Archive for September, 2009

InfoSec Compendium: September 28th

Monday, September 28th, 2009

Wow it has been fourteen days since my last post – man am I a slacker. Here are some recent and old InfoSec links. Have a great Monday.

1 – Judge Orders Gmail Account Deactivated After Bank Screws Up.

2 – Cyber Security Awareness Month.

3 – PCI More Of A ‘Check-Box’ Than Security For Most Retailers.

4 – Microsoft confirms free security software ships Tuesday.

5 – IRS scam now world’s biggest e-mail virus problem

InfoSec Compendium: September 15th

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

Good Tuesday evening boys and girls. Sorry for the delay in today’s post.

1 – Brute Force Attacks Target Yahoo Email Accounts.

2 – 802.11n Wi-Fi Standard Finally Approved.

3 – SANS Top Security Risk Report.

4 – SecurityTubeCon – Democratizing Hacker Cons.

InfoSec Compendium: September 13th

Sunday, September 13th, 2009

Good Sunday afternoon to everyone. I had some time on my hands today and figured I would add some interesting InfoSec news.

1 – Firefox Updates Fix for Security Flaws.

2 – Apple Fixes Flash Snafu in Snow Leopard.

3 – Trojans are Hiding their Command and Control in Google Groups and Twitter.

4 – Hacker Pleads Guilty to 20 Credit Card and Hacking Charges.

InfoSec Compendium: September 11th

Friday, September 11th, 2009

Good Friday afternoon to everyone, hope your week went well and you are looking forward to the weekend.

1 – IT Security affected by the Economic Downturn.

2 – 7 Reasons Websites Are No Longer Safe.

3 – Malware Spoofs the IRS.

4 – Vulnerabilities in Windows TCP/IP Could Allow Remote Code Execution.

5 – Unpatched WordPress Installations Face Worm Attack.

6 – WordPress FAQ If Your Site Has Been Hacked.

InfoSec Compendium: September 8th

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

Good afternoon and welcome to a shortened work week. I hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend.

1 – New Blue Screen of Death on Vista and Windows 7.

2 – Microsoft to issue 5 critical updates but none will cover the IIS issue.

3 – Researchers find a new way to attack the cloud.

4 – Sen. John Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) is at it again with the “Cybersecurity Act of 2009″.