- Vuln: Mahara Resume Blocktype Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
- Vuln: Mahara Admin Password Reset Security Bypass Vulnerability
- Vuln: eCryptfs 'parse_tag_3_packet()' Packet Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- Vuln: Cisco VPN Client for Windows 'StartServiceCtrlDispatche' Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
- Vuln: HP OpenView Network Node Manager 'ovdbrun.exe' Denial of Service Vulnerability
- Vuln: PHP Versions Prior to 5.3.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
- Vuln: KDE KDELibs 'dtoa()' Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Vuln: PEAR Sendmail 'From' Parameter Arbitrary Argument Injection Vulnerability
- Vuln: IBM Rational Products Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- Vuln: Microsoft Internet Explorer 'Style' Object Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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Quickpost: SelectMyParent or Playing With the Windows Process Tree
Category: Network Security & Hacking News/Latest Security News
I read something very interesting in Windows via C/C++ today: starting with Windows Vista, CreateProcess can start a program where you specify the parent process! This is something forensic investigators ...Sunday, 22 November 2009 -
New York Tests Xbox-Based Emergency Alert System
Category: Network Security & Hacking News/Global Security News
An interesting concept is currently being tested in New York. Gamers used to confronting invading terrorists, nuclear attacks, and natural calamities, in virtual form may get a dose of reality in the middle ...Friday, 20 November 2009 -
Fly for $1 or Your Money Back!
Category: Network Security & Hacking News/Global Security News
It is the time of year to get together with family and friends, and that often involves flying. So, how about a promotional airline ticket for just $1? That sounds like an irresistable idea! Though it ...Friday, 20 November 2009 -
An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure
Category: Network Security & Hacking News/Latest Security News
A conversation on Twitter this morning started out like this: @dinozaizovi: Finding vulnerabilities without exploiting them is like putting on a dress when you have nowhere to go. This clever analogy spurred ...Friday, 20 November 2009 -
Security vulnerabilities in add-ons imperil Firefox users
Category: Network Security & Hacking News/Latest Security News
Security experts have found security problems in several popular Firefox extensions. They warn that using add-ons can impact the security of the entire system Security experts have found security problems ...Friday, 20 November 2009 -
Emails regarding updating your mailbox leads to the malware flashinstaller.exe
Category: Network Security & Hacking News/Latest Security News
MX Lab intercepts emails with an embedded URL that leads to a web site where you will have the notice You don't have the latest version of Macromedia Flash Player. and you can download the file flashinstaller.exe. ...Friday, 20 November 2009 -
COFEE Break Turns Messy
Category: Network Security & Hacking News/Global Security News
A common challenge of cybercrime investigations is the need to conduct forensic analysis on a computer before it is powered down and restarted. As some active system processes and network data are volatile ...Friday, 20 November 2009 -
Curiosity as a Malicious PDF
Category: Network Security & Hacking News/Global Security News
What would you do if you saw in your inbox, an email with a PDF named, “U.S. ship thwarts second pirate attack November 18, 2009.pdf”? Would the title pique your curiosity? Hopefully not enough for you ...Friday, 20 November 2009 -
BBC News: Google previews Chrome open source operating system "Internet search giant Google has lifted the lid on its operating system, known as Chrome OS"
Category: Network Security & Hacking News/Latest Security News
BBC News: Google previews Chrome open source operating system Internet search giant Google has lifted the lid on its operating system, known as Chrome OS BBC News: Google previews Chrome open source ...Friday, 20 November 2009 -
Two Ways To Encrypt Your Database
Category: Network Security & Hacking News/Latest Security News
File/operating system level-encryption is actually implemented outside the database engine -- but it's still a form of database encryption. And it's referred to as "transparent" encryption because it doesn't ...Friday, 20 November 2009 -
PHP “multipart/form-data” denial of service
Category: Network Security & Hacking News/Global Security News
... (only a bunch of POST requests) and can be executed through a proxy server. Some operating systems will handle this condition very badly. For example in one case (a FreeBSD 7.1), the network stack completely ...Thursday, 19 November 2009 -
Identity Management in 13 Easy Steps
Category: Network Security & Hacking News/Latest Security News
by Ioana Justus If you were asked to throw a few million dollars out the window, would you do it? If yes, let me know where and when – I’ll happily wait outside with my catcher’s mitt. More likely, the ...Thursday, 19 November 2009 -
Chrome OS is coming, and it is impressive
Category: Network Security & Hacking News/Latest Security News
Today, Google made its first public announcements about Chrome OS, a Linux-derived operating system that it positions as secure and easy to use. I listened in on the Web cast today, and had some initial ...Thursday, 19 November 2009 -
Inside the Google Chrome OS security model
Category: Network Security & Hacking News/Latest Security News
Google will use a combination of system hardening, process isolation, verified boot, secure auto-update and encryption that thwart malicious hackers from attacking its new Google Chrome OS. Google will ...Thursday, 19 November 2009 -
Biggest threats to federal systems and critical infrastructure
Category: Network Security & Hacking News/Latest Security News
E-Government initiatives aimed at modernizing federal information systems are fraught with risk, according to a new study sponsored by CA and conducted by the Ponemon Institute, Cyber Security Mega Tr... ...Thursday, 19 November 2009 -
Security holes in Serv-U FTP server closed
Category: Network Security & Hacking News/Latest Security News
The 9.1.0.0 version of the Serv-U FTP Server for Windows closes two critical vulnerabilities which allow an attacker's code to infiltrate the system or restart it The 9.1.0.0 version of the Serv-U FTP ...Thursday, 19 November 2009 -
Stabbing People with Stuff You Can Get Through Airport Security
Category: Network Security & Hacking News/Latest Security News
"Use of a pig model to demonstrate vulnerability of major neck vessels to inflicted trauma from common household items," from the American Journal of Forensic Medical Pathology. Abstract. Commonly available ...Thursday, 19 November 2009 -
NSA helps Apple, Sun and Red Hat harden their systems
Category: Network Security & Hacking News/Latest Security News
The American National Security Agency also helped configure the system security of Windows 7 during the operating system's development The American National Security Agency also helped configure the ...Wednesday, 18 November 2009 -
Windows 7: The Definitive Guide: The Essential Resource for Professionals and Power Users (Paperback) newly tagged "operating systems"
Category: Network Security & Hacking Products/Operating Systems
... Rating: First tagged "operating systems" by Ira Laefsky "Ira Laefsky" Customer tags: windows 7(8), william stanek(8), operating system(6), windows(5), computer(3), computer reference(3), ...Wednesday, 18 November 2009 -
Stop blaming the admins!
Category: Network Security & Hacking News/Latest Security News
... that a lot of people miss an even bigger threat: Policies and Procedures, or SOP (Standard Operating Procedures). Those words are virtual kryptonite to anyone in IT, more so to ‘security professionals’. ...Wednesday, 18 November 2009 -
Drive By: NIST updates information security guidelines
Category: Network Security & Hacking News/Latest Security News
From Nextgov: The first revision to Special Publication 800-37 Guide for Applying the Risk Management Framework to Federal Information Systems: A Security Life-Cycle Approach will help agencies comply ...Wednesday, 18 November 2009 -
Scareware Campaign Using Google Sponsored Links
Category: Network Security & Hacking News/Latest Security News
A scareware campaign is currently using Google sponsored ads, and by hijacking a decent number of well positioned keywords, is attempting to trick visitors into installing scareware featuring several new ...Wednesday, 18 November 2009 -
Vulnerability in IBM SolidDB memory caching software
Category: Network Security & Hacking News/Latest Security News
Core Security disclosed a vulnerability that could affect large numbers of organizations using IBM’s SolidDB relational database management system, as well as those organizations using the many third ... ...Wednesday, 18 November 2009 -
Push-Button Forensics
Category: Network Security & Hacking News/Latest Security News
Digital forensics, computer forensics, or whatever you want to call the investigation and analysis of computer systems and digital media, is a challenging field that requires deep knowledge of the systems ...Wednesday, 18 November 2009 -
Bill would ban P2P use on federal networks, PCs
Category: Network Security & Hacking News/Latest Security News
The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee introduced legislation on Tuesday to prohibit the use of peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing software across all federal government computers ...Wednesday, 18 November 2009 -
Microsoft Windows SMB Response Denial of Service Clarifications
Category: Network Security & Hacking News/Global Security News
A PoC was published recently on Full-Disclosure, completely hanging an up-to-date Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 system when an SMB connection is established to a malicious server. A PoC was published ...Wednesday, 18 November 2009 -
Beware of ‘Free’ InfoSec
Category: Network Security & Hacking News/Latest Security News
It's tempting to gravitate toward security vendors who offer assessments on the “we find holes or it’s free” basis. I wanted to take a moment and express my thoughts on this approach. First off, security ...Wednesday, 18 November 2009 -
Experts: Smart grid poses privacy risks
Category: Network Security & Hacking News/Latest Security News
Technologists already are worried about the security implications of linking nearly all elements of the U.S. power grid to the public Internet. Now, privacy experts are warning that the so-called "smart ...Wednesday, 18 November 2009 -
FBI Suspects Terrorists Are Exploring Cyber Attacks
Category: Network Security & Hacking News/Global Security News
According to a WSJ report today, The FBI is looking at groups suspected of having links to al Qaeda who have shown an interest in mounting an attack on computer systems that control critical U.S. infrastructure. ...Tuesday, 17 November 2009 -
Operating System Concepts 8th Edition Binder Ready Version (Loose Leaf) newly tagged "operating systems"
Category: Network Security & Hacking Products/Operating Systems
Operating System Concepts 8th Edition Binder Ready Version (Loose Leaf) By Abraham Silberschatz 13 used and new from $87.99 Customer Rating: First tagged "operating ...Tuesday, 17 November 2009 -
Vuln: HP-UX VERITAS File System and VERITAS Oracle Disk Manager Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Category: Network Security & Hacking News/Security Exploits and Security Patches
HP-UX VERITAS File System and VERITAS Oracle Disk Manager Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Read Full ArticleTuesday, 17 November 2009 -
Improved DNS security for .com and .net domains
Category: Network Security & Hacking News/Latest Security News
It seems that after 15 years of predicting better security for the Domain Name System, the time has finally come for the implementation of DNSSEC, the technology that adds extensions to DNS, to provid... ...Tuesday, 17 November 2009 -
FTC Delays Red Flags Enforcement Yet Again
Category: Network Security & Hacking News/Latest Security News
I missed this when it hit the newswires two weeks ago, but the FTC has delayed enforcement of the Red Flags Rule. This change was in response to the American Bar Association successfully suing the FTC ...Tuesday, 17 November 2009 -
New Sasfis trojan in the wild
Category: Network Security & Hacking News/Latest Security News
Between October 27 and November 09th, 2009, MX Lab has noticed a large amount of viruses. Bredolab, distributed by the Cutwail botnet, was responsible for the majority of viruses during this period. After ...Tuesday, 17 November 2009 -
Fedora 12 released
Category: Network Security & Hacking News/Latest Security News
Fedora is a popular Linux-based operating system, that just reached version 12. Fedora 12 (Constantine) is filled with improvements that make Linux better than ever for all types of users. The te... Fedora ...Tuesday, 17 November 2009 -
Metasploit Framework 3.3 released
Category: Network Security & Hacking News/Latest Security News
The Metasploit Framework is a development platform for creating security tools and exploits. The framework is used by network security professionals to perform penetration tests, system administr... The ...Tuesday, 17 November 2009 -
Microsoft warns of Windows 7 security hole
Category: Network Security & Hacking News/Latest Security News
Microsoft has confirmed reports of a security flaw in its Windows operating system that hackers could use to temporarily destabilize Windows 7 PCs. The software giant also acknowledged that blueprints ...Tuesday, 17 November 2009 -
Vulnerability in Wikipedia Toolbar for Firefox
Category: Network Security & Hacking News/Latest Security News
Security service provider Secunia has discovered a critical vulnerability in the Wikipedia Toolbar extension for Firefox that can be exploited by an attacker to compromise a victim's system Security ...Monday, 16 November 2009 -
Sun Alert 271069 Two Security Vulnerabilities in SAMBA(7) May Allow Unauthorized Access to the Remote Root Filesystem or May Lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) Condition
Category: Network Security & Hacking News/Global Security News
Product: Samba 3.0.36, Solaris 9, Solaris 10 operating System, OpenSolaris Two security vulnerabilities in SAMBA(7) may result in one or both of the following issues: 1. A remote unprivileged user with ...Monday, 16 November 2009 -
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-16
Category: Network Security & Hacking News/Global Security News
RT @ntarc Suspicious White Powder Sent to 3 U.N. Missions : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/2j8TIr # House Passes Terrorist-Proof Chemicals Legislation : Homeland Security News http://bit.ly/1OeWo8 ...Monday, 16 November 2009 -
Component Directory Lockdown – New in Firefox 3.6
Category: Network Security & Hacking News/Global Security News
We hate crashes. When Firefox crashes, we try to get you back on your feet as quickly as possible, but we'd much rather you not crash in the first ...Monday, 16 November 2009 -
Auditing 100,000 Hosts or More with Nessus
Category: Network Security & Hacking News/Latest Security News
... as a separate effort. I have seen organizations look for a lack of a DNS entry for a given IP address, the presence of a registry key, unauthorized operating systems or applications and many other types ...Monday, 16 November 2009 -
Interesting Information Security Bits for 11/16/2009
Category: Network Security & Hacking News/Latest Security News
Good afternoon everybody! I hope your day is going well. Here are today's Interesting Information Security Bits from around the web. Xavier decided to fuzz his car. Good thing he didn't do it when he was ...Monday, 16 November 2009 -
Tenable Network Security Podcast - Episode 12
Category: Network Security & Hacking News/Latest Security News
Welcome to the Tenable Network Security Podcast - Episode 12 Announcements A new blog post has been released that covers my experiences scanning Windows 7 with the latest version of Nessus 4.2 (yet to ...Monday, 16 November 2009 -
Cyber-Ark Expands Into Superuser Access Control Market
Category: Network Security & Hacking News/Latest Security News
... to restrict superuser usage to lowest needed privileges, while allowing native operating-system users to elevate to superuser mode on-demand. By provisioning superusers’ rights on an as-needed basis, ...Monday, 16 November 2009 -
Financial Executive Is Keynote Speaker for ISACA’s 2010 EuroCACS Conference in Budapest
Category: Network Security & Hacking News/Latest Security News
ISACA, the not-for profit IT security, governance and assurance association with more than 80,000 members worldwide, has revealed that the keynote speaker for its world-leading European Computer Audit, ...Monday, 16 November 2009 -
Comscore selects Aster Data for data analytics
Category: Network Security & Hacking News/Latest Security News
Aster Data, a proven leader dedicated to providing the best data processing and management platform for ‘Big Data’ applications, today announced that comScore (Nasdaq: SCOR), a global leader in measuring ...Monday, 16 November 2009 -
Aster Data announces version 4.0, for ultra-fast analysis of Big Data
Category: Network Security & Hacking News/Latest Security News
... were not designed to move and process billions of rows of data in minutes to seconds,” said Michael Brown, EVP, Software Engineering, comScore, Inc. “Operating a business today without serious business ...Monday, 16 November 2009 -
Enquisite selects aster data to scale its Worldwide search data network
Category: Network Security & Hacking News/Latest Security News
Aster Data, a proven leader dedicated to providing the best data processing and management platform for ‘Big Data’ applications, today announced that Enquisite, Inc., a leading provider of search marketing ...Monday, 16 November 2009 -
Microsoft investigates vulnerability in Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2
Category: Network Security & Hacking News/Latest Security News
Microsoft is investigating a DoS vulnerability that can be exploited to cripple systems running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. According to the vendor, however, no active attacks have been registered ...Sunday, 15 November 2009 -
Detailed study of MITM based Attack on Smartphones
Category: Web Links / Other Resources
Thought of sharing a link to SMobile Systems Global Threat Center blog, where we have posted a whitepaper on “Study of MITM attacks on Smartphone’s”. This study was done keeping in mind the increasing ...Friday, 06 November 2009 -
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