Blog Posts Tagged with "Information Security"
IC3: Recovery from the Malicious Erasure of Files
January 23, 2012 Added by:Headlines
Cyber criminals can damage a victim's computer by changing or deleting files, wiping hard drives, or erasing backups to hide some or all of their malicious activity and tradecraft. The FBI and DHS encourage businesses and individuals to employ these mitigation strategies...
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Social Engineering Toolkit – User Agent Switcher – setuas.sh
January 21, 2012 Added by:Kyle Young
What if I want to clone a website that is the mobile version? What if I want to clone a website that checks to see if end users are Microsoft Windows users? This is where the Social Engineering Toolkit User Agent Switcher (setuas.sh) is applicable...
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The Proliferation of Cyber Janitors
January 20, 2012 Added by:
What we really need in this industry is a complete shake up. We need true innovative thought that uses cyber intelligence, counterintelligence and active defense and offensive measures in our programs. No more sitting around waiting for the penetration...
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Significance of 'Death of the Document Web' to Security
January 18, 2012 Added by:Rafal Los
Infosec pros just started getting comfy with profiling, analyzing, and defending web-based apps from a server, consumed by a human, and used in a browser. Hang on tight because the world just took a sharp left and if you're not buckled in you're bound to be thrown from the bus...
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On Defending Networks
January 13, 2012 Added by:Gabriel Bassett
If we can secure areas of the world existing in at least 3 domains (land, air, and space) if not four (adding sea), then we should easily be able to train to defend networks existing in a single domain (digital)...
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Participate in the Infosec Career Attitudes Survey
January 11, 2012 Added by:Jack Daniel
This specific survey was selected because it is a standard measurement recognized by folks who study such things; this means aggregated results can be used for comparison with other professions (where there is survey data available) and averages...
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The Wheels of Justice Turn Slowly - But Exceedingly Fine
January 09, 2012 Added by:Scot Terban
LIGATT (a.k.a. Greg Evans) is about to find out that once again the US government has said: “Hey, whatever happened to all that money he owes us?” Well that day has come and I do hope the government, being in such dire straights, comes after our little charlatan with both barrels...
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Security BSides London 2012: Call for Papers
January 09, 2012 Added by:Security BSides
We’re looking for speakers for B-Sides London 2012. Once the deadline is reached the CFP will be closed and submissions will be peer reviewed. The process will be complete on February 20th. Selected talks will be slotted into streams and published on the B-Sides London website...
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How to Re-Awaken Your Inner Hacker
January 04, 2012 Added by:Rafal Los
Information security cannot be a population of sheep, zombies or whatever other metaphor we want to use - we must be the most innovative thinkers, the ones who truly do think different and always question everything. With that in mind - here are some things I recommend...
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IT Trends for 2011 and Beyond
December 25, 2011 Added by:Bill Gerneglia
CIOs and senior IT business decision makers must maintain a focus on specific trends that will effect the industries in which they compete. You should already be thinking about how technology is going to help shape your business far into the future. CIOs have to be forward-thinking...
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The Human Factor
December 24, 2011 Added by:Jim Palazzolo
When we truly understand that every server we secure, policy enforced, card swipe device locked down, banking website code scrubbed, and public facing connection port blockaded has a human being at the end we will then fully grasp the concept of "defense-in-depth"...
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Analyzing Passwords for Patterns and Complexity
December 20, 2011 Added by:Dan Dieterle
This is a great tool to see patterns in password security. After years of users being warned about password security, it is disheartening to see the majority of users are still using simple passwords. More alarming is the number of password dumps available from compromised websites...
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Enterprise Information Security Resolutions for 2012
December 18, 2011 Added by:Robb Reck
Successful information security is about making progress. It’s not reasonable or sustainable to expect all risks to be remediated as soon as they are discovered. Instead, my goal for 2012 will be to establish a positive trend, working toward improving security consistently...
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Security BSides Planning Epic Phoenix Event
December 15, 2011 Added by:Security BSides
Bummed out after Snowmageddon? Want a nice hot (at least warmer) change of scenery? Arizona is hosting its first ever BSides during one of the best times of year. We aim to provide the highest quality talks, hands on training and workshops. We also have cactus...
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Cyber Security and Illegal Information Operations
December 13, 2011 Added by:Joel Harding
The Concept of Convention on International Information Security was released in 2011 by the Shanghai Cooperative Organization, consisting of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. This concept was floated to the UN as a construct for international cybersecurity...
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Data Loss Prevention - Step 1: Know What's Important
December 12, 2011 Added by:Rafal Los
It's important to understand what your company does and then figure out what the critical bits are. Sometimes it's your customer lists, or a secret ultra-high efficiency engine design, or the next big thing in stealth bombers. The point is that you simply need to know your business...
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- The Danger of Mixing Cyber Espionage with Cyber Warfare
- Improving Security by Failing Faster
- BYOD: Should It Be the Wave of the Future?
- Trend Micro Discovers "SafeNet" - a New Targeted Espionage Operation Online
- Managing My Company’s Security is a Nightmare
- Bridging the Cybersecurity Divide, Why Security Innovation Must Lead the Way
- The Evolution of Industrial Control System Information Sharing
- ATM Security (And Really Learning from the Past)
- Complimentary IT Security Resources [May 13, 2013]
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