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Protegrity Expands List of Companies Sued for Encryption Patents

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Data security vendor Protegrity has added new names to a lengthening list of companies it wants to sue over alleged violation of its encryption patents.

Alex
Sep 17, 2010

New OpenSSH Win32 Port With Client-Server Integration and No Cygwin

A final step towards removing Cygwin dependencies, new Win32 port of OpenSSH includes both client and server, implementing a majority of the functionalities found in the original code

Anthony Pell
Sep 15, 2010

Understanding Twitter OAuth Issues and Authentication Flaws

Twitter officially disabled Basic authentication this week, the final step in the company's transition to mandatory OAuth authentication. Sadly, Twitter's extremely poor implementation of the OAuth standard offers a textbook example of how to do it wrong.

Alex
Sep 02, 2010

Comprehending the Impact of FUD on Cybersecurity Preparedness Today

There is a new breed of animal appearing in the infosec community, according to Dr. Jimmy Blake, chief security officer for Mimecast, a cloud-services company based in London, and host of the blog Cloud Computing and Bad Behavior. The new breed is what he calls the "attention monger" (he actually used a more colorful word, but we toned it down for this article.) The attention monger is courting headlines with the media that add no real value to information security.

Alex
Aug 30, 2010

Kerberos Configuration Issues Enable Network Authentication Risks

Significant weaknesses in the common configuration of Kerberos-based authentication servers could allow attackers to more easily circumvent security measures in networks that rely on the open authentication standard, according to recent research presented by consultants at the recent Black Hat USA 2010 conference.

Alex
Aug 09, 2010

Red Lambda Innovations In Network Security Using Deep Packet Inspection

Network security architecture expert Robert Bird saw the difficulties universities have protecting their systems while maintaining an open and collaborative environment. As director of network services at the University of Florida's 10,000 user residence hall network, Bird began designing a system that could identify users and track their activity on the university network while protecting their privacy.

Anthony Pell
Jul 22, 2010

Best Practices For Using Network Stress Testing Tools Effectively

Network stress testing tools are not for the underfunded, the underskilled or the faint of heart. Consider them carefully before deciding whether to purchase them or how to use them. See the companion article "Stress-testing your network" for details on software from BreakingPoint, Mu Dynamix, Spirent and Ixia. Here are dos and don'ts to help you get the most from these tools.

Alex
Jul 21, 2010

Explore Metasploit's New Java Interface for Improved Usability

If you don't like command mode to interact with metasploit, I have good news for you: there is a new Java GUI. Don't forget to install Java to execute it.

Anthony Pell
Jul 20, 2010

Comodo's Security Solutions Presentation At HostingCon 2010

Comodo, a leading Certificate Authority and Internet security organization, today announced it will be exhibiting at the sixth annual HostingCon,in Austin on July 19-21 at the Austin Convention Center located in the heart of the Texas capital.

Anthony Pell
Jul 20, 2010

Strengthening Internet Security With DNSSEC Root Server Changes

The Internet is set to get a whole lot safer, the security standard DNSSEC is set to be assigned to the Internet's 13 root servers from later today.

Alex
Jul 16, 2010

Exploring Cloud Security Challenges with Doug Menefee's Insights

Some IT execs dismiss public cloud services as being too insecure to trust with critical or sensitive application workloads and data. But not Doug Menefee, CIO of Schumacher Group, an emergency management firm in Lafayette, La.

Alex
Jul 12, 2010

Implementing DNSSEC for Improved Domain Security Measures

The three organisations behind the DNSSEC test

Anthony Pell
Jun 18, 2010

Key Ceremony for DNSSEC Deployment: A Milestone in Internet Security

The dream of bolting security onto the Internet's Domain Name System takes one step closer to reality Wednesday as Internet policymakers host a ceremony in northern Virginia to generate and store the first cryptographic key that will be used to secure the Internet's root zone.

Alex
Jun 17, 2010

Exploring Cloud Security: SaaS Applications and Single Sign-On Concerns

We laid out the essential concepts of cloud security in Cloud security: The basics. Perhaps the best way to further understand cloud security is through specific examples. Here's a peek into a few of the biggest concerns that users have and how four companies have chosen to handle them.

Alex
Jun 15, 2010

Mastering MAC Spoofing in Linux: Techniques and Security Insights

Network adapters come preconfigured from the factory with their own globally unique physical or Media Access Control (MAC) address, which helps them identify themselves when communicating with other networking components. Though you can't change the permanent MAC address actually stored by the network adapter, you can make it provide a different address using your operating system (OS). We'll see how to do this with Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.

Alex
Jun 08, 2010

Exploring the Advantages of SPF for Email Security and Safeguards

Chris wrote in and mentioned a talk at Auscert which highlighted that (Sender Policy Framework) SPF would have helped in the instance of an intrusion and suggested a diary outlining some of the things that can and can't be achieved using SPF.

Anthony Pell
Jun 01, 2010

Survey Shows Cloud Computing Boosts Business Security Confidence

Results from a survey just released makes the interesting assertion that cloud computing - far from causing IT security problems in businesses - will actually improve security for most organisations.

Anthony Pell
May 24, 2010

Cyber-Attacks: Government And Business Threats Overview

Cyber-attack is an ever-present threat that can result in major damage to government and business web sites, as the following examples show. U.S. and South Korea, 2009: Officials in both countries reported attacks in the summer, aimed mainly at government web sites, as well as financial services sites.

Alex
May 14, 2010

Google Native Client SDK Improves Cloud Development Experience

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.

Anthony Pell
May 13, 2010

New DDoS Attack Turns Web Servers Into Payload-Throwing Bots

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.

Alex
May 13, 2010

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