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Sophisticated Trojan Targets Some Banking Sites
S21sec, a Spanish information security firm, claims to have spotted a new Trojan with advanced infiltration and attack techniques.
New Mac OS X Backdoor Trojan Surfaces
Researchers at anti-virus firm Sophos say they've identified a new Trojan designed to infect Mac OS X users.
The Power Of Open-Source Security Tools
Free, open-source tools like the Metasploit Framework and w3af exemplify the power of community involvement and support
The Downsides Of OpenFCoE
A few weeks ago I wrote an entry about software based Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) called Open FCoE being offered by Intel. The immediate responses were questions asking if this is a sign of the end for the hardware based HBA providers? Open FCoE has a lot of promise but the downsides of OpenFCoE prove that it may not be for everyone.
DAM Market Observation
Despite talk about the lack of innovation in the data security market, excellent technologies like DAM and DLP have been available for years before customers embraced them
FileMaker For Securing iPads At Work
Rather than just saying "no" to the iPad at the office, consider this inexpensive way to secure these tablets
Security Departments Stretched Too Thin, Firefighting
While application vulnerabilities, mobile computing, and malware top the list of IT security vulnerabilities and threats, a just released survey from ISC2 and Frost & Sullivan reveals an underlying, more systemic threat.
Clearing The Air On DAM
There are two very important things to understand: First, a database firewall and a database activity monitor (DAM) are exactly the same things! Second, a database firewall can upset normal IT operations
Schwartz On Security: Security Pros' Top 2011 Threats
While application vulnerabilities and mobile devices lead the list, perhaps it's also time to tackle security's impact on productivity.
Another Side Of B-Sides
The "unconference" across the street from the RSA show in San Francisco last week was shaped, in part, by recent security events
Solving Scale Out Storage's Dark Side
In a recent entry we discussed a concern with scale out storage, making sure the utilization of processing, power and resources remains efficient. The last thing you want is a storage system that, while it can scale to limitless capacity, also requires limitless power and data center floor space? The good news is that some vendors are aware of these concerns and have some solutions for you to consider.
Using HVAC To Set Up A Hack
Social engineering caper begins with posing as heating ventilation and air conditioning repairmen
Researchers: SSD Drives Pose Data Sanitation Risk
Researchers from the University of California, San Diego are warning that traditional methods to clear data from hard drives may not work as well on Solid State Disks.
Security Coming To Mobile And Embedded Devices
Security firm McAfee expects 50 billion mobile and connected embedded devices by the year 2020. And guess who is promoting new tools promising to protect them. But is this a layer of protection we are going to need?
Hacks From China Strike Canadian Government
CBC is reporting that attacks from IP addresses based in China have managed to successfully breach networks within the Finance and the Treasury Board of Canada, as well as Defence Research and Development Canada. The attack is the latest in a string of attacks aimed at high level government agencies.
RSA: The Saw Six Of Tradeshows
Predictably scary, RSA offers a glimpse into the latest threats and security challenges. In this sequel, social engineering goes after social networking in a big way.
Cyberwar: Experts Have Hard Time Defining It, Let Alone Defending Against It
Rather than wait for a catastrophic event, government and private industry should develop a framework for dealing with state sponsored attacks aimed at the critical infrastructure.
RSA: Microsoft vs. Google--Mobile vs. Cloud--Anonymous vs. HBGary Inc.
RSA has turned out to be an historic event this year showcasing massive industry change from traditional platforms to mobile devices and cloud computing, Google’s replacement of Microsoft as the most targeted vendor, and the drift of the vigilante group Anonymous towards the dark side.
Building Storage Proof Applications
A storage system failure where more drives have failed then the RAID protection scheme will cover you from or where the storage software itself has crashed is a disaster. The amount of work required to return the system to service can be daunting and applications are likely to experience downtime, in some cases that time can be significant. We have to start working on building storage proof applications.
Schwartz On Security: Unraveling Night Dragon Attacks
Attacks launched from China against oil and gas companies used simple hacking tools and even legitimate software.
Successful Security: It Is In The Details
Security is both hard to do right, and easy to make the simple mistakes that could jeopardize the security of most any organization. It may be a mistake that comprises of being a single digit off. And that one number could be the difference between a secure network and one that is readily breached. That was the overriding message in a Security B-Sides Conference presentation given today by Mike Lloyd, chief scientist at security software maker Red Seal Systems.
Flip On Over To B-Sides
With RSA kicking off on Tuesday, you may be asking yourself, What's to do on Monday in San Francisco?
3 Startups To See At RSA
Over the past few months I've used my highly unscientific methods to identify new security startups I believe are worth watching over the next 12 months. These companies are solving problems for enterprises in various spaces. Each is worth reaching out to if you are attending RSA or BSides in San Francisco this week.
Think That iPhone Isn't A Corporate Security Risk?
If so, you had better think again. Researchers have shown how the passwords on the iPhone can be revealed in less than six minutes.
Does Scale Out Storage Have A Dark Future?
Scale Out Storage, also called Clustered Storage or Grid Storage, are storage systems that claim to achieve near limitless scale and performance by adding nodes to a storage platform when you need more performance or capacity. The storage industry, not necessarily the user community, is stumbling over itself to have a product offering in this space. There is a lot to like about the scale out storage model but it does have its downsides.
Securing Databases In The Cloud: Part 2
Moving databases into the cloud can save you money and simplify administration, but always introduces new security challenges
Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum, Project Ubertooth Detailed At ShmooCon
Two new wireless security projects discussed at ShmooCon focus on bringing low-cost hardware to security researchers
Schwartz On Security: Big Bang Botnets Sometimes Self-Defeating
Do crimeware toolkits, SCADA malware, and spam-spewing worms become too big not to fail?
What If FCoE Were Free?
Intel recently announced Open FCoE, a software implementation of the Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) protocol that had only previously been available in expensive Converged Network Adapters (CNA) desinged to work on standard Ethernet hardware. Assuming that you use 10GbE LAN on Motherboard (LOM), which we discussed in our
Nasdaq Hack. Lots of Questions. Few Answers
According to a news report this weekend, hackers breached web-based applications owned by the NASDAQ. How deep did the attacks go, and who was behind them?
Should You Be Paying For Data Services?
In a recent entry I brought up the idea of free data services. What if you could get features like snapshots, replication or thin provisioning for free or almost free? The reality is that except for a few lawsuits most vendors that offer complete hardware and software solutions aren't showing a lot of concern. What they are doing is raising the bar to make their offerings more attractive than the softwar
Securing Databases In The Cloud
Cloud services are comprised of pools of compute, network, information, and storage pools, so focus on securing the information rather than the database
10GbE Storage And The SME
Most of the server vendors have announced that before the end of 2011 they will be providing servers with 10GbE built into the motherboard. This LAN on motherboard (LOM) approach is something that storage vendors, maybe more so than networking vendors, need to be paying attention to as it will provide high performance storage access to the masses.
ShmooCon Panel Discusses Ease, Speed Of Password Cracking
Panel of security professionals discussed new tools and techniques to accelerate password cracking, highlighting need for multifactor authentication
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Everything You Need to Know About DNS AttacksIt's important to understand DNS, potential attacks against it, and the tools and techniques required to defend DNS infrastructure. This report answers all the questions you were afraid to ask.
Domain Name Service (DNS) is a critical part of any organization's digital infrastructure, but it's also one of the least understood. DNS is designed to be invisible to business professionals, IT stakeholders, and many security professionals, but DNS's threat surface is large and widely targeted.
Attackers are causing a great deal of damage with an array of attacks such as denial of service, DNS cache poisoning, DNS hijackin, DNS tunneling, and DNS dangling. They are using DNS infrastructure to take control of inbound and outbound communications and preventing users from accessing the applications they are looking for. To stop attacks on DNS, security teams need to shore up the organization's security hygiene around DNS infrastructure, implement controls such as DNSSEC, and monitor DNS traffic
Incident Readiness and Building Response Playbook
In this special report, learn the Xs and Os of any good security incident readiness and response playbook.
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