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InfoSec Compendium: December 23rd

Scott — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:18:21 +0000

Only two shopping days left until Christmas. Here are a few early presents making security headlines.

Another top 10 for 2009
1- The Top 10 Security Threats of 2009.

And the new Cyber Czar is
2 – Howard A Schmidt for Cyber Czar.

A Short Guide to Network Security Auditing
3 – A guide to internal and external network security auditing.

Only three for today actually caught my attention so it is a short list. Until next time – “Stay Secure”

InfoSec Compendium: December 17th

Scott — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:00:08 +0000

It has been well over a month since my last Compendium post and I want to apologize to all my readers for the delay. There is no real excuse for my lack of attention to my posts, other than to say that “real life” has been taking up more than 100% of my time.
With all things being equal I plan on adding a few more posts by years end with the expectation of getting things back on track in 2010. I also plan on introducing a new blog called “Healthy IT” that will focus on IT and the security needs of the Healthcare Industry.
For now here are a couple interesting links:

1 – What To Expect in Securityin 2010.

2 – Trend Micro 2010 Future Threat Report.

3 – F-Secure Security Threat Forecast 2010.

4 – Firefox, Opera, Safari browsers top list of high risk software.

InfoSec Compendium: October 20th

Scott — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:46:19 +0000

Good morning everyone here is todays InfoSec Compendium for Tuesday – Enjoy.

1 – Microsoft Clarifies Impact of IE Update on Firefox.

2 – Fake computer security software endangers millions of computers.

3 – How hackers find your weak spots.

4 – President Obama on Cyber Security Awareness.

5 – Microsoft issues first Windows 7 patches.

InfoSec Compendium: October 13th

Scott — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:06:44 +0000

Welcome to Tuesday and a major Patch Day for Microsoft.

1 – Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for October 2009.

2 – Mozilla Posts Firefox Security Suite, Plugin Check.

3 – Comcast Testing Virus Notifications to Infected Users.

4 – Fake PayPal screen dupes IE, Safari, Chrome.

InfoSec Compendium: October 8th

Scott — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:35:09 +0000

Good morning everyone here are todays InfoSec hot links. Have a great day.

1 – Passwords for Google, Yahoo and Hotmail accounts illegally leaked online.

2 – A group of Lawyers who are Focused on Technology and Security.

3 – Lawsuit: Heartland Knew Data Security Standard was ‘Insufficient’

InfoSec Compendium: September 15th

Scott — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:38:57 +0000

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

Scott — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:30:33 +0000

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

Scott — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:25:09 +0000

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

Scott — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:49:37 +0000

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″.

InfoSec Compendium: September 5th

Scott — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:41:28 +0000

Good morning one and all. I hope your work week went well and you are enjoying the long holiday weekend. Now on to the Info Sec headlines making the rounds on the Interweb.

1 – NIST has released the Small Business Information Security:The Fundamentals (Draft)

2 – Security Cheat Sheets and other great links at The Monastery

3 – Apple Ships Vulnerable Flash Version With New Mac OS

4 – INSECURE Issue 22