In case you missed it I recently put together this quick blog post regarding how to fix Skype when the call button is just disabled and does not let you ring anybody. Feedback and/or contributions to make this better are appreciated and welcome Highlighted quotes of the week: “”We accept the risk” shouldn’t be magic …
Category Index Hacking Incidents / Cybercrime Unpatched Vulnerabilities Software Updates Business Case for Security Web Technologies Network Security Wireless Security Forensics Cloud Computing Privacy and human rights Mobile Security Physical Security General Tools Funny Hacking Incidents / Cybercrime EU locks carbon market after security breach [news.cnet.com] The European Union locked all accounts in its …
Feedback and/or contributions to make this better are appreciated and welcome Highlighted quotes of the week: “Its long past time to hit Ctrl-Alt-Del on the security budget, I propose the Infosec Flat Tax as a better way forward. I hope that CIOs will read this post, do their own math, and have a frank debate …
Category Index Hacking Incidents / Cybercrime Unpatched Vulnerabilities Software Updates Business Case for Security Web Technologies Network Security Database Security Cloud Security Physical Security Mobile Security Privacy Social Engineering General Tools Funny Hacking Incidents / Cybercrime Fine Gael website statement [www.rte.ie] Statement from Fine Gael regarding the hacking of the party’s website. During the past …
Feedback and/or contributions to make this better are appreciated and welcome Highlighted quotes of the week: “If you ever get the urge to build your own proprietary cipher. Stop. Don’t do that.” – George V. Hulme “For software security spend as a portion of firm-wide IT spend, we collected data from eight firms with very …
Category Index Hacking Incidents / Cybercrime Unpatched Vulnerabilities Software Updates Business Case for Security Web Technologies Network Security Database Security Mobile Security Cloud Security Privacy General Tools Funny Hacking Incidents / Cybercrime Kneber botnet returns, steals sensitive government documents [www.net-security.org] The Kneber botnet is running and striking again – this time with a Christmas-themed electronic …
Feedback and/or contributions to make this better are appreciated and welcome Highlighted quotes of the week: “Real IT/security talent will work where they make a difference, not where they reduce costs, “align w/business,” or serve other lame ends.” – Richard Bejtlich “woodworking tools do not make chairs == security tools do not make security.” – …
Category Index Hacking Incidents / Cybercrime Unpatched Vulnerabilities Software Updates Business Case for Security Web Technologies Network Security Mobile Security Privacy General Tools Funny Hacking Incidents / Cybercrime Gawker was hacked six months ago, say sources close to Gnosis [www.guardian.co.uk] Server was cracked using 'local file inclusion' weakness and hacking group then worked through …
Some of you might like the following article I put together last week: https://7asecurity.com/blog/2010/12/migitating-isp-disruption.html You should not be using IE, in general, but because of this New Internet Explorer vulnerability affecting all versions of IE if you do, now you have yet another reason to switch to Firefox + NoScript and if you are paranoid …
Category Index Hacking Incidents / Cybercrime Unpatched Vulnerabilities Software Updates Business Case for Security Web Technologies Network Security Cloud Security Privacy Mobile Security Cryptography / Encryption General Tools Funny Hacking Incidents / Cybercrime Gardai prepare file on welfare officer [www.independent.ie] Gardai are expected to send a file to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in …
