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Automate the workaround for the critical Adobe Security Vulnerability

agent0x0 / October 15, 2007

If you haven’t heard…there is a critical security vulnerability that affects Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader, versions 8.1 and below. See Adobe Security Advisory APSA07-04 and CVE-2007-5020. According to the Adobe Security Advisory, your machine is vulnerable if you have: * Adobe Reader 8.1 and earlier OR Adobe Acrobat 8.1 and earlier * Windows XP […]

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Passwords on the Loose – F-Secure Weblog

agent0x0 / October 15, 2007

Interesting article on password lists that are being published on the Internet. Tens of thousands of forum password hashes were posted (79,000) to a Finnish website. Most of these were from Finnish forums but none the less, it goes to show you that webmasters need to continuously patch their websites or their databases will be

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Help protect your identity with RFID credit/debit card shields

agent0x0 / October 10, 2007

While checking out some security blogs the other day I came across a very good article over at the IT Security Expert blog about 15 tips to help reduce the risk of identity theft and fraud. One thing to add to that list is to use an RFID shield for your RFID enabled credit/debit cards.

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Would you answer these questions?

Leave a Comment / agent0x0 / October 9, 2007

Interesting post on the F-Secure Weblog about a recent Paypal phish. Take a look at the questions being asked? Do you think someone would fall for this? You bet! It is amazing to me that people will still give all of this sensitive information when asked (click on the link below for a screen shot).

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SANS Institute – One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team

agent0x0 / October 8, 2007

I saw a good webcast and presentation on forming a red/blue team in your environment. What is a red/blue team? A red team is basically your attackers and your blue team is the defenders. This is a typical program used by the government and other large organizations to test the assessment process as well as

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Sneaky White Hats Pull Surveillance Cam Switcheroo

agent0x0 / October 8, 2007

Remember the movies where the bad guys replace the security guards video feed with a fake one showing an endless loop of nothing? Security researches have just figured out how to do this on a AXIS 2100 Surveillance Camera. This is a popular camera that can be remotly controlled – and viewed over the web.

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Phishing victims learn online security lesson

agent0x0 / October 4, 2007

Here is a good article about some research that was done at Carnegie Mellon University. They basically explain that by sending users phishing type emails in a controlled environment, these same users that are tricked into clicking on links in these emails are more receptive to learn about online security. “…phishing is often successful because

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WEP blamed for TJX data breach

agent0x0 / October 2, 2007

I am sure all of you have heard about the massive TJX data breach which was detected back in December of 2006. Well it looks like WEP was the root cause for the data breach: “While such data is typically scrambled, Canadian officials said TJX used an encryption method that was outdated and vulnerable. The

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Angelina Jolie ‘nudes’ increase malware in September

Leave a Comment / agent0x0 / October 2, 2007

“One in every 833 emails in September were infected with malicious attachments compared to one in every 1,000 during August, new research reveals.” So what’s up with the increase? Blame this one on Angelina Jolie “fake” nudes! Spammers have been sending out emails tempting users to view “nude” pictures of Angelina and other famous women.

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Attackers take down Fraudwatchers.org

Leave a Comment / agent0x0 / October 1, 2007

I guess it was just a matter of time that Fraudwatchers.org would be completely shut down because of a massive botnet DDoS attack that started in August. Even after moving to another server, the attacks got more intense! This goes to show you that botnets are still a very real and serious threat. While Fraudwatchers.org

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