Exploit code released for unpatched IE 7 vulnerability

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

Another day, another gaping hole affecting fully patched versions of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser.According to a warning from US-CERT, proof-of-concept exploit code has been published for a new zero-day bug that can be used for a variety of malicious attacks against Windows users running IE 6, IE 7, and IE ...

Cracking Physical Identity Theft

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

A researcher performing social engineering exploits on behalf of several U.S. banks and other firms in the past year has “stolen” thousands of identities with a 100 percent success rate.Joshua Perrymon, hacking director for PacketFocus Security Solutions and CEO of RedFlag Security, says organizations typically are focused on online identity ...

Many weak web server certificates threaten online shopping

Monday, June 30th, 2008

"https connections exist to help ensure that when somebody is engaged in a financial transaction over the internet they are actually connected to the correct site - such as a bank, online vendor, and so forth. However, due to an error in the OpenSSL library used by the Debian Linux ...

How to Safely Use Facebook and LinkedIn at Work

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

The virtual flood gates have been opened and social networking is rushing in from the personal lives of employees and into the workplace -- bringing a host of concerns along with it.Facebook is no longer restricted to the realm of college students, and LinkedIn is specifically designed for the professional ...

Spybot Search & Destroy 1.6 RC1

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

Spybot - Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications. Spyware silently tracks your surfing behavior to create a marketing profile for you that is transmitted without your knowledge to the compilers and sold to advertising companies. If ...