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Critical iTunes flaw exposes Mac, Windows to hacker attacks

No trolls yet? OK, Let me start.If this software was open source, geeks like me could patch it ourselves without needing to wait for some company to do it or not. So at least we would be safer. Windows is a abomination of a 32-bit DOS clone, and OS X...

Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, flaw, Mac Windows, hacker attack, Apple iTunes, window, Apple Macintosh, iTunes flaw

Discussion threads 2009-09-22

Critical iTunes flaw exposes Mac, Windows to hacker attacks

Apple has shipped iTunes 9.0.1to fix a critical security hole that puts Mac and Windows users at risk of computer takeover attacks. by Ryan Naraine

Tags: Hacker Attack, Apple Macintosh, Flaw, Apple iTunes, Computer, iTunes Flaw, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Digital Music, Digital Media, Security, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Hardware, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-09-22

Removing private data (Securing Firefox: How to avoid hacker attacks on Mozilla's browser)

Removing private data (Securing Firefox: How to avoid hacker attacks on Mozilla's browser)NoScript!I've my enterprise PCs secured, in part, with NoScript, as well as having trained my family and friends on using it.NoScript!If you install only one add-on it *HAS* to be NoScript!Magic, there's no other word for it.Yes, NoScript...

Tags: Web browsers, Scripting languages, SECURITY, Googling, Mozilla Corp., hacker attack, Web browser, NoScript

Discussion threads 2007-07-09

Securing Firefox: How to avoid hacker attacks on Mozilla's browser

Securing Firefox: How to avoid hacker attacks on Mozilla's browserApparently it's by dropping the "H" from "HTTP"?At least that's how the link off the ZDNet news page is mis-written. ;)How to secure Firefox, IE and Safari to avoid hacker attacks...Download [url=http://www.opera.com]Opera 9.2[/url] and install it instead of [insert whatever...

Tags: Web browsers, Hacking, SECURITY, Mozilla Firefox, Web browser, hacker attack, Mozilla Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-07-09

Securing Firefox: How to avoid hacker attacks on Mozilla's browser

Security problems with Microsoft's dominant Internet Explorer browser helped pave the way for Mozilla Firefox to emerge as a perfect alternative for Web surfers.However, Firefox users should be aware that hackers can exploit software flaws and design features to launch drive-by attacks.The following configuration changes, recommended by CERT/CC, can disable...

Tags: Zero-day attacks, Vulnerability research, Viruses and Worms, Spyware and Adware, Spam and Phishing, Rootkits, Responsible disclosure, Privacy, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Passwords, Open source, Mozilla, Microsoft, Metasploit, Hackers, Google, Firefox, Exploit code, Data theft, Browsers, Botnets, Apple

Blog posts 2007-07-09

Securing Firefox: How to avoid hacker attacks on Mozilla's browser

Here are several configuration settings you can make to reduce the attack surface on Mozilla's open-source Firefox browser.

Tags: Web browsers, Hacking, SECURITY, Mozilla Corp., Web browser, Mozilla Firefox, hacker attack, attack, open source

Image galleries 2007-07-09

Securing Safari: How to run Apple's Web browser securely

Here are several steps you can take to disable various features in Safari to reduce the risk of hacker attacks.

Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, SAFARI, hacker attack, risk, Web browser, Apple Inc., Web

Image galleries 2007-06-14

Anatomy of an animated cursur attack

Earlier this week, Microsoft shipped an emergency out-of-band patch to block zero-day attacks against a code execution hole in the way Windows handles animated cursor (.ani) files. This gallery provides a visual look at elements of the hacker attacks, including malicious Web sites, the exploit in action and the...

Tags: SECURITY, attack, hacker attack, anatomy, exploit, Web site, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Web

Image galleries 2007-04-05

Additional Resources

Nsauditor 1.9.6 (Windows)

Nsauditor Network Security Auditor is a network security software and vulnerability scanner that allows auditing and monitoring network computers for possible vulnerabilities, checking network for all potential methods that a hacker might use to attack it and create a report of potential problems that were found. Nsauditor is a complete...

Tags: Network, Auditing, Monitoring, Microsoft Windows, Nsasoft, Nsauditor Network Security Auditor, Nsauditor, Networking

Software downloads 2009-11-01

New Adobe PDF flaw under attack; Patch coming Tuesday

Note to all Knuckleheads....The vulnerability affects Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.1.3 and earlier versions on Windows, Macintosh and UNIXWhy announce at all? Just fix the thingI'm getting really tired of any company that gives the ostensibly obligatory "We're on that!" and then it's some time before the fix comes. These...

Tags: Operating systems, SECURITY, Microsoft Windows, Windows IS, Adobe PDF flaw, flaw, Adobe PDF, operating system, Adobe Systems Inc., attack

Discussion threads 2009-10-09

RIM plugs BlackBerry phishing hole

Software versionIs there anywhere RIM states the software versions that contain the patch? I used their online tool to check my AT&T Bold and it told me v4.6.0.297 that I installed a month ago was the most current software. UselessI got the same result with my Storm. 1 would think...

Tags: Handhelds, phishing, BlackBerry Device Software Version, BlackBerry Device Software, RIM BlackBerry, Blackberry Device, Research In Motion Ltd.

Discussion threads 2009-09-30

Scareware scammers hijack Twitter trending topics

Researchers from F-Secure and Sophos are reporting on an ongoing scareware serving campaign abusing the popular micro-blogging service Twitter. Hundreds of tweets using four different URL shortening services are currently spammed through the automatically registered Twitter accounts, relying on a pseudo-random text generation using Twitter's trending topics....

Tags: Twitter Inc., Spamming, Spam, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-09-23

Hacker Gonzalez to plead guilty in TJX hack; A hollow victory?

I'd be happier with an offensive against hackersWe need tools that attack hackers when detected. Just like how crime is reduced in cities where people are allowed to carry handguns, the masses need to be allowed to attack back. As long as everyone is allowed to only be...

Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, hacker

Discussion threads 2009-08-31

Gonzales just tip of iceberg in Heartland attack

Feet on the street?In a crime where tens of thousands of credit card numbers and identifying information is stolen remotely from poorly configured databases, then sold on-line to other criminals, who then, presumably, use that information either for identity theft or straight credit card fraud, just where do you need...

Tags: SECURITY, Viet Nam, Gonzales

Discussion threads 2009-08-19

News to know: Bing; Windows; HP; RIM; ZuiTUbe; CD sales; Wimax

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Bing gains search share on Yahoo, Google Ed Bott: XP, Vista, or Windows 7: Which OS is...

Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, Hewlett-Packard Co., CD, Matthew Miller, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Sales Strategy, E-mail, WiMAX, Operating Systems, Software, Sales, Online Communications, Wireless And Mobility

Blog posts 2009-08-19

Gonzales just tip of iceberg in Heartland attack

Albert Gonzales, previously accused of breaking into TJX's computer systems, was indicted on charges that a separate group he was involved in breached Heartland Payment Systems. Also indicted but unidentified and still at large were "Hacker 1" and "Hacker 2," labels that suggest Thing 1 and...

Tags: SQL, SQL Injection, Attack, Albert Gonzales, Security, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-08-18

Alleged TJX hacker spun a wide web of cybercrime

Albert Gonzalez, 28, was the alleged ringleader of a cybercrime enterprise that swiped at least 170 million credit and debit card numbers in recent years. The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday that Gonzalez, already awaiting trial for the TJX data breach, along with two others were...

Tags: Web, Point-of-sale, Antivirus, Debit Card, Malware, Hacker, Debit Card Number, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Financial Services, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-18

Apple drops (another) Mac OS X security patch

The patch to fix the patch that fixed the patch that Jack builtI laugh and I laugh and I laugh at those who suggest that people have to patch Windows more frequently than OS X. Those same people will then turn around and cheer Apple for releasing patches "as soon...

Tags: Patches, Emperor, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Apple Inc., vulnerability, patch, OSX, security

Discussion threads 2009-08-12

Apple plugs code execution, phishing holes in Safari browser

Apple has released Safari 4.0.3 to fix at least six security vulnerabilities that put Mac and Windows users at risk of hacker attacks. The update is considered highly-critical and should be immediately applied on both Windows and Mac systems because of the risk of information disclosure, phishing...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Safari, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Web Site, Web Browser, Arbitrary Code Execution, Application Termination, Browser Version, Phishing, Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Apple Mac OS, Microsoft Windows XP, Web Site Development, Cyberthreats, Operating Systems, Security, Spam And Phishing, Software, Internet, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-08-12

Microsoft: Exploits likely for 'critical' Windows vulnerabilities

Who cares if exploit code will be released in the futureAs long as it is patched before the exploits are out, the exploits no longer count. Or something like that.Cue the double standards...PS I wonder which one of these was labeled "Bulletin 3" in the pre-patch announcement? According to some...

Tags: Patches, SECURITY, Microsoft Windows, exploit, patch, Microsoft Corp., LUA

Discussion threads 2009-08-11