Security

Responsible disclosure should apply to Social Media

February 17, 2010

A few days ago I discovered a site that I hoped would go mostly unnoticed, unfortunately I was wrong. Hutch Carpenter blogged about it and I decided to expand on my thoughts with this post. The site is PleaseRobMe.com, @PleaseRobMe on Twitter, (not linked intentionally) and it got some attention by telling the world about [...]

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Win32.DownAdUP Virus Removal

February 16, 2010

Several clients and friends have been infected with this virus in the past 24 hours. Once inside your network it spreads rapidly. The virus is a variant of the Conficker virus and exploits a known (and supposedly patched) vulnerability in Microsoft RPC services. A fully patched PC with updated Virus protection should prevent infection but [...]

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Is there room for innovation in Email?

January 20, 2009

The average user gives little thought to email. It is the most common application of the internet and we just expect it to work. It’s simple really, type in a email address and quick note, click send and your message is magically delivered. Unfortunately the truth is radically different. Email is one of the most [...]

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BlackHat USA 2008 WrapUp

August 18, 2008

Blackhat USA 2008 was an amazing experience this year. The first four days of training could not have gone better. Since SCuD only ran the one class this year it was a lot less work and stress on the Hired Guns. The students were great and we are fortunate every year to have some of [...]

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Using File Erasure tool could be seen as suspicious

July 31, 2008

Have you ever used a file shredder utility? Ever considered that by merely using such a program that your actions could be construed as suspicious activity? I’m always recommending people use a file shredder to shred sensitive digital documents. I personally use CyberShredder. (Quick, Easy, Free) Why should you use a shredder instead of the [...]

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Forget DNS, Intel CPU hack hastens Amish era

July 29, 2008

There has been alot of coverage of Dan Kaminsky’s DNS hack as he prepares to reveal the details next week at BlackHat USA, however, what if I told you that this wasn’t the only scary security news in our near future? Kris Kapersky is set to reveal an Intel CPU hack at “Hack In The [...]

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UPDATED: Airports can search laptops without cause

July 29, 2008

The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Customs agents can search laptops without any prior suspicion or probable causel. If you are crossing international borders your digital files are subject to inspection. It may be tempting to disregard this ruling because you don’t carry terrorist bomb plots or child pornography on your [...]

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