http://www.net-security.org Help Net Security is a daily updated security related site. We offer information on the latest happenings in the InfoSec world, advisories, viruses, papers, and more. HNS also has a large download section of security tools for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X and Pocket PC. en-us Copyright since 1998 by HNS staff Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:15:02 -0500 HelpNetSecurityhttp://feedburner.google.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/5b4nDaV6CGw/secworld.php Addressing the crowd gathered at the Information Security Forum's World Congress in Vancouver on Tuesday, Shawn Henry, FBI Assistant Director of Cybersecurity, shared some stories about recent cybercr... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:45:48 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=8491 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/yZU8B9CvYOc/article.php Robert Abela is a Technical Manager at Acunetix and in this interview he discusses Web application attack vectors, the impact of Cross-Site Scripting, future threats and offers advice on securing Web ... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:52:47 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=1344 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/vPbjGXfyqAk/secworld.php Mashable reports that anyone can hijack a group on Facebook just by joining the group and registering as an administrator after the real admin has left. The group is then at the mercy of the "illegal"... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:33:20 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=8490 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/9mauOkaGAaE/conference.php Infosecurity Europe, is Europe’s number one dedicated Information security event. Celebrating its 15th year, the show continues to provide an unrivalled education programme, over 300 exhibitors, the ... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:44:14 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/conference.php?id=362 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/UY5I8rlsRRk/secworld.php Cenzic released its report revealing the most prominent types of Web application vulnerabilities for the first half of 2009. The report details the steady rise of attacks targeting these exploits ulti... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:27:57 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=8489 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/3QZLHP7pb8I/secworld.php Two days ago, CBS covered the possibilities of cyber war, power grid failures and cyber bank robberies. A couple of massive power outages that took place in Brazil were mentioned and attributed by "in... Mon, 9 Nov 2009 20:07:05 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=8488 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/lb07XtcCxf0/secworld.php The 10.6.2 update is recommended for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard users and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac. AFP Client ... Mon, 9 Nov 2009 17:24:26 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=8487 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/GK_FPGRZlIQ/secworld.php The Cenzic HealthCheck program is offering the first 500 SMBs a free application vulnerability assessment performed by Cenzic Web security experts using the companies ClickToSecure managed service sol... Mon, 9 Nov 2009 14:53:09 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=8486 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/skTF0p4RkCo/secworld.php With the recent release of Windows 7, many individuals and businesses are questioning whether or not the new platform demonstrates any significant security improvements over the Vista OS. Vista's s... Mon, 9 Nov 2009 14:41:56 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=8485 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/nZyMrwub6WA/secworld.php CBS News reports that cyber war is a reality that, according to cyber experts, the US will have to be prepared for - and soon. Admiral Mike McConnell, Former Chief of National Intelligence says tha... Mon, 9 Nov 2009 11:10:04 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=8484 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/IjeSlvh8-HI/secworld.php Codenomicon released a general purpose fuzzing tool today for testing all communication interfaces. The new Traffic Capture Fuzzer loads threat vectors from sources like network analyzers and vulnerab... Mon, 9 Nov 2009 09:16:35 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=8483 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/lBJDXzzC76w/secworld.php Here is an overview of some of last week's most interesting news, interviews and articles: Ask the social engineer: Practice One reader wrote in asking: "How can one practice social engineering ... Mon, 9 Nov 2009 00:01:28 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=8482 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/BG9tbQoV2Zo/virus_news.php Sophos reports that some Apple iPhone owners in Australia have seen their smartphones get infected by a worm that has changed their wallpaper to an image of 1980s pop musician Rick Astley. The ... Sun, 8 Nov 2009 08:28:17 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/virus_news.php?id=1138 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/EHuPeesdep8/secworld.php Websecurify is a Web application security testing tool which automatically identifies vulnerabilities by using advanced scanning and fuzzing technologies. The key improvements in version 0.4 RC1 ... Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:12:28 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=8481 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/UA-YiJs45mU/secworld.php Within the last several months, the FBI has seen a significant increase in fraud involving the exploitation of valid online banking credentials belonging to small and medium sized businesses. In a ... Fri, 6 Nov 2009 10:36:23 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=8480 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/18xExXt75HE/virus_news.php AV-Comparatives.org recently released the results of a malware removal tests with which they evaluated 16 anti-virus software solutions:Avast Professional Edition 4.8AVG Anti-Virus 8.5AVIRA AntiVir Pr... Fri, 6 Nov 2009 09:04:41 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/virus_news.php?id=1137 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/xi8iZhJO2PY/secworld.php There seems to be a persisting problem: how to remember the passwords to all the websites you use and that require you to login? For myself, I chose to use a password manager and have just one passwor... Fri, 6 Nov 2009 09:02:36 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=8479 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/HTT1CmCVcoE/secworld.php In an ongoing battle against spam and deceptive ads and offers running inside applications, Facebook has terminated their business relationship with two more networks who continuously violated their p... Fri, 6 Nov 2009 05:36:11 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=8478 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/DLzcgFlUV8w/conference.php RSA Conference helps drive the global information security agenda with annual events in the U.S., Europe and Japan. Throughout its 18-year history, RSA Conference consistently attracts the best in the... Fri, 6 Nov 2009 04:06:44 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/conference.php?id=361 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/dlChZGPxQv8/secworld.php Marsh Ray and Steve Dispensa of PhoneFactor discovered a serious vulnerability in SSL, the most common data security protocol on the Internet. The SSL Authentication Gap allows an attacker to mount a ... Thu, 5 Nov 2009 11:38:10 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=8477 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/4w5Mx0O0Obo/secworld.php If you have been using Twitter for a long enough time, chances are you have been locked out of it at least once. If you haven't, you've probably seen tweets of people who have been temporarily locked ... Thu, 5 Nov 2009 11:25:23 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=8476 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/JZybJ5Tq_eI/secworld.php Learn how to configure Nessus to use credentials and login into a web application to scan with CGI generic tests. ... Thu, 5 Nov 2009 10:30:02 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=8475 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/wUHtZRVCUao/secworld.php You've been using Gmail for ages. Every location you needed to find, every trip you organized - Google Maps was there for you. Most searches you ever started online began at Google.com. You watch most... Thu, 5 Nov 2009 10:07:56 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=8474 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/RktTRGyjXTg/secworld.php Yvo Schaap, a young Dutch application developer on Facebook, stumbled on a back door into any user account that accesses the application he's working on. He discovered the exploitable mistake while tr... Thu, 5 Nov 2009 08:53:17 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=8473 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/otWBahQGx4k/secworld.php A user's Internet access may be restricted, if necessary and proportionate, only after a fair and impartial procedure including the user's right to be heard. Member of the European Parliament (MEPs) a... Thu, 5 Nov 2009 08:21:03 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=8472 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/CKtyMyycL4Q/secworld.php According to data compiled during October by PandaLabs, Spain tops the bot ranking with 44.49% of all computers infected by bots. These programs, once they have infected a computer, allow hackers to t... Thu, 5 Nov 2009 07:50:14 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=8471 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/Kasf0cXne98/conference.php HITBSecConf2010 - Dubai is the premier network security event in the Middle East! Join us for the 4th HITB event in the GCC featuring 4 tracks of hands-on technical training sessions and a 2-day confe... Thu, 5 Nov 2009 04:26:14 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/conference.php?id=360 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/BBbg80NKubA/article.php Kees Cook is the security engineer and Gerry Carr is the head of platform marketing at Canonical. In this interview they discuss the security improvements in Ubuntu 9.10, the security challenges the U... Thu, 5 Nov 2009 04:00:51 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/article.php?id=1343 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/8DM_ZxYDeoA/virus_news.php Symantec shared an uncommon Mac malware type on one of their official blogs: a combination of malware and a game similar to the once popular Space Invaders. They detected the threat as OSX.Loosemaque. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 09:27:42 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/virus_news.php?id=1136 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/k_a_owENKVg/secworld.php According to The Local, Sweden is seeing her share of cyber disruptions and attacks this last few days. First a technical error blocked access to hundreds of Swedish websites for half an hour, then t... Wed, 4 Nov 2009 08:47:03 -0500 http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=8470