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- Can Mozilla's security metrics project end the patch-counting nonsense?
- In partnership with indie security consultant Rich Mogull left Mozilla has launched a valuable Security Metrics Project that could help to -- we can only hope -- put an end to the silly notion that patch-counting helps to determine a product's security posture. The idea is...
- Tags: Mozilla Corp., Rich Mogull, Security, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-07-03
- Mogull leaves Gartner
- Rich Mogull, one of the more prominent analysts covering the hacker/security space, is leaving Gartner Research to take a stab at private consulting.Mogull left, a research vice president in Gartner's Information Security and Risk practice, is leaving on August 24th to pursue independent consulting gigs that fall outside of a...
- Tags: Analyst, Gartner Inc., Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2007-08-08
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- A Good Year for Security Collaboration
- Guest Editorial by George Stathakopoulos It seems like just yesterday when I was at Black Hat. Now as I get ready to fly to Las Vegas again, I look forward to seeing a lot of security researchers, hearing their latest exploits and how they fared over the...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Conficker Working Group, Security, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-07-27
- Microsoft tackles patch management metrics with Project Quant
- In partnership with security analyst Rich Mogull right, Microsoft is set to roll out a new research project to help businesses compute the total cost of the patch-management cycle, from testing and distributing a fix to user deployment of the patch. According to this Dennis Fisher report...
- Tags: Patch Management, Microsoft Corp., Patches, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-04-15
- Enterprises thrown a lifeline as Conficker worm looms
- There has been a big break in the Conficker worm that threatens to activate and cause a lot of havoc on April 1: German researchers at the Honeynet Project have been able to fingerprint the malware on infected networks. Ryan Naraine has the details: Just days...
- Tags: Network, Honeynet Project, Worm, Conficker, Network Scanner, Scanners, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Hardware, Peripherals, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-03-30
- German researchers score Conficker detection breakthrough
- Just days ahead of an April 1st activation date for the Conficker worm squirming through the Windows operating system, security researchers at the Honeynet Project have scored a major breakthrough, finding a way to fingerprint the malware on infected networks. Now, with the help of Dan Kaminsky...
- Tags: Researcher, Network, Honeynet Project, Malware, Conficker, Conficker Malware, Scanners, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Hardware, Peripherals, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-03-30
- Will the real [Breach X] please stand up?
- Guest editorial by Mike Rothman Do you remember that classic game show “To Tell the Truth?†It was great and trying to figure out who was the “real†person was always a challenge. Unfortunately Visa and MasterCard are making all...
- Tags: Bank, Payment, Credit Card, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Operational Accounting, Sales, Finance, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-02-24
- Apple removes Mac antivirus language from site
- Eagle-eyed Elinor Mills, reporter at sister site CNET, has the scoop that Apple has removed the 2007 item from its support site late last night that urged Mac customers to use multiple antivirus utilities. Now, the company says the Mac is safe "out of the box."(What say...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Antivirus, Apple Inc., Desktops, Viruses And Worms, Security, Hardware, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-12-03
- Talking Firefox security with Mozilla's Window Snyder
- LAS VEGAS -- Mozilla security chief Window Snyder wants to open-source much more than the Firefox browser. During a sit-down chat at the Black Hat security conference here, Snyder announced plans to launch three new initiatives around threat modeling, training and vulnerability metrics that push the envelope...
- Tags: mozilla firefox, window, training, web browser, mozilla corp., window snyder, web browsers, security, internet, ryan naraine
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- Microsoft joins 'patch DNS now' chant; Apple patch missing
- On the heels of the release of weaponized exploit code for the DNS cache poisoning vulnerability, Microsoft has joined the chorus of security pros pleading with DNS server providers to immediately apply patches to protect users from malicious attacks. The Redmond, Wash. security...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, DNS, Vulnerability, Apple Inc., Exploit Code, Microsoft Corp., Attack, Dan Kaminsky, Domain Names, Apple Mac OS X, Networking, Security, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Kaminsky suggests long-term fix will still have to be determined, but patch now, or pay soon
- I listened to the Black Hat webcast today to grab as much info as I could on this subject. The biggest thing that I heard from the whole talk is that the patch fixes things to a reasonable point, but that long-term, there will have to be more work...
- Tags: CERT, DNS Server, Domain Names, Internet, Kaminsky, Nathan McFeters, Patches, Security, Server
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- Kaminsky to discuss DNS flaw at Black Hat sponsored webcast
- The Black Hat group on Twitter provided a message today alerting people to a webcast to be put on by Dan Kaminsky on the DNS vulnerabilities that I've heavily covered as follows: Dan Kaminsky breaks DNS, massive multi-vendor patch coming, details at Black Hat Vegas '08 ...
- Tags: Black Hat, Webcast, DNS, Flaw, Domain Names, Networking, Internet, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-15
- Dan Kaminsky breaks DNS, massive multi-vendor patch coming, details at Black Hat Vegas '08
- It would seem there's a bigger story to that MS08-037 flaw that came out for Patch Tuesday today. From Dave Lewis over at the Liquid Matrix security blog: Today Dan Kaminsky released a first, as far as I can recall. A coordinated patch was released today...
- Tags: Black Hat, DNS, CERT, Flaw, Mogull, Updates, Domain Names, Networking, Security, Internet, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-08
- How to wipe data off an iPhone
- In reponse to reports that personally identifiable private information can be easily swiped from used iPhones sold on eBay, the tireless Rich Mogull has cooked up a nifty way to wipe data from iPhones. Mogull admits his process is "not perfect" but it does look to be...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Mogull, Storage, Hardware, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-05-22
- Malware pain for my users
- While many of my users have run into snags with malware requiring a thorough cleaning and a few requiring reformatting, most have largely avoided the extensive infestations that plague so many Windows users. By and large, they are a safe bunch of surfers, use Firefox for web browsing, don't...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Malware, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Desktops, Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, Viruses And Worms, Security, Software, Hardware, Apple Mac OS, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-03-18
- Apple QuickTime under siege
- Not counting silent undocumented fixes, Apple has patched at least 32 security flaws affecting QuickTime in 2007.  Last year, the QuickTime patch count was 28.  Five were documented in 2005. Judging by the public release of details -- and exploit code -- for zero-day flaws affecting...
- Tags: Apple QuickTime, Vulnerability, Apple Inc., Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2007-11-30
- News to know: OLPC; Android spat? Live Documents; Apple; Old software never dies
- Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: OLPC: How do we gauge success? Will 490,000 units do? Christopher Dawson: OLPC on sale through 31 December. Ed Burnette: Sun/Google Android "fight" overblown. Garett Rogers: Is the $10 million Android contest actually slowing developers down? Rich...
- Tags: Software, Tom Foremski, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Apple Inc., One Laptop Per Child Project, Tom, Tools & Techniques, Virtualization, Management, Hardware
- Blog posts 2007-11-25
- How desktop virtualization will save your company from Generation Y
- * Ryan Naraine is on vacation. Guest Editorial by Rich Mogull Recently I was watching an interesting 60 Minutes episode on the new generation of "Millennials" entering the workforce. I always thought they were called Generation Y, but I guess that term is...
- Tags: Desktop, Generation Y, Mankind, Tool, Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization, Storage Management, Productivity, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2007-11-25
- Bad Leopard, bad!
- Bad Leopard, bad!RE: Bad Leopard, bad!stick with Tiger!quickSilver works perfect for me...not sure what version i'm on but i'm pretty sure it's the latest- can't use my miglia AlchemyTV DVR though since it uses the APE GUI enhancements software... my update went fine even without removing this software... miglia says...
- Tags: Firewalls, Desktops, SECURITY, OSX, Leopard
- Discussion threads 2007-11-02
- Mogull leaves Gartner
- Mogull leaves GartnerBig loss for GartnerRich is an excellent analyst and well respected by his peers and clients.Rule of ThumbIt appears that when a fortune 500 CEO decides security is important it is because without that security the CEO might wind up like the CEO of Enron or of WorldCom....
- Tags: scalability, security, Gartner Inc., Oracle Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-08-08
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