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- VoIP threats: Beyond eavesdropping
- When it comes to phone calls, privacy is the most common security concern. Recently, we discussed how hackers can eavesdrop on VoIP calls to discover the content of participants' conversations. But eavesdropping isn't the only -- or, in some cases, even the most serious -- security risk you face when...
- Blog posts 2007-07-13
- Manage patch deployment with these five steps
- While recently working on a network with roughly 10,000 hosts, I discovered two machines that had gone unpatched for 11 months. This might not seem like a big deal -- .02 percent of machines that remained unpatched doesn't sound too bad.But it only takes one unprotected machine to infect or...
- Blog posts 2007-07-12
- Consumers 0, Cybercriminals 1: the public disclosure debate
- It's become great sport—and often profitable—to identify vulnerabilities in applications, operating systems, and LAN/WAN device controlling software. These activities are not in themselves a problem. It's the efforts of white hat hackers that help vendors tighten up product security and increase user awareness of high risk environments or actions. But...
- Blog posts 2007-06-11
- The growing threat of cyberwarfare
- Recent events have shown that certain nations are ready and willing to use cyberwarfare to push national agendas. What does this mean to nations, and businesses, that rely on the Internet for their economy or defense?Estonia appears to be the first nation to become the target for governmentally sponsored cyberwarfare. ...
- Blog posts 2007-06-07
- Security solutions often have secondary benefits
- Like all security managers, I work to implement the right tools to defend against specific threats. Sometimes, however, a tool implemented for one purpose might be valuable in other ways. About two years ago, we installed a web filtering application that blocks user access to selected web site categories. The business...
- Blog posts 2007-06-03
- Photoshop File Threat - Did You Ever?
- Just when you thought it was safe to do something online, we have an example which shows that there can be dangerous vulnerabilities in virtually any application.Im including this Photoshop file threat not because I think it will become some massive security threat to a lot of users but simply...
- Blog posts 2007-05-07
- An Unintended Consequence of The Fixed Patch Cycle
- Fixed Patch Cycle ThreatsAlthough many of us cheered when Microsoft designated a Patch Tuesday regimen for releasing most security patches, hackers quietly cheered also and we are now beginning to see the unintended consequences of trying to make IT managers lives easier by having regularly scheduled patch days.Stop the patching...
- Blog posts 2007-04-13
- Office copiers pose identity theft risk
- Not only are we vulnerable to spam, phishing, hacking, dumpster diving, worms, rootkits, viruses, botnets, internal data thefts, and a host of other threats, but experts now warn of a new, unseen threat--copy machines. Thats right. The same copier that youve been using to duplicate your tax returns, expense claims,...
- Blog posts 2007-03-15
- Defend against kernel malware
- Kernel malware, commonly known as rootkits, are malicious applications that run in the kernel of the OS with absolute rights to system resources. End user devices infected with this type of application are open to undetectable processes that can steal data, collect PII, and otherwise control the system regardless...
- Blog posts 2007-03-01
- US-CERT: A free source of valuable security tools
- I don’t believe a day passes when I dont search for potential vulnerabilities in either new or existing information processing and delivery systems. One of my team’s responsibilities is to ensure that risk associated with known vulnerabilities is identified and properly reported to management. Our job would be...
- Blog posts 2007-02-05
- Use security log management to monitor network activity
- Most of us have the recommended layers of protection in place. Firewalls, email filtering, IDS, and IDP systems protect the perimeter and critical network segments. Hardened servers, anti-malware and carefully managed access controls protect individual devices as deperimeterization increases. But how effective are these controls? Is...
- Blog posts 2007-02-01
- Who's stealing your clipboard contents?
- Windows Clipboard data is at risk when using IE to surf the web. Unless an organization modifies default IE security settings for versions 4 thru 6, information copied to the Windows clipboard can be easily retrieved by an unscrupulous webmaster.A demonstration of this “feature” is provided at scriptmagic.com. ...
- Blog posts 2006-12-25
- Handling increasing compliance resource requirements
- In an article last week (“Global firms reach compliance breaking point”, vnunet.com, 12/14/2006), Robert Jacques summarized the findings of research conducted by Dr Jonathon Liebenau, senior lecturer in information systems at the London School of Economics Department of Management. The research project was commissioned by McAfee. In...
- Blog posts 2006-12-21
- Are we irresponsible in reporting new threats? Are we just wasting space/time?
- A reader of my Locksmith newsletter/column brought up a good point in a recent discussion and I suspect other TechRepublic members who don’t read The Locksmith may share the doubts (although why you haven’t subscribed is beyond me GRIN) so I wanted to broaden the discussion.Dukhalion ask what the point...
- Blog posts 2006-12-18
- One bug a day-sounds like fun!
- Metasploit will release one new browser bug a day in July.HD Moore of Metasploit wants to spotlight browser-based bugs. He claims, whether tongue-in-cheek I do not know, that he has enough bugs to release one a day for the next two and half years. http://metasploit.blogspot.com/2006/07/month-of-browser-bugs.htmlTalk about irresponsible. This to be...
- Discussion threads 2006-07-20
- Will you continue to use third-party security programs with Windows Vista?
- Will you continue to use third-party security programs with Windows Vista?- Definitely Yes- Definitely No- PerhapsThis is the focus of a new TechRepublic poll. Tell us whether you will continue to use third-party security applications (antivirus, antispyware, firewall, etc.) on your Windows Vista machines.Definitely YesI have had great experience with...
- Discussion threads 2006-07-14
- Which of the these security sins have you committed to "get the job done"?
- Which of the these security sins have you committed to "get the job done"?Which of the these security sins have you committed to "get the job done"?- Hacked a password without permission- Opened a port for remote access- Taken sensitive, unsecured data home- Other- None of the aboveThis is the...
- Discussion threads 2006-07-06
- Photos: Convicted for endangering their computers?
- Photos: Convicted for endangering their computers?article rootIs there any way to disinfect a computer?From what I have seen here I wonder if I should ever take the risk of touching someone elses computer. What about mold - I think I am allergic to mold and I know many others who...
- Discussion threads 2006-03-14
- Is Mac OS as safe as ever?
- Is Mac OS as safe as ever?article rootIs Mac OS as safe as ever?The arrival of a trio of security threats for the previously untargeted Mac OS X has started a debate about whether the floodgates are about to open on attacks. Most experts believe that people are still safer...
- Discussion threads 2006-02-27
- WORM_SOBER.AG
- WORM_SOBER.AG,http://ae.trendmicro-europe.com/consumer/vinfo/encyclopedia.php?LYstr=VMAINDATA&vNav=1&VName=WORM_SOBER.AG&highlight=WORM_SOBER.AGPlatform: Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Server 2003 The Network Admin guys at Work recieved about 600 emails beore they decided to set the spam filter, and this caused alot of predicated chaos.Check this out,Source: Trend Micro Security InformationKeep an eye out for it
- Discussion threads 2005-11-26
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