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- Websense: UN, UK sites compromised by JavaScript injection
- Websense: UN, UK sites compromised by JavaScript injectionNo, It's not just you.I've been noticing this trend for a couple of months now. Unfortunatly it's not only the .Gov sites that are getting hit. It appears however, that at least the .Gov sites are some of the few who are...
- Tags: Scripting languages, JavaScript, UK Site, JavaScript injection, injection, Websense Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-04-23
- Websense: UN, UK sites compromised by JavaScript injection
- Websense on Tuesday said that the UN and UK government sites are being attacked in a mass JavaScript injection attack. According to Websense: Websense Security Labs has been tracking a recent development of the malicious JavaScript injection that compromised thousands of domains at the start of...
- Tags: JavaScript, Injection, Websense Inc., Attack, Scripting Languages, Security, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-22
- Websense: Microsoft Live Hotmail CAPTCHA hacked in 6 seconds
- Websense: Microsoft Live Hotmail CAPTCHA hacked in 6 secondsYahoo is implementing CAPTCHA at the send...level. So every mail you send requires you enter a capycha response. Totally not acceptable.This is why large networks like Google, MS Live, etc. will simply not serve the enterprise like all the bloggers think.It is...
- Tags: web computing, CAPTCHA, Microsoft Live Hotmail CAPTCHA, Websense Inc., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-04-14
- Websense: Microsoft Live Hotmail CAPTCHA hacked in 6 seconds
- Websense says that hackers have streamlined their anti-CAPTCHA tools and can attack Microsoft's Live Hotmail service in about 6 seconds. Websense has been on the CAPTCHA case for a while and the latest attack on Microsoft's Hotmail is an evolutionary leap because hackers' tools are automated and...
- Tags: CAPTCHA, MSN Hotmail, Websense Inc., Microsoft Corp., Attack, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-14
- IE 8: Cross scripting defense a double-edged sword
- Update: As most of the tech world knows, IE 8 has landed with its first beta, but the security improvements may raise some other issues to ponder. Folks--especially security researchers--are kicking the tires on IE 8 all resources and finding a few problems that go along with...
- Tags: Attacker, Websense Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-13
- Websense CEO Gene Hodges on attack vectors, the future of AV and the malware arms race
- Websense CEO Gene Hodges on attack vectors, the future of AV and the malware arms raceSounds like the Human component is still neededWith Enterprise 2.0 we seem to want to take the human element out of the picture as much as possible, but at the same time, when we have...
- Tags: Web site development, Web technology, malware, Websense Inc., Web site, attack vector
- Discussion threads 2008-02-19
- Websense CEO Gene Hodges on attack vectors, the future of AV and the malware arms race
- Gene Hodges, CEO of Websense, has had a busy year. The company has integrated the acquisition of SurfControl, built out its security suite and delivered strong financial results. "Last year was one of rapid change," said Hodges, referring to the integration of SurfControl and removing 50 percent...
- Tags: Software, Web, Suite, Antivirus, Websense Inc., Malware, Antivirus Software, Attack Vector, Attack, Data Loss Prevention, Europeans, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-02-19
- Microsoft Windows Live Mail's CAPTCHA defense falls to spam bots
- Microsoft's Windows Live Mail is being targeted by spammers adept at eluding CAPTCHA protection, according to Websense. According to Websense, spammers have created bots that are capable of creating random Live Mail accounts and then using them to launch attacks. In other words, the CAPTCHA defense doesn't...
- Tags: CAPTCHA, Microsoft Windows Live Mail, Websense Inc., Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Bot, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-02-07
- Will the Feds take down a big hacker group in 2008?
- This is the season for predictions and Websense is out with its top 10 predictions and a couple of them are quite interesting. One of the more interesting ones is the prediction more like hope that the government nabs a big hacking group in 2008. Here's the...
- Tags: Websense Inc., Hacker, Prediction, Attack, Hacking, Security, Government, Viruses And Worms, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-12-05
- MSNBC Turkish site caught serving malware
- Websense is reporting that MSNBC's Turkish site was caught in a mass defacement hacker attack that redirected readers to exploit servers hosted in China. From a Websense alert: At the time of this writing, the site was infected with malicious code designed to infect the...
- Tags: Websense Inc., Malware, MSNBC, Site, SANS Internet Storm Center, Scripting Languages, Security, Viruses And Worms, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2007-11-07
- Wow, the security industry is consolidating!
- All right Ill be the first to admit it - Websense acquiring a competitor, Surf Control, is indeed industry consolidation. The news broke last week and, as could be expected, it was labeled "security sector consolidation". I am somewhat constrained from commenting on industry matters now that I am not...
- Tags: Security Industry News, Security blog, Security, Data Security
- Blog posts 2007-05-02
- Web filters mistakenly blocking Yahoo
- Web filters mistakenly blocking YahooEmbracing Websense... corporate IT's biggest mistakeAs more and more of the Web is filtered by corporations using Websense, the backlash from these mistakes is only going to get bigger. I for one am very happy about this failure, and I wish them many more to come...maybe...
- Tags: Channel management, Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Web browsers, Viruses and worms, Yahoo! Inc., Hosts File, Websense Inc., Web
- Discussion threads 2007-03-29
- Pump-and-dump bot war?
- Security researchers are seeing signs of gang warfare among pump-and-dump spam scammers.In one scenario spotted by Websense Security Labs, two separate spam runs were launched earlier this week, attempting to lure targets into buying a penny stock.It was the usual image spam that included a Web forum component where the...
- Tags: Spam and Phishing, Spyware and Adware, Botnets, Exploit code, Viruses and Worms, Websense Inc.
- Blog posts 2007-02-06
- ALERT - Super Bowl website can infect your computer!
- WebSense is reporting via Suzi Turner that the Super Bowl XLI / Dolphin Stadium website has been compromised with malicious code. With all the traffic going there with the Super Bowl coming up, a lot of people will get infected. A link to a malicious javascript file...
- Tags: Security, News, Browsers, Malware alert, Super Bowl
- Blog posts 2007-02-02
- Super Bowl stadium site hacked, seeded with exploits
- The official Web site of Dolphin Stadium, home of Sunday's Super Bowl XLI, has been hacked and seeded with exploit code targeting two known Windows security flaws.In the attack, which was discovered by malware hunters at Websense Security Labs, the server hosting the site was breached and a link to...
- Tags: Spyware and Adware, Botnets, Exploit code, Viruses and Worms
- Blog posts 2007-02-02
- Online email accounts held hostage for blackmail
- Websense is reporting that a new form of cyber-extortion has emerged in recent days that exploits the promiscuous nature of cyber-cafes and PC-terminals. By stealing email credentials from unsuspecting shared-terminal users, the attackers steal all the victims emails and contacts and then sends a single message in the email...
- Tags: SSL/TLS, Authentication/Encryption, SECURITY, Websense Inc., e-mail
- Blog posts 2006-12-12
- Phishing and Pharming
- Organizations face a complex challenge in securing their computing environment. Organizations and their employees are increasingly targeted in phishing attacks designed to steal proprietary company data and distribute malicious code. New pharming incidents also present increasing challenges that IT needs to address. This paper describes phishing and pharming and...
- Tags: Pharming, Websense Inc., Phishing, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing
- White papers 2006-12-08
- Protecting Organizations from Spyware
- Once considered only an annoyance, spyware has evolved from a nuisance to a malicious threat. Preventing spyware from infiltrating an organization requires security measures at multiple points on the network, gateway, and endpoint. This paper describes the impact of spyware on organizations and explains how WebsenseŽ software can be...
- Tags: Websense Inc., Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security
- White papers 2006-12-06
- Leak prevention entering the next phase
- OK, the experimental phase is over in the nascent leak prevention space. Many security companies launch in response to a problem. (Occasionally companies are started to address a potential problem. Those are a roll of the dice for the entrepreneurs and their venture...
- Tags: Websense Inc., leak prevention
- Blog posts 2006-09-27
- Google pages hosting malicious code, Microsoft gets defaced
- Google pages hosting malicious code, Microsoft gets defacedSounds terrible"Websense is reporting that Google pages has been hacked and is hosting malicious Trojan code for people to download."Websense is reporting it's been hacked? Actually no it doesn't. Websense reports the same IP as http://googlepages.com/ is "hosting malicious code".I'm not sure what's...
- Tags: Viruses and worms, SECURITY, hosting malicious code, Google Pages, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Websense Inc.
- Discussion threads 2006-06-18
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