Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Researchers borrow from Google PageRank for network defense service Attack code published for DNS flaw Nate McFeters: |)ruid and HD Moore...
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News to know: DNS flaw; Amazon; Microsoft shakeup; Faceblook
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“Covert channel vulnerabilities in anonymity systems” wins best thesis award
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My PhD thesis “Covert channel vulnerabilities in anonymity systems” has been awarded this year’s best thesis prize by the ERCIM security and trust...
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McAfee debunks recent vulnerabilities in AV software research, n.runs restates its position
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Several days after blogging about a research conduced by n.runs AG that managed to discover approximately 800 vulnerabilities in antivirus products, McAfee issued a...
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Use CFQUERYPARAM!!
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This just in from 0x000000 # The Hacker Webzine via Ben Forta's blog: an article that is both called and about Attacking ColdFusion. I find this to be very significant...
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Flash Player downgrade via XP-SP3?
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I just came across this post on Guya.net (which linked to this)and figured I’d help get the word out. Apparently the Windows XP SP3 update downgrades your Flash...
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Sony and the Joy of Craplets
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Delightful to see Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer getting called on the carpet by Walt Mossberg for Sony's status as the industry leader in craplets. I bought one of...
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Just How Vulnerable Is FriendFeed To Spam?
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So, in a threaded comment-ango on Friendfeed today, I noticed an odd comment by a Friendfeedster that seemed out of place. So out of place, it almost smelled …...
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Ajax Security Tools
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In this article, you'll learn about Ajax security tools, which you'll be using to scan for SQL injection and cross-site scripting vulnerabilities; to set a master...
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May 2008 Monthly Release
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This is Tami Gallupe, MSRC Release Manager, and I want to let you know that we just posted our May 2008 Bulletins. We released four bulletins today, which include three...
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Study: OSS Communities Are Often Slackers in Security
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The most widely used open source software packages for the enterprise are exposing users to significant and unnecessary business risks, according to an open source...
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How to set up your computer so people can attack it
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As I said in the previous post, the students from Ruhr Universitat who are claiming discovery of security vulnerabilities in CardSpace did NOT “crack”...
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Vulnerabilities in AV software
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A recent ZDnet blog discusses a large number of vulnerabilities German research team N.Runs says it found in antimalware products from nearly every vendor. The ZDNet...
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May's Microsoft Updates
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It's time once again for monthly updates from Microsoft.Microsoft Office Word and Publisher reportedly have Remote Code Execution vulnerabilities which could be exploited...
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David Litchfield on details of one of the critical vulnerabilities from the latest Oracle patch
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More details coming out on the Oracle patches that were released last week, see Ryan Naraine's write up here. David Litchfield, noted security researcher from...
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ratproxy
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ratproxy. “A semi-automated, largely passive web application security audit tool”—watches you browse and highlights potential XSS, CSRF and other vulnerabilities in...
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Questions about Web Server Attacks
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Hi there this is Bill Sisk. There have been conflicting public reports describing a recent rash of web server attacks. I want to bring some clarification about the...
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Is single vendor-driven open source a greater security risk?
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How did two vulnerabilities in the widely used Spring Framework remain hidden for so long? And what are the security implications for single-vendor-driven open source...
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Flash Hardens, Some Sites May Shatter
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Skinny: upcoming Flash Player update may break sites that use Flash to talk cross-domain, via sockets, or to the hosting html, especially via javascript:. Also affected...
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Updates: Mark Cox on security; Spevack from LinuxTag
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Mark Cox, security guru and star of our recent video series, posts his yearly, official risk report, a comprehensive evaluation of the metrics, vulnerabilities, and best...
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Phishing Piers on Legitimate Sites
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Let's say that you want to phish for PayPal accounts. One might attempt to register something such as paypol-sevice.com. But that's too obvious and is likely to be...