Security Wandering

Over on the post “Electronic messaging inherently insecure” contains this text: “Jack Hembrough, CEO of VaporStream, recently wrote to me with some interesting ideas. We corresponded about the problem of controlling e-mail distribution, and this article and the next are the results of our conversation. Everything that follows is Mr Hembrough’s own work with minor […]

Over on F-Secure Antivirus Research Weblog the post “Virus That Blocks Itself” contains this text: “Virus:W32/Ramnit is no stranger to many malware analysts/researchers, as it was in the wild back in 2010. Other malware researchers have blogged about the technical details of this interesting virus (here and here, for example); however there are still some […]

Over on the post “Limit Flash Exploit Exposure, Uninstall ActiveX Version – F-Secure Weblog : News from the Lab” contains this text: ” <<< Tuesday, April 12, 2011   Limit Flash Exploit Exposure, Uninstall ActiveX Version Posted by Sean @ 15:27 GMT | Comments Yesterday, Adobe issued Security Advisory APSA11-02. The advisory states that: "A […]

Over on Enterprise Security Today the post “Hackers Attack Web Sites of Russian Paper, Blog” contains this text: “A cyber attack on Friday paralyzed the Web site of a popular Russian independent newspaper, days after similar attacks knocked out Russia’s most popular blogging site. The Novaya Gazeta newspaper’s Web site went down early Friday after […]

Over on Defense Tech the post “US Navy Now Zapping Boats” contains this text: “ The Navy and Northrop Grumman announced yesterday that for the first time a program that integrates solid state lasers on naval vessel had engaged another boat moving across the water. I realize this was reported yesterday, but I wanted to […]

Over on the post “U.S. police increasingly view private email, instant messages – Computerworld” contains this text: “Skip the navigation Home > Government/Industries > IT in Government News U.S. police increasingly view private email, instant messages By Jeremy Kirk April 12, 2011 09:33 AM ETComments (1)Recommended (3) IDG News Service – Law enforcement organizations are […]

Over on the post “T.J.Maxx hacker says feds gave him the OK | InSecurity Complex – CNET News” contains this text: ” CNETNews log in join CNET Home Reviews You are here:News Downloads Video Latest News Webware Crave Business Tech Green Tech Wireless Security Blogs Video Photos More Menu Home News InSecurity Complex InSecurity Complex […]

Over on the post “Adobe: Zero-day attacks targeting Flash Player hole | InSecurity Complex – CNET News” contains this text: “April 11, 2011 2:31 PM PDT Adobe: Zero-day attacks targeting Flash Player hole by Elinor Mills Font size Print E-mail Share 23 comments Adobe today warned of a critical hole in Flash Player that is […]

Insider Threat Blog: Insider Threat Best Practices from Industry: “Insider Threat Blog Insider Threat Best Practices from Industry By Insider Threat Team on April 6, 2011 11:15 AM | Permalink Hello, this is George Silowash from the Insider Threat Center at CERT. I had the opportunity to attend RSA® Conference 2011 with two of my […]