Looks like another bad day for 180 Solutions.
After Mike Burgess highlighted a new install doing the rounds, some of us in the security community have been playing with it and the results are pretty shocking, in an “oh no not again” kind of way.
Yapbrowser: serves up Zango and…child porn?
April 18th, 2006 · No Comments
Wireless: The story of ‘Wi’
April 18th, 2006 · No Comments
Wi-Fi has entered the general lexicon of millions of laptop users who have become accustomed to flipping a switch and jumping onto a high-speed Internet connection, whether at a coffee shop, library or park. But what exactly is Wi-Fi, and what about those other acronyms beginning with “Wi” that we have been hearing about of [...]
How Security Threats Affect PC Performance
April 18th, 2006 · No Comments
Security threats are everywhere - spyware and adware installed inadvertently over the internet, viruses transmitted through email, keyloggers penetrating your firewall, malicious code broadcast over peer-to-peer networks. Here are five threats that will reduce system performance, destabilise your system, generate unusual behaviour, modify your Windows Registry and hog your Internet bandwidth.
Security threats are everywhere: The [...]
Speeding up the wireless home
April 18th, 2006 · No Comments
IF you’ve ever been whacked in the groin with a cricket ball, you’ll know that faster is not always better. However, when it comes to PC networking, speed remains a highly desirable commodity, outranked only by security, reliability and the promise that your genital area won’t be unexpectedly compromised by spherical objects.
The speed on [...]
Don’t forget Web Server backups
April 18th, 2006 · No Comments
I love when a call comes in, especially on a holiday morning, where my services are needed and solutions are easily provided. At least that’s what I always hope for.
In this case I got a call from a medium size company (let’s call it ZZZ, Inc.) with an extremely anemic IT department (one person) and [...]
Steps For Better, Simpler Wireless Network Security
April 18th, 2006 · No Comments
The J. Craig Venter Institute has security measures in place for its wireless LAN, including a VPN, password requirements, and systems that detect intrusions and entry points, but all of the components were purchased separately. That also means they’re managed separately.
Marty Stout, VP of information technology at the genomics research institute, is encouraged that more [...]
HDCP Could Have Been Better
April 18th, 2006 · No Comments
I wrote Friday about weaknesses in the HDCP handshake protocol that is being used to set up encryption of very high-def TV content that is in transit from devices like next-gen DVD players to television monitors. This was not news to those who follow the area. The ideas in my post came from a 2001 [...]
Tips to Secure Linux Workstation
April 18th, 2006 · No Comments
While waiting for ADSL to be enabled in my area, which (I’ve been told) will happen soon, I did some tinkering with my Gentoo Linux workstation to make it more protected against remote attacks, and I thought of compiling a list of security measures against the dangers of full-time Internet connection. Obviously the list [...]
Rootkit numbers rocketing up, McAfee says
April 18th, 2006 · No Comments
Rootkits, used by hackers to hide malicious software, are on the rise and becoming more complex, according to security company McAfee.
In the first quarter, the number of rootkits seen by McAfee’s Avert Labs grew by 700 percent, compared with the same period last year, the company said Monday. Its research into “stealth techniques” also covered [...]
Open Source Intrusion Detection and Prevention: Tools for Today’s Corporate Market?
April 18th, 2006 · No Comments
There are literally hundreds of reported network attacks each day. Our systems are being compromised by persons trying to intrude, stop, obtain or destroy our precious data. The ability to detect intruders and monitor the network systems that you operate is not just an option. The Sarbanes Oxley Act is a warning to our publicly [...]