desired network to Hack.

By Admin - 10/17/2008 The FBI Warns of Sweeping Global Threat To US Cybersecurity. Maybe this is a little late to the table, as we have been tracking this information for a number of years. Do you know how many times a day your network is probed?

Encrypted data is not exempt from the courts

By Admin - 10/17/2008 Criminals with encrypted data can no longer hide their crimes in an encrypted format with the excuse it may incriminate themselves.

Your Email messages are being recorded

By Admin - 10/17/2008 In the UK, a counter-terrorism act, "The Communications Bill (2008)" has every Email and Website that you visit being recorded into a centralized database.

Beware of Skype messages

By Admin - 10/15/2008 Some of you already use the Skype communications tool, while you are comfortable with sending messages, what would you do with a pop-up message which wants you to update your computer?

Hacker writes a book on his escapades

By Admin - 10/14/2008 This reformed hacker writes about his criminal activities which brought down Yahoo some 8 years ago.

Coming to a store near you!

By Admin - 10/13/2008 So you go to the grocery store, or to your local discount retailer. Do you know where your credit card information is going? Would you like your local retailer to send your card information to Pakistan? This was reported in the Wall Street Journal, about the activites in Europe.

Social Engineers visit from China

By Admin - 10/10/2008 If you have a domain name, you may receive an email from a seemingly legitimate company looking to protect your business interested in China and Asia. Yeah Right, like that will happen. Click read more for more of this social engineering ploy.

Spam-Wars: Obama ahead in Spammer Wars

By Admin - 10/9/2008 Just when you think that you're almost through with the politics, the Spammers decide it's time to smear their names in your Spam mail.

Two Europeans indicted in US for 2003 DDOS attacks

By Admin - 10/8/2008 Ok, it has taken 5 years to indite these hackers for attacks made 5 years ago. While I happy that they will be held accountable for their actions, it is important to remember that these events are occurring every day, and not enough of them are publicized. Good security is far more effective and costs less than attempting to prosecute the bad guys, and losing business.

Microsoft's Programming Challenge is interrupted with Web site hacked and defaced.

By Admin - 10/8/2008 Microsoft recently followed up their latest Tech-Ed event in Australia with a programming / developer competition which had hackers compromise their computers and deface the websites. It appears that little was developed to support the competition, but the IT Wire website will not soon let Microsoft forget the embarassment.

Brazil Adopts Electronic voting systems using Linux

By Admin - 10/8/2008 Electronic voting systems are generally news worthy when they have been compromised (like Windows based systems), or can been shown to be buggy. Here's an example of Linux providing the solution to support electronic voting for the Country of Brazil.

New Denial of Service attack Destroys the machines

By Admin - 10/3/2008 Dark Reading is presenting information on a Serious DOS Attack that destroys everything in its path. This means, that even after the attack is over, there is nothing that come back on-line. This is serious. The tools that destroys everything in it's path may be called sockstress, but there is no plan to release it anytime soon.

Google's Captcha now broken

By Admin - 10/3/2008 Wow those Indians seem to be working hard. So when is Captcha going to be dropped as a security tool? Your guess is as good as mine.

RFID Passports are Easily duplicated

By Admin - 10/3/2008 Where's Elvis? Today's article suggest that his Passport was alive and well in a Dutch Airport. So if you're lonesome tonight .... a clone may be in your future.

Tougher Credit Card processing regulations

By Admin - 10/3/2008 Finally after the TJ Max 45 Million account theft, the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council has made tougher regulations. If you have a Wireless Network in your facility, we can Secure it for you, because the Security included in the device, won't protect you (hint, hint).

Spammers break the Microsoft Captcha

By Admin - 10/3/2008 If you were hoping that the box with the characters was going to protect you from Spam, think again. We previously reported that the Spammers were paying for Captcha text codes .... looks like the fix is in.

Cross Site Request Forgeries found on many websites.

By Admin - 10/2/2008 Unless you are looking for the issues, or you have implemented particular security to defend your Web Server, you may also be vulnerable to this serious security issue.

Korset may stop infections from Malware

By Admin - 9/29/2008 A new Kernel module which exists in Linux, may stop infections and malware before any virus scanner could.

Congress endores Open Source for the Military.

By Admin - 9/27/2008 This is a big victory for open source. It seems that security and costs were all considerations.

Is your surfing monitored? Have you Opted-in?

By Admin - 9/27/2008 AT&T and Verizon will start to require you opt-in to monitor your surfing habits.

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