Security

Looks like Windows users need to beware of trending topics! According to this recent piece, it seems that Facebook’s brand is being dragged through the mud again. But this time it has nothing to really do with Facebook, rather malicious types that want to exploit code with those using a specific query - Facebook Fan [...]

Most companies out there that promise to protect your identity offer you preventive help only. For those thinking about the service and may already be victims of identity theft, these companies are generally of very little help.
Then there is Lucid Intelligence. Based out of the UK and staffed by ex-cops, I am finally seeing evidence [...]

Recently there has been some question as to how to best secure your word press installations. And despite not being an expert in this arena, I have had some success with my own settings.
Assuming you are using a sane FTP program such as Filezilla, you should be able to change permissions pretty easily. Generally right [...]

Clearly Twitter is the new in-spot for harvesting a fresh crop of email addresses. And based on some of my own testing, using Twitter to locate a fresh crop of addresses is but a query away.
ZDNet has a great article outlining just how big of a problem this is becoming. The proof of concept script [...]

As a business owner, or someone responsible for network security within your organization, you need to understand how to prevent attacks and eliminate network weaknesses that leave your business exposed and at risk.
Vulnerability Management for Dummies arms you with the facts and shows you how to implement a successful Vulnerability Management program. Whether your network [...]

Imagine my chagrin when at around New Year’s I began receiving notifications from my then-free anti-virus program, AVG, that the anti-virus protection I had come to know, trust, and even take for granted, would soon be replaced by a fee-based version of the program.
Well, like the classic alarmist that I am, I waited until the [...]

Businesses and non-commercial entities have much to consider when it comes to securing their Web applications and the data they keep on customers and patrons. Acunetix, a leading vendor of Web application security solutions, today revealed that on average 70% of Web sites are at serious and immediate risk of being hacked.
Since January 2006, Acunetix [...]

Over the past several years I have heard people asking the question “should I use vulnerability analysis tools to assess my Web based applications or should I look to penetration testing?” I think we, as an industry, may be asking the wrong question. First, let’s look at how the Web application industry has grown [...]

To understand and then combat a brute force attack, also known as a dictionary attack, we must start by understanding why it might be an appealing tool for a hacker. To a hacker, anything that must be kept under lock and key is probably worth stealing. If your Web site (or a portion of it) [...]