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2012's worst security exploits, fails and blunders

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A fool and his feeble p@$$w0rd are soon rooted, but if 2012 has proven anything, it's that even the most cautious security-minded souls need to double down on their protective practices, and think about the best ways to mitigate damage if the worst happens in our increasingly cloud-connected world.

Dave Wreski
Dec 28, 2012

Amazon hack highlights customer service security weakness

Amazon, the nation's largest online retailer, apparently still has some rather porous security protocols.

Dave Wreski
Dec 27, 2012

Andreessen Horowitz bets big on cloud security

Because Web 1.0 is many years behind us, we can all look back and laugh at the sorry state of application and database security in those days. When we look back at Cloud 1.0 in a few more years, we're sure to have another good chuckle.

Anthony Pell
Dec 06, 2012

Email hacks router

A whole range of Arcor, Asus and TP-Link routers are vulnerable to being reconfigured remotely without authorisation. On his blog, security researcher Bogdan Calin demonstrates that just displaying an email within the router's own network can have far-reaching consequences: when opened, his specially crafted test email reconfigures the wireless router so that it redirects the user's internet data traffic.

Dave Wreski
Nov 30, 2012

Evolving security standards a challenge for cloud computing

Any enterprise looking to use cloud computing services will also be digging into what laws and regulations might hold in terms of security and privacy of data stored in the cloud. At the Cloud Security Alliance Congress in Orlando this week, discussion centered on two important regulatory frameworks now being put in place in Europe and the U.S.

Anthony Pell
Nov 09, 2012

The Insecurity of Networks

Not computer networks, networks in general: Findings so far suggest that networks of networks pose risks of catastrophic danger that can exceed the risks in isolated systems. A seemingly benign disruption can generate rippling negative effects.

Dave Wreski
Oct 10, 2012

The 10 most common mobile security problems and how you can fight them

When it comes to security, most mobile devices are a target waiting to be attacked. That's pretty much the conclusion of a report to Congress on the status of the security of mobile devices this week by watchdogs at the Government Accountability Office.

Anthony Pell
Sep 20, 2012

Wozniak Says Cloud Issues 'Horrendous'

While Steve Wozniak's main concern is with cloud user agreements, there are security issues as well. Wired reporter Mat Honan reported that his iCloud account had been hacked on Friday, and that the intruder had remotely wiped the shared content on all of his devices -- including MacBook Air, iPhone and iPad.

Anthony Pell
Sep 19, 2012

Security 101 for Cloud

So it

Anthony Pell
Sep 05, 2012

What's real and what's not in web security

This is the third in a series of interviews with C-level executives responsible for cyber security and privacy in business and government, who also happen to be thought leaders. (Remember, as I mentioned previously, "C-level executive" and "thought leader" are not synonyms.)

Dave Wreski
Jul 03, 2012

Securing Voice over IP

Although a 2011 Educause survey reported that only seven percent of faculty and staff use a voice over IP service, the allure of VoIP is hard for IT organizations in colleges and universities to ignore. The benefits are many. By consolidating voice and data communications, schools can also consolidate their maintenance efforts under IT, reduce phone charges dramatically, and add functionality such as "follow me" or emailed voice messages to enable more efficient communications among faculty, staff, and others.

Alex
Jun 20, 2012

What You Really Need to Know About Cloud Security

Despite all of the hand wringing over cloud security, major cloud security breaches haven't been grabbing headlines. The past year has seen major breaches, such as the ones that hit Sony and Epsilon, but we haven't heard much of an emphasis about the cloud being a weakness.

Anthony Pell
Jun 19, 2012

Cloud providers need to step up on security, say analysts

Cloud providers ought to provide data security -- that should be obvious. But some providers themselves, along with some security analysts, say they also ought to be doing more, such as educating their customers about best security practices.

Dave Wreski
May 01, 2012

Upcoming Firefox click-to-play feature will stop automated plug-in exploits

Mozilla developers are working on a new Firefox feature that will block the automated display of plug-in-based content like Flash videos, Java applets or PDF files, and will protect users from attacks that exploit vulnerabilities in browser plug-ins to install malware on their computers.

Alex
Apr 16, 2012

ICANN: Privates leaked in top-level domain land grab blunder

ICANN has revealed that it took down its top-level domain application system yesterday after discovering a potentially serious data leakage vulnerability.

Dave Wreski
Apr 13, 2012

Financial services industry sees DDOS attacks triple, says Prolexic

The financial services industry saw nearly triple the number of distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks during the first three months of this year compared to the same period last year, according to a report released Wednesday.

Dave Wreski
Apr 12, 2012

Anonymous targets UK Government sites with DDoS - Update

The hacktivist collective Anonymous are staging a distributed denial of service attack on the UK Government's Home Office, the Prime Minister's Number 10 and the Ministry of Justice web sites. The attacks began on the evening of Saturday 7 April and were claimed as the work of Anonymous in three tweets (1, 2, 3) by @YourAnonNews, the first of which read "TANGO DOWN - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office (via @AnonymouSpoon) For your draconian surveillance proposals! Told you to #ExpectUs! #ANONYMOUS #AnonUK".

Dave Wreski
Apr 09, 2012

IBM Says Security Threats Mount Despite More Awareness

Nick Bradley, senior manager for IBM (NYSE: IBM) global security operations, said despite more awareness, computer center managers need to be vigilant against cyberattacks.

Alex
Mar 22, 2012

How To Secure DNS with DNSCrypt

This open-source software for Mac and Linux does for DNS what SSL does for HTTP: It encrypts DNS traffic to prevent spoofing, snooping, and man-in-the-middle attacks.

Dave Wreski
Mar 20, 2012

Microsoft: Critical worm hole could be exploited within 30 days

Listen up, this one is serious. There is a critical vulnerability in many versions of Windows, which could be exploited to spread a worm automatically between vulnerable computers.

Anthony Pell
Mar 14, 2012

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