Never Leave Source Code on the Server

Sun, 09 Sep 2007 17:07:00 +0000

I'm not a big fan when it comes to deploying source code on the Web server especially with the new Web Site projects that comes with VS.NET 2005. If your server got hacked before, you'll understand why source code on the server is a very bad idea. (c#, asp.net, php, perl, security, dotnetnuke)

A Very Real Virus Threat

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 06:30:00 +0000

One of my Windows desktop machines got infected with a Trojan virus. Since all my machines are connected in a network, the virus was able to spread and infect other hosts. I have already put together a backup system years ago so it was now time to review my recovery skills. (security, windows)

Enabling Execution of PowerShell PS1 Scripts

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 20:30:00 +0000

Microsoft finally put together a powerful command line tool for Windows that makes Bash on Linux looks like small potato. The new powershell runs .NET and understands objects when you pipe from one process to another. Given the power and the things you can do with powershell, Microsoft is rightfully cautious about hackers and script abuse. PowerShell, by default, is very secure and disallows any powershell scripts from running. (security)

Police: Ex-worker disabled cars via Web - UPI.com

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:12:21 +0000

KATU

Police: Ex-worker disabled cars via Web UPI.com They said further security measures are being implemented to prevent similar incidents in the future. Ramos-Lopez was arrested Wednesday after police traced ... Site Web Archive Austin American-Statesman (blog) Bad Password Management Will Stop You in Your Tracks Forbes (blog) Ex-employee accused of remotely disabling 100 cars CNET Times of India all 258 news articles »

Web security professionals skeptical of national broadband - MX Logic

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:03:51 +0000

Web security professionals skeptical of national broadband MX Logic Leading web security experts believe that the recently released National Broadband Program is potentially a major risk to national web security. ...

FCC Launches Broadband, Homeland Security Web Site for Emergency Responders - TMCnet

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:10:13 +0000

PC World

FCC Launches Broadband, Homeland Security Web Site for Emergency Responders TMCnet ... Broadband and Public Safety and Homeland Security Web site to provide information about its proposed $16 billion national wireless network for emergency ... FCC starts public-safety broadband network efforts Urgent Communications FCC national broadband effort gets Web site FCW.com FCC launches broadband public safety Web page IDG PC Magazine  - New America Foundation (blog)  - CNNMoney.com (press release) all 2,089 news articles »

Latest web security problems for Facebook - MX Logic

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:01:03 +0000

Globe and Mail

Latest web security problems for Facebook MX Logic Ira Winkler, a Candian web security professional, sent an email to the company demanding that it remove an ad spreading scareware from the site last month. Email scam targets Facebook users: Web security firm AFP Facebook Users Targeted in Massive Spam Run PC World Facebook Attack Telecoms News (blog) Register  - Tom's Guide  - ABC2 News all 219 news articles »

FCC launches broadband public safety Web page

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:42:34 +0000

Computerworld - The Federal Communications Commission today launched a new "Broadband and Public Safety and Homeland Secuirty Web page to provide the public with information about a proposed $16 billion national wireless network for emergency responders in the new National Broadband Plan.

Managed Email Security Services Trends with eleven and Variomedia

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:14:47 +0000

March 18, 2010 -- Variomedia senior consultant Alexis Machnik and eleven CEO Marten Lehmann delivered their presentation, "Key trends in offering managed email security services".

New Cybersecurity Act Eliminates Internet Kill Switch - FOXNews

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:20:52 +0000

DailyTech

New Cybersecurity Act Eliminates Internet Kill Switch FOXNews V. pitched a revised version of his legislation that strips the president of the power to turn off the Web. The new draft, now called the Cybersecurity Act ... Senate Introduces Revised Cyber-Security Bill TMCnet Emergency Internet control bill gets a rewrite CNET Sens. Rockefeller and Snowe debut new draft of federal cybersecurity legislation The Hill (blog) International Business Times all 72 news articles »

Seeing Upside for Akamai From Value Added Services - Seeking Alpha

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:24:45 +0000

Seeing Upside for Akamai From Value Added Services Seeking Alpha (blog) Such services can help Akamai's customers provide more targeted advertising to their web visitors and improve the security web transactions conducted ... and more »

SSM Launches Web Security Scanning Plug-In for WordPress

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:44:47 +0000

March 18, 2010 -- Online security provider Site Security Monitor announced last week it has launched WordPress plugin, WP-Secure.

SSM Launches Web Security Scanning Plug-In for WordPress - Web Host Industry Review

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:35:55 +0000

SSM Launches Web Security Scanning Plug-In for WordPress Web Host Industry Review SSM's web security scanning plug-in protects WordPress blogs against most flaws found in its design. "We expect to have over 10000 customers downloading our ... and more »

S2 Security's State-of-the-Art Web-Based Systems to Support Mercury Security Hardware

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:09:57 +0000

CISO GUIDE: FISMA Compliance Do more than just cursory scans. Develop a holistic approach to app security. Find out how !

Email scam targets Facebook users: Web security firm

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:45:26 +0000

Computer hackers are targeting Facebook users with an email scam that attempts to steal their passwords, Web security firm McAfee said.

E-mail scam targets Facebook users—Web security firm

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:08:44 +0000

WASHINGTON DC, United States—Computer hackers are targeting Facebook users with an e-mail scam that attempts to steal their passwords, Web security firm McAfee said Wednesday.

Cyber criminals target web security through PDFs again - MX Logic

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:21:39 +0000

Help Net Security

Cyber criminals target web security through PDFs again MX Logic However, Marian Radu, a web security researher for Microsoft recently announced on his blog that he had discovered a similar vulnerability. ... Is Your Adobe Reader Up To Date? pc1news Review: Nuance PDF Reader V3.co.uk all 18 news articles »

Web sites that can take a punch

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:25:45 +0000

The recent, well-publicized cyberattack on Google was just the latest skirmish in a long war. And like most long wars, this one features an arms race, as hackers seek out new security holes, and web site administrators try to close them.

Canadian Web Hosting Partners with Ksplice to Boost Security

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:21:15 +0000

New Technology Partnership between Canadian Web Hosting & Ksplice will provide increased security and reliability to Linux-based servers

Microsoft pledges HTML 5 web standard support in Internet Explorer 9

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:13:40 +0000

MIX10 conference sees preview of next generation browser Microsoft wants the world to abandon Internet Explorer 6 and upgrade to IE7 or IE8 for security reasons, but the company says web and application developers will want to upgrade to the next version of Microsoft's web browser, IE9, for its optimised performance and HTML 5 support.

Web security a growing issue for local governments - MX Logic

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:17:03 +0000

Web security a growing issue for local governments MX Logic As though local school districts and governments didn't have enough to worry about, cyber criminals have targeted small public institutions and have stolen ... and more »

March Madness latest threat to web security - MX Logic

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:44:09 +0000

March Madness latest threat to web security MX Logic Employees spend time watching games and highlights in the office, so web security experts believe that cyber criminals may focus their attacks on businesses ... and more »