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Security Briefing ? September 23rd
2009-09-23 15:04:00 Morning all. Not much going on for me this week. Hope your all coming up for air often enough to get by. Signed, Matt Click here to subscribe to Liquidmatrix Security Digest!. And now, the news… Stick Figure Guide to AES – Moserware CSRF Attacks and Forensic Analysis – Hollistic Infosec What Star Track Predicts About the Future of Information Security – ... More About: News , September
Metasploit Unleashed ? Mastering the Framework
2009-09-22 10:37:00 As of earlier tonight a project a few months in the making has finally been unleashed (pun intended). Thanks to the great guys over at Offensive Security and whoever’s awesome idea it was to team them up with the Metasploit guys, a new resource called Metasploit Unleashed – Mastering the Framework is now online. ... More About: Education , Tools , Hacker
Drive By: Cerf: Turning off pieces of the Internet ?not sensible? as securi
2009-09-18 19:14:00 From InfoWorld: But the idea that the president would turn off pieces of the Internet is not sensible. On the other hand, focusing attention on the need to make the network more robust, more reliable, more resistant to various forms of either attack or infection is a really good thing to be attentive to. So to ... More About: News , Drive , The Internet , Pieces
Drive By: Unredacted Response Regarding Google Voice for iPhone
2009-09-18 18:59:00 From Wireless.FCC.gov: Article Link (.pdf) (Image used under CC from LordSchrammi’s Flickr stream) More About: Google , Mobile , Voice , Iphone , Drive
Drive By: Whoops! Students ?Going Google? Get to Read Each Other?s Emails
2009-09-18 15:42:00 From Read Write Web: A recent bug in Google Apps allowed students at several colleges to read each other’s email messages and some were even able to see another student’s entire inbox. The issue occurred at a small handful of colleges, admitted Rajen Sheth, senior product manager for Google Apps, but he declined to say how ... More About: News , Students , Drive
Drive By: Cisco: IPv6 and Smart Grid Make Sense Together
2009-09-18 04:49:00 From Internet News : Cisco today unveiled plans to expand its own smart grid push, with new efforts to help standardize technologies and build a vendor ecosystem for solution delivery. In combination with the enablement technologies, Cisco is now also gearing up smart grid security services and solutions in an effort to help secure the electrical system. There’s ... More About: Sense , Drive , Smart , Grid
Tool: New Version Of BeEF Released Today!
2009-09-18 03:24:00 Hot off the press. Great news today! Wade dropped me a line to let me know that a new version of BeEF was just released! For those of you who might not be familiar with the tool its a browser exploitation framework that’s full of WIN! Oh, and that includes integration with Metasploit. From Bindshell.net: BeEF is ... More About: Tools , Today , Tool , Beef , Released
Drive By: Power Grid Takedown: A New How-To
2009-09-17 16:38:00 Hi folks, this is a just to let you know that we’ll be introducing/test driving a new format for quick posts called a “Drive By” (Thx Dr. Jones). These ones will be articles that we think are worth sharing but, either don’t have the time to add constructive input snarky commentary or are knee deep ... More About: News , Power , Grid , Takedown
Security Briefing ? September 17th
2009-09-17 15:44:00 Morning beautiful readers. Our poor intern is somewhere buried in a biology book and not exactly enjoying it. I’m on the bettering my physical condition path instead of education at the moment. But I plan on starting Offensive Security come October when I can save some money. Good luck to Myrcurial in his speaking adventure today! Signed, Matt Click ... More About: News , September
Your Laptop Looking A Little Pudgy?
2009-09-17 04:13:00 IT Execs that travel to China for work are receiving some interesting advice on taking a moment to weigh their laptops…both before and after their trip to China. Does this software make my laptop look fat? From CRN: Senior executives in US IT companies have been advised by the US Government to follow extremely strict policies for ... More About: Education , Laptop , Data Security
Security Briefing: June 10th
2008-06-10 16:47:00 Finally the iPhone is coming to Canada! Yes, I know I could have a cracked one. I’m just glad to see it officially released here. A question that remains. What kind of data rates are Ted Rogers and company going to charge? Click here to subscribe to Liquidmatrix Security Digest!. Welcome to all of our new ... More About: News , June
Amazon Sites Under DoS?
2008-06-10 16:27:00 Amazon’s website have been going down at an alarming rate over the few days. Apparently those pesky bloggers are pointing to DoS as a possible culprit. From vnunet: The company is remaining tight-lipped on what is causing the problems, so speculation is rife in the blogosphere. One explanation, according to security experts, is that Amazon is suffering ... More About: Amazon , Sites , Hacker , Monitoring
Unencrypted AT&T Laptop with Employee Data Stolen
2008-06-10 04:31:00 Um, whoops. From Consumer Affairs: A laptop containing personal information on AT&T employees and management was stolen from an employee’s vehicle last month, the company said. The laptop, which had no encryption or security protection beyond a password lock, contained names, Social Security numbers, and salary information for an undisclosed number of workers. Employees were notified of the ... More About: Hardware , Laptop , Data Security , Data , Stolen
Stealing Password Hashes with Java and IE
2008-06-09 13:34:00 OK, I read a lot, I mean a lot on a regular basis. There is a lot of tripe floating about the tubes of the internet and I’m always pleased to read a new posting from several folks who buck that trend. Among which I count John Heasman. He has a great new post on ... More About: Education , Java , Hacker , Password , Stealing
Security Briefing: June 9th
2008-06-09 13:29:00 What fresh hell is this? Monday morning and the coffee machine decides to tangle with me. The missus saves the day and potentially my sanity. So, will the iPhone (officially) come to Canada in the WWDC keynote this morning? What say you Vegas? Click here to subscribe to Liquidmatrix Security Digest! And now, the news… Security firm asks for ... More About: News , June
Opera Browser Integrates Malware Protection
2008-06-08 16:27:00 Opera, arguably one of the fastest rendering browsers available, is stepping up on security. With their version 9.5 release they are adding in malware protection courtesy of a deal that was struck with Haute Secure. From Tech Crunch: Haute Secure makes software that aggressively monitors and alerts users to malware sites. Besides the version that is ... More About: Opera , Malware , Opera browser , Browser
Mac User Turns Tables On Thief
2008-06-08 16:07:00 This is a rather amusing story of Kait Duplaga and her adventure to recover her stolen laptop. From Seattle Times Newspaper: Never underestimate the tenacity of a 19-year-old. When Kait Duplaga of White Plains, N.Y., had her laptop stolen ? along with electronics she and her roommates owned ? she didn’t despair. She cleverly used a built-in ... More About: Apple , Crime , Tables , User , Thief
Where You At? UK Big Bro Knows
2008-06-08 15:55:00 It appears that someone at the Telegraph’s political desk woke up. The security community has been moaning about a “surveillance society” for some time. Now, the Telegraph has noticed that people are noticing the trend. That must make it official somehow. (sarcasm is my optiate) From the Telegraph: Fears are growing that the compulsory ID card scheme ... More About: Privacy , Spy Game
CATSA: XRay Machines Are Not For Gum Wrappers
2008-06-08 14:58:00 Well, the US may have the TSA in all of its glory. Here in Canada however, we have the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) and they’re pissed at airport screeners in this country. From The Canadian Press: “Continued inspections across the country have revealed that garbage and other items … are still being dropped inside ... More About: News , Machines , Xray
Nuke Plant Shutdown Due To Upgrade
2008-06-08 04:53:00 Ah the joys of critical infrastructure. One wrong move with a software upgrade and the whole house of cards could come tumbling down. Case in point. From Washington Post: A nuclear power plant in Georgia was recently forced into an emergency shutdown for 48 hours after a software update was installed on a single computer. The incident occurred ... More About: Patches , Nuke , Plant , Shutdown
Your Router Crashing? Could Be XP SP3
2008-06-08 04:49:00 Here’s an interesting article. Apparently people have been noticing that their broadband modems have been crashing. It turns out that the culprit could very well be Windows XP with SP3. From APCMAG: Broadband modem/router maker Billion says XP SP3 has been causing its BiPAC 5200-series routers to go into a constant crash and reboot cycle. The company has ... More About: Hardware , Router
Employees? Vital Data On Stolen Stanford Laptop
2008-06-08 04:45:00 The wall of shame has a new candidate for stolen laptops I’m afraid. This time a laptop with personal information for employees at Stanford University was pinched. From the San Francisco Chronicle: Stanford University has notified tens of thousands of past and current Stanford University employees that their personal information - including their dates of birth, Social ... More About: Crime , Laptop , Employees , Data , Stolen
Securiy Briefing: June 6th
2008-06-06 14:56:00 Working form the home office this morning. The best kind of commute. Now, back to my research. Click here to subscribe to Liquidmatrix Security Digest! And now, the news… Google to allow third party code in Gmail? | Builder AU Skype patches security policy bypassing vulnerability | ZDNet Experts warn of security-dodging Trojans | vnunet Microsoft Patch Tuesday promises seven fixes ... More About: News , June
China Denies Hacking US Gov Laptop
2008-06-06 14:15:00 “Wasn’t me. Didn’t see me do it” - Bart Simpson From the Associated Press: China on Friday denied allegations that its operatives secretly copied the contents of a U.S. government laptop computer and used the data to try to hack into Commerce Department computers. U.S. authorities say they are investigating whether surreptitious copying took place when a laptop ... More About: Politics , Laptop , Hacker , Spy Game
Tripwire Releases VMWare Security Tool
2008-06-06 04:59:00 I received an email from the folks over at Tripwire today. They have released a tool that can be used to check the security on VMWare configs. I haven’t got the time to review this one so I’ll leave to you the good readership to arrive at your own conclusions. From Tripwire: Tripwire® ConfigCheckTM is a free ... More About: Security , Tools , Tool , Virtual , Vmware
US-CERT Gets New Boss
2008-06-06 04:51:00 Former DOJ staffer Mischel Kwon to head up the US-CERT. From Network World: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has chosen a new head of its U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT). Mischel Kwon, will start as director of US-CERT on June 24, a DHS spokeswoman said Thursday. She is presently acting deputy director of IT security and ... More About: Politics , Boss , Cert
Last HOPE Radio
2008-06-05 13:32:00 Keeping tabs on the upcoming Last Hope conference this July. From the Last Hope: For Immediate Release THE LAST HOPE TO FEATURE HACKER RADIO At The Last HOPE conference, hackers will broadcast their minds and their iPods. In the center of the summer’s top hacker event will be a small isolation booth. “Radio Statler!” as the station is called, will ... More About: Conventions
Security Briefing: June 5th
2008-06-05 12:48:00 Damn these infernal mornings. Click here to subscribe to Liquidmatrix Security Digest! And now, the news… 1st Source Bank replacing debit cards after security breach | Network World Microsoft Warns Of Bug In Apple’s Safari | CRN Going Back to Basics To Fight Botnets | Top Tech News EU security agency warns over insecure printing | The Register Information at thieves’ ... More About: June
Hacking Case Shuts Out Valedictorian, Other Seniors
2008-06-05 05:28:00 And what did we learn today class? That’s right. Hacking the school computers has consequences associated with it. Now slap yourself and head back into the detention hall. Dumbass . From the Houston Chronicle: George Bush High School’s valedictorian is among a group of Fort Bend Independent School District seniors who will not be allowed to take part ... More About: Hacker , Case , Seniors
Oracle Database 11g Gets Praise From InfoWorld
More articles from this author:2008-06-05 05:18:00 From InfoWorld: I expect most Oracle Database shops will find at least five of these life changers in Oracle Database 11g. But there’s one feature, Real Application Testing, that’s so compelling, it’s almost enough reason to upgrade on its own. There’s not a shop out there that doesn’t make code changes, and they all need a ... More About: Data Security , Review , Praise 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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