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Geeks.com not so 'Hacker Safe'

Geeks.com not so 'Hacker Safe'Why?Why were they storing credit card information?RE: Geeks.com not so 'Hacker Safe'I think they hold the credit card information until it clears the credit card company and until accounting is done with their books which usually in 30 days. The problem is that there is no...

Tags: Sales channel, Financial services, Web site development, Geeks.com, HACKER SAFE, ScanAlert

Discussion threads 2008-01-08

Geeks.com not so 'Hacker Safe'

Geeks.com, a computer gear e-tailer that sports ScanAlert's "Hacker Safe" logo, has been hacked. The Consumerist posted a letter from Geeks.com parent Genica to customers. The letter reads: The purpose of this letter is to notify you that Genica dba Geeks.com ("Genica") recently discovered on December...

Tags: McAfee Inc., Credit Card, Letter, Hacker, ScanAlert, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Sales, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-01-08

McAfee buys ScanAlert

The acquisitive McAfee has added ScanAlert to its stable of security services in a deal that could cost the anti-virus vendor up to $75 million. Under terms of the acqusition, McAfee will pay about $51 million in cash up front for ScanAlert, a company that audits...

Tags: McAfee Inc., Hacker, ScanAlert, Hacking, Security, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2007-10-30

Additional Resources

2008 Pwnie Award nominees announced

Well, after getting 134 nominations, and spending countless hours pulling out nominees, the judges for the 2008 Pwnie Awards have announced the final nominees to be voted on.  From the site: The final list of nominees for the nine Pwnie Award categories is ...

Tags: Nominee, Vulnerability, XSS, Attack, Flaw, Dan, XSS Flaw, Lifelock, Security, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-21

McAfee's HackerSafe: "Um... we go in like a super hacker"

Updated 05/16/2008 2:00 p.m. CST: I officially have my first customer for the "Nate McFeters Safe" certification and Jeremiah Grossman and I have signed up another member for Scanless PCI, as noted security researcher Russ McRee has purchased our certifications, see http://holisticinfosec.blogspot.com.  God is good and created YouTube for laughs...

Tags: Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-05-16

McAfee's HackerSafe: When all else fails, rebrand it!

Not to beat a dead horse, that's already been beaten to death time and time again, but... Update 05/12/08: Russ McRee has actually just posted a story about "Why PCI DSS is Doomed". Came across this page on McAfee's site about their "McAfee Secure", "McAfee...

Tags: Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-05-12

Four questions for the week ahead in security

Here's what I'm pondering for the week ahead. 1. When are those Mac patches coming? We have Macworld next week and while everyone is looking at those cool ultra portable notebooks don't be surprised if Apple launches a software update. With any luck Apple can address the latest QuickTime...

Tags: Card, Oracle Corp., U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, Fraud, Litigation, Security, Business Operations, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-01-11

Will consumers scrimp on paid security software?

Symantec and McAfee could face headwinds in 2008 amid weak consumer spending, according to Cowen & Co. Meanwhile, the two are duking it out over a Acer-Gateway OEM deal. Cowen analyst Walter Pritchard downgraded Symantec from "outperform" to "neutral" on the theory that the company will face weakening security...

Tags: Software, McAfee Inc., Symantec Corp., Argument, Security Software, Security, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2007-12-17

McAfee buys ScanAlert

McAfee buys ScanAlertMcAfeeIt won't help, McAfee screws with all programs on a persons pc.McAfeeI agree. Both McAfee and Norton are bloated and Intrusive. I try to stay away from them outside of a corporate environment.

Tags: McAfee Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-10-31