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Process Hacker 1.6 (Windows)

Process Hacker provides a customizable tree view with highlighting showing you the processes running on your computer. You can see detailed performance graphs. A complete list of services and full control over them (start, stop, pause, resume, and delete). A list of network connections. Provides a comprehensive information for all...

Tags: Process, Performance, Microsoft Windows, Hacker, WJ32, Rootkits, Performance Management, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Human Resources, Workforce Management

Software downloads 2009-10-16

Chinese hackers launch targeted attacks against foreign correspondents

China should have all its global internet connections severed.Just kidding.... kinda.RE: Chinese hackers launch targeted attacks against foreign correspondentsChinese communist party styleNuclear Arms ReductionLocate where the hackers are operating from, detonate a nuke on them.Kill two birds with one stone.RE: Chinese hackers launch targeted attacks against foreign correspondentsMaybe we should...

Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, hacker, attack

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

Chinese hackers launch targeted attacks against foreign correspondents

According to an assessment published by the Information Warfare Monitor, Chinese hacktivists politically motivated hackers have recently launched a targeted malware attack against foreign news correspondents attempting to trick them into executing a malware-embedded PDF attachment (Interview list.pdf), coming from a non-existent editor working for The Straits Times. ...

Tags: China, Malware, Hacker, Attack, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-09-29

Hacker ships tool to circumvent China's Green Dam filter

So any bets on how long before the U of M's IT system is attacked... ...from China?Was thinking the exact same thing.I applaud their effort especially after China pirated US software to create the Green Dam product.It won't be long before the retaliations begin.nobody saw that coming, did they?If hackers...

Tags: Vertical industries, SECURITY, tool, Green Dam, government

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

Hacker ships tool to circumvent China's Green Dam filter

A security researcher at the University of Michigan has released a tool that help Chinese computers users disable the censorship functionality of the controversial Green Dam Youth Software. by Ryan Naraine

Tags: Hacker, Tool, Productivity, Hacking, Security, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-09-29

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

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

Albert Gonzalez, a hacker charged with stealing as many as 130 million credit and debit card numbers, will plead guilty to 19 counts of charges related to the TJX breach and surrender assets. Any cybercrime satisfaction, however, will be short-lived. by Larry Dignan

Tags: Debit Card, Hacker, Hacking, Financial Services, Security, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-31

Hackers mailing malware-infested CDs to banks

Cybercriminals are currently mailing infected CDs to credit unions and smaller banks as part of a clever offline scheme to load malicious software into computers with valuable data. by Ryan Naraine

Tags: Bank, CD, Malware, Hacker, Financial Services, Viruses And Worms, Security, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-08-27

Alleged TJX hacker spun a wide web of cybercrime

Just goes to show no one's doing their homeworkWe keep pushing computerized systems out further and further into important aspects of our lives, and yet the security portion isn't baked in and is really an afterthought. Put a national security slant on all of this, and the possibilities are...

Tags: Hacking, PCI Standard, wide Web, hacker, cybercrime, Web, security

Discussion threads 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

Russia cooperated with hackers in Georgian cyberattack

A report from the nonprofit US Cyber Consequences Unit confirms what only made sense about last year's cyber attack on Georgia. It was carried about by independent groups with a special relationship to the Russian government. As InfoWeek relates, the report concludes: "Many of the cyber attacks...

Tags: Cyberattack, Hacker, Attack, Hacking, Government, Viruses And Worms, Security, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-08-17

Hacker demos persistent Mac keyboard attack

Hacker demos persistent Mac keyboard attackHa ha, hah ah ahahahhah... Mac Security.God... is Apple still running smug "we are so secure" commercials?Doesn't this require physical access to the keyboard?In order to embed a firmware into the keyboard, wouldn't one need physical access to that keyboard? Or are we...

Tags: Keyboards, Physical Access, Apple Macintosh, keyboard, firmware

Discussion threads 2009-08-03

Hacker demos persistent Mac keyboard attack

Apple's sleek $49 Mac keyboards can be hacked and infected with keystroke loggers and impossible-to-detect rootkits, according to a security researcher presenting at this year's Black Hat/DEFCON conferences. The researcher, known only as "K. Chen," found a way to...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Hacker, Firmware, Attack, Keyboards, Rootkits, Hardware, Peripherals, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-08-03

Nasa hacker loses bid to avoid extradition

Nasa hacker loses bid to avoid extradition No pityHere's how to not get in trouble with the law: don't break it.RE: Nasa hacker loses bid to avoid extradition Make an example of this idiot, harshest punishment possible.Stupid DefenseSo if I have security systems in place, albeit at a poor level,...

Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, extradition, NASA, hacker

Discussion threads 2009-07-31

Elvis, your e-passport is ready!

E-passports not only threaten your personal safety traveling, the RFID chips are easy to clone and fake. How easy? Here's the picture of Elvis Presley's e-passport: The photo is taken from a passport scanner at a Dutch airport - no alarms or errors....

Tags: E-passport, Passport, Chip, Hacker, E-passport Chip Business, RFID, Wireless And Mobility, Security, Biometrics, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2009-07-19

US, South Korea site attacks traced back to UK

US, South Korea site attacks traced back to UK One would think .....Assuming that these are all/mostly Windows PCs then MicroSoft or any responsible party should be able to scan, locate, and disinfect them whenever they connect the the internet (considering that MS has managed to make life miserable for...

Tags: Desktops, site attack, Infected PC

Discussion threads 2009-07-15

Botnet awakes in further South Korean attack

Botnet awakes in further South Korean attackLets ban Windows and go hard core Linux.Because we know that the hackers will give up instantly if everything was Linux. They would simply give in and go out and get real jobs.NOT.Whats the difference, Windows today, Linux tomorrow, in the long run...

Tags: SECURITY, Operating systems, Hacking, attack, Linux, hacker, Microsoft Windows, computer

Discussion threads 2009-07-10

Hackers of 2073 1.0 (Windows)

Hackers of 2073 is a game that tests the skills of hacker: logic, language, and a little dexterity. Play as a hacker or technomage, each with its own abilities. Navigate a series of networks using "Minesweeper"-like logic. Avoid objects trying to stop you. Proximity Intrusion Countermeasures ProxIC. Black Intrusion Countermeasures...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Hacker, Machine Code Games, Hacking, Security

Software downloads 2009-07-01

The Gestalt Approach to IT Security Takes Shape

Off late Enterprise IT defenses against malware or exploits are built by deploying a set of security appliances that mitigate specific threats. This appliance approach was very effective during the 1990s when dominant threats were hackers attacking corporate IT assets via the Internet. As hackers were joined by cybercriminals an...

Tags: IT Security, Information Technology, Threat, Hacker, Exploit, Lippis Enterprises, Hacking, Security

White papers 2009-07-01

Profile of the World's Top Hackers

Data theft and breaches from cybercrime may have cost businesses as much as $1 trillion globally in lost intellectual property and expenditures for repairing damage. And this current economic climate has undoubtedly created more opportunities for hackers, criminals, and industrial espionage firms who are targeting critical infrastructures and systems...

Tags: Lumension Security Inc., Hacker, Hacking, Security

Webcasts 2009-06-29