May 2013
New Trojan Malware Attempts to Hijack Facebook Accounts
Microsoft recently announced that it had found a malicious browser extension making the rounds on Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome that, when downloaded, attempted to hijack users’ Facebook profiles.
Mozilla pushes out new Firefox and Thunderbird: 8 security advisories, 3 critical fixes
A posting from Naked Security about Mozilla pushes out new Firefox and Thunderbird: Not to be outdone by Microsoft's and Adobe's Patch Tuesday releases, Mozilla pushed out its latest browser and email client updates today. The Firefox browser goes to 21.0, on Android as well as on desktops. (You don't install browsers on your servers, do you?) The Thunderbird email client is only available in an Extended Support Release […]
U.S. Cyber Command Head General Alexander To Keynote Black Hat USA 2013
A posting from Dark Reading in there New section: Major information security event Black Hat has announced that General Keith Alexander -- Commander, U.S. Cyber Command/Director, National Security Agency/Chief, Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) -- will present the Day One keynote address at Black Hat USA 2013 in Las Vegas this July. In 2010, the U.S. Senate confirmed GEN […]
Web Application Testing Using Real-World Attacks
A posting from Dark Reading in there Vulnerability Management section: Vulnerability management and scanning systems typically combine a number of techniques to assess the risk faced by a business's information technology, from scanning files and evaluating the current patch level to launching attacks and testing for practical vulnerabilities. While assessing patch level tends to be the most reliable […]
Interview with Mischel Kwon – FOSE
Mischel Kwon and Associates LLC (MKA) is a minority, women-owned small business focused on security architecture, cyber tool development, testing and integration, security operations, and cyber defense. MKA’s skilled cyber technologists provide architecture, tools, policy and process that enable defensive security for mission-focused networks.
Interview with Curtis KS Levinson - GovSec
Curtis KS Levinson CDP, CISSP-CAP, MBCP, CCSK is a cyber security and information assurance technology thought leader, innovator and executive with over 25 years of focused experience specializing in the assessment, design, security, implementation and remediation of cyber computer and telecommunications-based solutions to a wide variety of problems.
Anonymous Taiwan takes down multiple Philippines Govt. Websites and Leaked Confidential data online
Anonymous Taiwan takes down multiple Philippines Govt. Websites and Leaked Confidential data online
Microsoft warns of new Trojan hijacking Facebook accounts
A posting from Cnet News in there Security & Privacy section: Microsoft has issued a warning that a new piece of malware masquerading as a Google Chrome extension and Firefox add-on is making the rounds, threatening to hijack Facebook accounts. First detected in Brazil, Trojan:JS/Febipos.A attempts to keep itself updated, just like normal, legitimate browser extensions, […]
Outbreak! Fake Amazon UK emails spammed out, delivering malware
A posting from Naked Security about malware : Beware! A spate of malicious emails have been spammed out by online criminals, disguised as legitimate communications from the UK branch of online retail giant Amazon. In a widespread attack, email messages have been distributed designed to trick computer users into opening an attachment disguised as information about an order for an […]
3 Big Mistakes In Incident Response
A posting from DarkReading from there Security monitoring section: The incident response specialist investigating a recent breach of a government services firm was convinced the attack he was investigating was the handiwork of a group of Chinese hackers. The type of malware he found was commonly associated with that group of attackers, so he concentrated his efforts on cleanup and analysis […]