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- Apple caught neglecting iPhone security
- If you're waiting on iPhone 2 to standardize your business on the awesome new device (yeah, I'll be on line to buy one), you might want to pay attention to the conspicuous absence of iPhone security patches over the last four months. As WaPo's Brian Krebs reports,...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Krebs, Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, Security, Software, Apple Mac OS, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-07-03
- Embarrassing Firefox pranksters
- Embarrassing Firefox prankstersInteresting pointWould these bozos be vindicated if Mozilla did indeed do an internal audit and find a few bugs which is entirely conceivable? That seems to be some peoples take on the macbook wifi hoax.And, Mozilla is still diligently working on the problem in case there issomething more...
- Tags: Web browsers, Advertising & Promotion, Mozilla Corp., Firefox prankster, media, Krebs, prankster, Mozilla Firefox
- Discussion threads 2006-10-03
- More drama with Apple's AirPort security
- More drama with Apple's AirPort securityThis would be George_Ous oppurtunity to VINDICATE himself .I guess we will all have to continue waiting for as The APPLE Turns here in the ZDNET caves . On another note I've been hearing alot about these same issues with other platforms .one more thing...I...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, security, M&E, Apple Inc., Krebs, airport security, Apple Airport
- Discussion threads 2006-09-25
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- Apple: Mac users should run multiple anti-virus
- One of Apple's better Mac vs PC ads features a strong message that Windows computers are a magnet for viruses malware but Macs are automatically protected. As PC "ah-choos" his way through an infection, Mac offers a tissue and smugly infers that he's immune to the...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Antivirus, Malware, Apple Inc., Virus, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Desktops, Hardware, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-12-01
- Microsoft is 5th most spam-friendly ISP
- Spammers are abusing Microsoft's online services at such an alarming rate that a non-profit spam fighting group now lists Microsoft as the world's 5th most spam-friendly ISP Internet Service Provider. The latest update of Spamhaus.org's list of the world's worst spam networks shows Microsoft at #5 because...
- Tags: Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-11-21
- Spam rates massively down on shutdown of rogue ISP
- Several major news outlets are reporting that the shutdown of a rogue ISP in the Bay Area has lead to a massive drop in the global amount of spam. While this is "good thing", this event is not an end of spam, nor is it even the beginning of...
- Tags: Shutdown, Spammer, Cyberthreats, Spam, Security, Spam And Phishing, Adam O\'Donnell
- Blog posts 2008-11-12
- Going to the Beijing Olympics? Leave your gadgets at home or take steps to protect your privacy!
- Brian Krebs, digital security reporter Washington Post, advises Popular Mechanics readers to leave their electronic gadgets at home - along with any expectation of privacy. But what if you need to take a notebook with you, and you need to stay in touch with others? by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Google Gmail, Password, Passphrase, Data, Privacy, Cell Phone, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Internet, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-08-04
- Rise of the 'legit' malware sites
- About 75 percent of all Web sites serving up malicious code are legitimate sites that have been hacked/compromised, according to a new report from WebSense. This number validates statistics from ScanSafe showing a dramatic rise in 'good' sites being being used as a conduit for drive-by malware...
- Tags: Web, Vulnerability, Websense Inc., Malware, Spam, Attack, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Channel Management, Security, Viruses And Worms, Marketing, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-08-01
- Black Hat talk on Apple encryption flaw pulled
- Brian Krebs from the Washington Post "Security Fix" Blog reported that one of the talks slated for next week's Black Hat convention on a previously undiscovered flaw in Apple's FileVault encryption system has been canceled, the researcher citing confidentiality agreements as the reason he will not be speaking. ...
- Tags: Black Hat, Researcher, Apple Inc., Flaw, Security, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-31
- Study: 637 million Google users surfing with insecure browser
- According to a new study from researchers at Google, IBM and ETH Zurich, there are about 637 million Google users surfing the Internet with a vulnerable Web browser. Using data from Google search queries and security vulnerability aggregator Secunia, the study HTML or PDF found that a...
- Tags: Google Inc., Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Web Browser, Web Browsers, Internet, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-07-01
- Botnets committing click fraud observed
- What's the current state of click fraud, and what tools and tactics do the people behind click fraud campaigns have in their arsenal? A recently analyzed affiliate based network for using botnets to commit click fraud provides a timely assessment of the situation, and provides evidential facts on the internal...
- Tags: Click Fraud, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-05-28
- Lawyers circle Sears over privacy
- Sears may have taken down a feature that allowed you to see anyone's purchase history, but not fast enough to keep the lawyers at bay. On Friday, KamberEdelson filed a class action complaint alleging that Sears ManageMyHome.com site violates the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act. The suit, first...
- Tags: Sears Roebuck & Co., Privacy, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-01-07
- Reinventing the 50-year-old water heater
- At the 4th Annual Energy Tech Investor Forum in San Jose, Calif., panel moderator Ellen Pao of Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers, leads a discussion with executives on emerging technologies that could make household systems--such as water heaters--more energy efficient. The panelists are: Martha Krebs, deputy director of R&D with...
- Tags: Vice President, Research & Development, Business Operations, Emerging Technologies, Green
- Videos 2007-10-05
- DEFCON 2007 - Wall of Sheep (shame)
- DEFCON 2007 - Wall of Sheep shameNot goodThis sense of smug superiority can't end well. It's a useful service, but let's not forget they're compromising the easiest targets first and foremost. Let's keep our perspective, please....and yet another homage to Maynor? Wow. Just wow. I hear there were actually other...
- Tags: E-mail providers, wall, Maynor
- Discussion threads 2007-08-07
- OpenBSD team mocked at first ever 'Pwnie' awards
- OpenBSD team mocked at first ever 'Pwnie' awardsDavid Maynor definitely deserves a JeerHe has to be one of the most unprofessional bug hunters.Re: Maynor's bugI wonder when we'll get a comment from Mr. Ou regarding this one.Maynor's BugIt seems to me that the problem was that the judges here are...
- Tags: SECURITY, UNIX, team, OpenBSD, Apple Inc., David Maynor, Pwnie, Maynor, vulnerability
- Discussion threads 2007-08-02
- Remote vulnerability in high-profile Firefox extensions
- Today is Firefox Patch Day but even after you install the latest security updates from Mozilla, those browser extensions you use and love could put you at risk of code execution attacks.According to independent researcher Christopher Soghoian of boarding pass hacker fame, there's a remote vulnerability in the upgrade mechanism...
- Tags: Apple, Botnets, Browsers, Data theft, Exploit code, Firefox, Google, Hackers, McAfee, Microsoft, Mozilla, Open source, Passwords, Patch Watch, Pen testing, Privacy, Responsible disclosure, Rootkits, Viruses and Worms, Vulnerability research, Zero-day attacks
- Blog posts 2007-05-30
- $10 million to fight cyber crime
- Law makers in Washington introduced a bill Monday called the "Cyber-Security Enhancement Act of 2007". Brian Krebs gives it good coverage. The bill would make additional funds available to the Secret Service, which is responsible for handling credit card theft in addition to their body guard duties, as well...
- Tags: CyberCrime, Security blog
- Blog posts 2007-05-16
- Microsoft fights with researcher over Full Disclosure
- Microsoft fights with researcher over Full DisclosureA quaint turn of phrase[i]But that's like saying that Russian roulette isn't very reliable at killing its player[/i]Sometimes you have a real talent at turning a phrase.What about Windows 2000 servers?Since this bug was brought to Microsoft attention well within Windows 2000 support cycle...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Corp., FULL DISCLOSURE, security
- Discussion threads 2007-04-09
- How Apple orchestrated web attack on researchers
- How Apple orchestrated web attack on researchersNever mind the horse head George....You're in for it now!This has always had the love stink of Jobs over it. Good for you in showing what has happened.I just hope you're tough enough for the backlash...Be at peace with yourselfToday is a new day,...
- Tags: SECURITY, Web, Apple Inc., Maynor
- Discussion threads 2007-03-20
- How Apple orchestrated web attack on researchers
- Last summer, when I wrote "Vicious orchestrated assault on MacBook wireless researchers," it set off a long chain of heated debates and blogs. I had hoped to release the information on who orchestrated the vicious assault, but threats of lawsuits and a spineless company that refused to defend itself meant...
- Tags: Blogging, Wi-Fi, Web, SecureWorks Inc., David Maynor, David Chartier, Jim Dalrymple, Apple Computer Inc., video
- Blog posts 2007-03-20
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