Thursday, June 12th, 2008
I cannot disagree with anyone that is apprehensive in moving from the current Windows desktop operating system that is installed for the majority of your users’ desktops to Windows Vista. We have all seen or heard the horror stories from past operating system upgrades. Applications do not work, drivers are ...
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Thursday, June 12th, 2008
The websites of three of the security industry's best-known companies include security flaws that could be used to launch scams against customers, according to a new report.
The report, from security watchdog site XSSed, verified 30 cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities across the sites of McAfee, Symantec and VeriSign. The flaws could ...
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Thursday, June 12th, 2008
Another new development in the malware arena, this new version of Zlob will actually log onto your router and change the DNS settings to hijack your traffic.
Pretty interesting approach and it will work because 99% of people won’t change the default password on their routers. Let’s face it, have you ...
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Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
SIPVicious suite is a set of tools that can be used to audit SIP based VoIP systems. It currently consists of four tools:
svmap - this is a sip scanner. Lists SIP devices found on an IP range
svwar - identifies active extensions on a PBX
svcrack - an online password cracker for ...
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Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
A hacker has posted attack code that exploits critical flaws in the Safari and Internet Explorer Web browsers.
The source code, along with a demo of the attack, was posted Sunday on a computer security blog. It can be used to run unauthorized software on a victim's machine, and could be ...
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