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Attacker: A person or other entity such as a computer program that attempts to cause harm to an information system; for example, by unauthorized access or denial of service. Human...; Full Attacker Definition >>

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Planet Attacker 2009 20091014 (Mac): Planet Attacker 2009 is a simple 3D flight action game. The purpose of the game is to destroy all the enemy fighters and ground objects by flying your fighter. The objects in the game are imaginary space fighter sort of, but there is an additional configuration called "USAF version" in...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Attacker, Polygon, YSFlight, Games, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2009-10-30
Planet Attacker 2009 20091014 (Windows): Planet Attacker 2009 is a simple 3D flight action game. The purpose of the game is to destroy all the enemy fighters and ground objects by flying your fighter. The objects in the game are imaginary space fighter sort of, but there is an additional configuration called "USAF version" in...; Tags: Attacker, Polygon, Microsoft Windows, YSFlight, Games, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2009-10-30
Attackers could steal crypto keys from mobile devices: Nothing New HereThose of us with even just a little knowledge about crypto and security have long known: physical access to the device is crucial. Keep that secure, and you have enabled all your other security measures. Allow physical access to the wrong people and you enable them instead of...; Tags: SECURITY, crypto key, physical access, attacker, mobile device, mobile; Discussion threads 2009-10-21
CyberThreats: Complacency abounds: We are making it easier for attackers??The first line of the quoted Gartner article says that the threats have remained the same but we're "seeing some new and clever evasion techniques"Then the last line says that "The biggest change was the decline in ability to prevent or shield vulnerabilities"So Gartner...; Tags: SECURITY, attacker, cyberthreats; Discussion threads 2009-10-21
Scraping, Denial of Service, and Brute Force Attacks! Oh My!: Identifying and Controlling Automated Clients: Anti-Automation defenses are critical in today's web application security landscape. Breach Security's product line is uniquely positioned to help organizations address these automated types of attacks. Only through the combination of all of these capabilities can organizations gain true protections against these threats. Many systems will allow the use of...; Tags: Denial Of Service, Password, Attacker, Attack, Breach Security, Anti-Automation Defense, Security; White papers 2009-07-01

Mozilla slaps band-aid on 11 Firefox flaws: Mozilla has joined this week's patchapalooza with the release of a Firefox update to fix 11 documented security vulnerabilities. Six of the 11 issues are in advisories rated "critical" because of the risk of code execution attacks that could allow hackers to take complete control of a...; Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Attacker, Flaw, JavaScript, Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Firefox 3.0.11, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2009-06-12
Google plugs 'high risk' WebKit holes in Chrome: Google has shipped a Chrome browser update to fix two serious security issues in WebKit. According to Google Chrome program manager Mark Larson, the most serious of the two flaws could allow hackers to execute harmful code in the browser's sandbox.Â It is rated "high severity."...; Tags: Google Inc., Attacker, Web Browser, Google Chrome, Sandbox, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2009-06-11
8 Elements of Complete Vulnerability Management: Off late threat landscape offers attackers a much larger selection of attack points in the form of open firewall ports for business traffic, web or others servers behind the firewall, along with all applications running internally on the network, including PCs and servers. This gives the bad guys a wealth...; Tags: Attacker, Network, Attack, Perimeter eSecurity, Firewalls, Security, Networking; White papers 2009-06-10
Microsoft warns of new server vulnerability: Microsoft warns of new server vulnerability Both Apache and IIS are pretty secureVery few actual vulneralities are found in any of the products. I would wager a bet that 99.999% of successful attacks from the latest years were through the application layer or a misconfiguration.I agree with you.My response was...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, SECURITY, server, Microsoft Corp., Apache Software Foundation, attacker, software; Discussion threads 2009-05-19
Critical security hole in Google Chrome: For the second time in two weeks, Google has shipped a new version of its Chrome browser to fix a pair of serious security vulnerabilities. One of the two flaws carry a "critical" rating because of the risk of code execution with the privileges of the logged...; Tags: Google Inc., Attacker, Web Browser, Google Chrome, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2009-05-06
Adobe plugs hole in Flash Media Server: Adobe has shipped a Flash Media Server patch to fix a vulnerability that allowed attackers to execute remote procedures in Flash Media Interactive Server or Flash Media Streaming Server. The update is available for Adobe Flash Media Streaming Server 3.5.1, Adobe Flash Media Interactive Server 3.5.1...; Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Attacker, Media Server, Server, RPC, Security, Networking, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2009-05-01
Five 'must-secure' Web app vulnerabilities: Security holes in the Apache Geronimo Application Server and SAP cFolders headline a list of five serious Web app vulnerabilities that demand immediate attention. According to Mark Painter from the HP Security Laboratory, the Geronimo flaws expose users to a variety of attack vectors that could lead...; Tags: Novell Inc., Apache Geronimo, Attacker, Vulnerability, XSS, Web Application, SAP AG, Attack, Authentication Credential, SAP cFolders SAP cFolders, CS Whois Lookup CS Whois Lookup, Security, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2009-04-29
Mozilla patches a dozen Firefox vulnerabilities: Mozilla has shipped a refresh of its flagship Firefox browser to fix a dozen documented vulnerabilities that expose users to URL spoofing, cross-site scripting, code injection and code execution attacks. The most serious fix (MFSA 2009-14) covers four browser engine and JavaScript engine crashes where Mozilla's developers...; Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Attacker, Vulnerability, Patch Management, Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Memory Corruption, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2009-04-22
New Skype Vulnerability Discovered: A new phishing attack demonstrated by the folks over at Secure Science allows hackers toÂ gain access to a user's Skype client and thenÂ pose as a financial institution or proxy outbond calls. The technique is called "SkypeSkraypingâ€ and is similar to aÂ phishing attacking only a bit more interactive:...; Tags: Attacker, Vulnerability, Skype Technologies S.A., Phishing, Security, Viruses And Worms, Spam And Phishing, Dave Greenfield; Blog posts 2009-04-13
Attackers pounce on Microsoft PowerPoint zero-day: Attackers are using rigged PowerPoint files to exploit an unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft's presentation software, according to warning late Thursday from the software maker. In a pre-patch advisory, Microsoft described the attacks as "limited and targeted," the kind of language that suggests it is being used to...; Tags: Attacker, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2009-04-02
Web 2.0 Expo: Top ten Web hacking techniques: A large portion of the Web 2.0 Expo attendees are focused on content. They want to create better, more engaging content for social media programs and Web engagement with their customers. But the Web and application developers behind this content need to know how to secure it. This is what...; Tags: Technique, Web, Web 2.0, Hacking, Attacker, Attack, Clickjacking, Channel Management, Security, Marketing, Jennifer Leggio; Blog posts 2009-04-01
A Link Signature Based DDoS Attacker Tracing Algorithm Under IPv6: The ipv6 security architecture, IPSec, plays a positive role in the protection of IPv6 networks. To some special attacks, especially DDoS attacks, IPSec appears relatively weak, because IPSec can only defend against DDoS attacks that spoof their source addresses. In cases where attackers launch DDoS attacks with their real identity,...; Tags: Algorithm, IPv6, Attacker, Distributed Denial Of Service, IPSec, VPNs, Security, Networking; White papers 2009-04-01
Scribattle Lite 1.0.2 (Mobile): Fight off wave after wave of alien attackers, using your fingertips to do battle with swarms of Scri, furious Flingers, and pernicious Pents. Exclusively on iPhone and iPod Touch! Scribattle is a fast-paced game where you must help your warriors defend their planet from a hostile invasion. Use touch controls...; Tags: Attacker, Mobile, Wave, Scribattle, Security; Software downloads 2009-03-17
One-year-old (unpatched) Windows 'token kidnapping' under attack: Exactly one year after a security researcher notified Microsoft of a serious security vulnerability affecting all supporting version of Windows (including Vista and Windows Server 2008), the issue remains unpatched and now comes word that there are in-the-wild exploits circulating. The vulnerability, called token kidnapping (.pdf), was...; Tags: Attacker, Server, Microsoft Corp., Attack, Microsoft Windows, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2009-03-16
Applying Data-Mining Techniques in Honeypot Analysis: Very little is known about the exact actions executed by a hacker entering a system. Much insight can be gained from following and understanding a hacker's behaviour. It is believed that the more interesting the target the faster the attack will occur. Honeypots are a means of creating an inviting...; Tags: Attacker, Hacker, CSIR, Honeypots, Hacking, Security, Data Mining, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; White papers 2009-03-03