The Honeynet Project has released a new freebie honeypot client tool that lets security pros and researchers automatically detect and dissect bot infections and other malware attacks on client machines.
Free Honeypot Client Could Sting Malware
March 28th, 2008 · Comments Off
What Firewalls Do & Donot Do
March 28th, 2008 · Comments Off
Over the last few years, security threats have grown and altered dramatically and so have the defences. Traditional firewalls, installed over three years ago, are often not best suited for current threats and don’t protect against a number of newer threats.
Symantec fingers D Link for bot attacks
March 26th, 2008 · Comments Off
D-Link routers may have been infected by a worm or bot according to security researchers at Symantec. However, the company has backtracked on its intitial reports that a bot had definitely been identified.
WhiteHat: 90% of Sites Still Vulnerable
March 26th, 2008 · Comments Off
After years of fighting the hacker wars, today’s Websites are still a long way from being secure, according to a new research report.
Red Hat releases free security code
March 26th, 2008 · Comments Off
Red Hat is freeing up the source code behind its identity management and security system in a bid to show that open source software is more secure than rival technologies..
A new type of Bluetooth security
March 26th, 2008 · Comments Off
Bluetooth has been a big success in the mobile world, but primarily for just one application: wireless headsets. These are extremely popular and with good reason: You can’t beat the convenience, and they are have become quite inexpensive.
Dude, where is my perimeter?
March 26th, 2008 · Comments Off
At one time, IT departments concerned themselves with hardening the perimeter. The idea was Medieval: build a fortress around yourself and don’t let outsiders in. Then came remote workers. Then chat apps. Then Web mail. And then mobile devices.
Scaring users into IT security
March 21st, 2008 · Comments Off
There’s nothing like telling a good horror story to encourage your employees — from senior executives to rank-and-file workers — to do their part in improving IT security. Cisco Chief Security Officer John Stewart has all the technological tools in the world at his fingertips to help keep the networking giant’s data and operations locked […]
VMware fixes security bugs
March 21st, 2008 · Comments Off
VMware has identified and fixed seven security bugs in the free version of its hypervisor, which could let hackers launch denial-of-service attacks, change user privileges and forge RSA key signatures.
The top 10 security land mines
March 21st, 2008 · Comments Off
Many companies spend a small fortune and deploy a small army to secure themselves from the many security threats lurking these days. But all those efforts can come to naught when making any of these common mistakes. The results can range from embarrassing to devastating, but security experts say that all are easily avoidable.