Print

Welcome to Smokey's Security Forums.

Guests have only limited access to the board and it's features, please consider registering to gain full access!

Registration is free and it only takes a few moments to complete.

Please login or register.
1 Hour 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month Forever
Login with username, password and session length

[Chubb]

6 Hot And Sought-After IT Security Skills
14 May 2010, 1:05 pm

LinuxSecurity.com: The IT security job market is booming -- but that doesn't mean everyone is automatically getting a job, or the right job. And just like the threat landscape is rapidly evolving, so are the qualifications and qualities needed for positions in the security profession.

Source: LinuxSecurity.com - Latest News

>> To obtain the full Linux Security article, click the link in the first post line <<

[Chubb]

Google coding tool advances cloud computing
13 May 2010, 1:27 pm

LinuxSecurity.com: Google has released a programming tool to help move its Native Client project--and more broadly, its cloud-computing ambitions--from abstract idea to practical reality.

Source: LinuxSecurity.com - Latest News

>> To obtain the full Linux Security article, click the link in the first post line <<

[Chubb]

Servers hacked to launch more powerful DDoS attacks
13 May 2010, 1:53 pm

LinuxSecurity.com: Researchers at security firm Imperva have discovered a botnet consisting of web servers, rather that individual PCs, that is being used to launch more devastating denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.

Source: LinuxSecurity.com - Latest News

>> To obtain the full Linux Security article, click the link in the first post line <<

[Chubb]

Firefox helps Chrome, Internet Explorer with security
13 May 2010, 1:25 pm

LinuxSecurity.com: Mozilla launched a tool that lets users of rival browsers, including Internet Explorer (IE), Chrome, Safari and Opera, determine whether important add-ons may be vulnerable to attack.

Source: LinuxSecurity.com - Latest News

>> To obtain the full Linux Security article, click the link in the first post line <<

[Chubb]

New generation of DDoS attack has already infected hundreds of web servers
13 May 2010, 1:24 pm

LinuxSecurity.com: A new type of DDoS attack has currently infected hundreds of web servers. Unlike traditional DDoS methods that capitalize on bot-infected PCs, the attackers have turned the web servers themselves into payload-throwing bots.

Source: LinuxSecurity.com - Latest News

>> To obtain the full Linux Security article, click the link in the first post line <<

[Chubb]

US response to cyber attacks
13 May 2010, 1:23 pm

LinuxSecurity.com: The Pentagon would consider a military response in the case of a cyber attack against the US, a defence official said on Wednesday.  Asked about the possibility of using military force after a cyber assault, James Miller, under secretary of defence for policy, said: "Yes, we need to think about the potential for responses that are not limited to the cyber domain."

Source: LinuxSecurity.com - Latest News

>> To obtain the full Linux Security article, click the link in the first post line <<

[Chubb]

Joe the Plumber Can Become a Hacker in 15 Minutes
13 May 2010, 1:19 pm

LinuxSecurity.com: Twitter followers can now learn a new skill, hacking or at the very least, how to think like a hacker to be protect themselves.

Source: LinuxSecurity.com - Latest News

>> To obtain the full Linux Security article, click the link in the first post line <<

[Chubb]

Hackers use web servers to deliver more powerful DDoS attacks
13 May 2010, 1:17 pm

LinuxSecurity.com:  Cyber criminals are using a new type of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack that is more powerful and elusive than any predecessors, says security firm Imperva.

Source: LinuxSecurity.com - Latest News

>> To obtain the full Linux Security article, click the link in the first post line <<

[Chubb]

US-CERT uncovers JavaScript security vulnerability in Safari
13 May 2010, 1:15 pm

LinuxSecurity.com: The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) has found a security hole in Safari, with which a hacker could run arbitrary code at the privilege level of the current user account if the victim visits a malicious Web page.

Source: LinuxSecurity.com - Latest News

>> To obtain the full Linux Security article, click the link in the first post line <<

[Chubb]

Top Ten Free Wi-Fi Security Test Tools
12 May 2010, 1:52 pm

LinuxSecurity.com: All new Wi-Fi CERTIFIED products support WPA2 (AES-CCMP) security, but that's not enough to harden a WLAN against attack. Breaches can still be caused by policy, configuration, and coding mistakes, overly-friendly clients, or unauthorized APs. Continuous surveillance and periodic assessments are important to spot (and then patch!) these and other WLAN vulnerabilities.

Source: LinuxSecurity.com - Latest News

>> To obtain the full Linux Security article, click the link in the first post line <<

[Chubb]

The impact of virtualisation on securing systems
12 May 2010, 1:49 pm

LinuxSecurity.com: Virtualisation has become an established trend in the x86 server market and is moving into the desktop and notebook space too. It's a great tool for providing flexibility, recoverability and consolidation.

Source: LinuxSecurity.com - Latest News

>> To obtain the full Linux Security article, click the link in the first post line <<

[Chubb]

New HTML Version Comes With Security Risks Of Its Own
12 May 2010, 1:55 pm

LinuxSecurity.com: Internet Explorer 9 and Firefox 4 will support it, and Microsoft recently touted its advantages. But the upcoming version of HTML, which builds rich Internet application features into the Web programming language and shifts more Web functions to the client machine, also could open up new Web attack vectors.

Source: LinuxSecurity.com - Latest News

>> To obtain the full Linux Security article, click the link in the first post line <<

[Chubb]

Firewall audit dos and don'ts
12 May 2010, 1:51 pm

LinuxSecurity.com: Firewall audit products are maturing, but the product class is still a relatively young, small market, defined by compliance requirements. You have a fairly limited choice of vendors, including Tufin Software Technologies, AlgoSec, Secure Passage and Athena Security, which all come with firewall audit pedigrees, and RedSeal Systems and Skybox Security, which are primarily vendors of risk-mitigation tools, and so go beyond firewall audit to feature sophisticated risk-assessment and risk-management capabilities.

Source: LinuxSecurity.com - Latest News

>> To obtain the full Linux Security article, click the link in the first post line <<

[Chubb]

Server-based zombies power souped-up DDoS assault
12 May 2010, 1:48 pm

LinuxSecurity.com: Hackers have begun using compromised servers instead of client PCs to launch more powerful denial of service attacks.  Hundreds of web servers are infected with a DoS application that transforms them into zombie drones, according to database security firm Imperva.

Source: LinuxSecurity.com - Latest News

>> To obtain the full Linux Security article, click the link in the first post line <<

[Chubb]

Month of PHP Security
12 May 2010, 1:47 pm

LinuxSecurity.com: Information about more than 20 vulnerabilities has been disclosed as part of the "Month of PHP Security" (MOPS) held this May. Eight of the holes are contained in PHP applications, while 12 affect PHP itself. Four articles about PHP security have also been published.

Source: LinuxSecurity.com - Latest News

>> To obtain the full Linux Security article, click the link in the first post line <<