CISPA cybersecurity bill backers hope second time's a charm
An interesting article from NBC News in there Technology section: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Six months after a U.S. cybersecurity bill died in the Senate, some Obama administration officials and lawmakers are optimistic they can get a new law passed amid heightened public awareness of hacking attacks and cyber espionage. With top intelligence officials warning that cyber attacks have replaced […]
Don’t Be a Victim of a Phishing Attack
Criminals and hackers have been extremely sophisticated in creating phony, but authentic looking e-mails that seemed to have originated from legitimate companies. If you receive an e-mail that you believe to be a phishing attempt, do not reply to it since by doing so will just validate the e-mail address is correct. Trust me, you do not want that to happen.
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