Latest Posts
ICS-CERT: Advantech Webaccess Multiple Vulnerabilities
February 17, 2012 Added by:Headlines
ICS-CERT received reports of eighteen vulnerabilities in BroadWin WebAccess. These vulnerabilities include Cross-site scripting (XSS), SQL injection, Cross-site report forgery (CSRF)and Authentication issues. Public exploits are known to target these vulnerabilities...
Comments (0)
AdiOS: Say Goodbye to Nosy iPhone Apps
February 17, 2012 Added by:Fergal Glynn
I put together a free utility called AdiOS (Addressbook Detector for iOS) that lets Mac users scan the iOS apps in your iTunes directory to see if they have the potential to dump your phone book externally. AdiOS detects apps that access your address book using a binary grep...
Comments (0)
Best Practices to Prevent Document Leaks
February 17, 2012 Added by:Peter Weger
Unfortunate consequences occur when companies lose control over confidential assets and experience intentional or unintentional disclosure of the information. In some cases, even the possibility of information leakage can damage reputations and stock prices...
Comments (0)
Lessons from the Nortel Networks Breach
February 17, 2012 Added by:Suzanne Widup
Much is being published about how inappropriate the response to the Nortel incident was, but it demonstrates an important point for companies - how do you know when you’ve done enough? How do you tell when an incident is over, and you should go back to business as usual?
Comments (0)
Reflections on Suits and Spooks DC
February 17, 2012 Added by:Jeffrey Carr
We should re-assess which attacks should be investigated and which should be let go. The FBI and US-CERT are overwhelmed with tracking everything from probes against government networks to DDoS attacks to targeted attacks against the Defense Industrial Base...
Comments (0)
Encryption: A Buzzword, Not a Silver Bullet
February 16, 2012 Added by:Danny Lieberman
Encryption, buzzword, not a silver bullet for protecting data on your servers. In order to determine how encryption fits into server data protection, consider four encryption components on the server side: passwords, tables, partitions and inter-tier socket communications...
Comments (0)
The Truth Behind Data Breaches
February 16, 2012 Added by:Neira Jones
SQLi was the number one attack vector found in both the Web Hacking Incident Database and the number one Web-based method of entry in incident response investigations. SQL injections were the number one Web application risk of 2011...
Comments (0)
Creating Sustainable Compliance Performance
February 16, 2012 Added by:Thomas Fox
Thriving employees - who are not only “satisfied and productive but also engaged in creating the future” for their organization - out produce non-thriving employees. These concepts matter within the context of promoting a culture of compliance within your organization...
Comments (0)
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Cyberwar
February 16, 2012 Added by:Scot Terban
Sure, there are potential issues with regard to infrastructure and hacking/warfare, but, it is not such that we need to frame it and clothe it in the ripped flag of 9/11 do we? Obviously these guys all think so. I would beg to differ, and I find it shameful...
Comments (1)
ICS-CERT: Exploit Tool Releases for ICS Devices Advisory
February 16, 2012 Added by:Headlines
Security researchers and others have released tools exploiting ICS vulnerabilities. These targeted exploits are readily available through various tools and from exploit developers. Multiple threat elements are combining to significantly increase the ICS threat landscape...
Comments (0)
Information Security Relief is Spelled ISO-27001
February 16, 2012 Added by:John Verry
No matter the industry or service offering, organizations processing data on behalf of clients are experiencing the pain of proving they are secure and compliant with client standards and the myriad of regulations which their clients are obligated. ISO-27001 spells relief...
Comments (0)
Database Security TLAs Make Me LOL
February 16, 2012 Added by:Josh Shaul
I can only imagine what folks go through when they’re shopping for solutions to improve databases security. Do you want DAM? DAP? DAMP? DSP? DLP? WAF? To improve the security of your databases, you’re probably going to need some or all of the following capabilities...
Comments (0)
Smart Meter Security Testing
February 16, 2012 Added by:Spencer McIntyre
While reviewing the communication used by a couple of smart meters, it was found that the user did not have to properly authenticate himself to read certain pieces of data and that some data could be written to the device without the use of a proper C12.18 Security Request...
Comments (0)
Remember, Security Predictions Make...
February 16, 2012 Added by:Wendy Nather
Security predictions can be a great way of starting conversations if you look at them the right way. If you look at them the wrong way, they're great for raising a huge chorus of "Nuh-UH!" or even "You're kidding, right? Call the coroner..."
Comments (0)
Disclosures: How Much Sharing is Too Much?
February 15, 2012 Added by:Jack Daniel
What is the point of telling you I was compromised by spear phishing, SQL injection, cross site scripting, cross site request forgery, default credentials, or anything else we’ve know about for years? If you are ignoring all of the well-known risks, it is a waste of time...
Comments (0)
One in Three Massachusetts Residents’ Records Breached
February 15, 2012 Added by:Robert Siciliano
Massachusetts has one of the most stringent data protection laws on the books. Companies are now reporting when even a single individual’s information has been compromised. Despite strict security requirements, companies are continually being hacked in record numbers....
Comments (0)
Nortel: From Bankruptcy to Industrial Espionage Victim
February 15, 2012 Added by:Pierluigi Paganini
The damage is incalculable if we consider the enormous amount of data that may have been lost. Information on technological solutions, business reports, and other sensitive documents were stolen for years, seriously compromising the intellectual property of the company...
Comments (2)
Microsoft Issues Updates for Multiple Product Vulnerabilities
February 15, 2012 Added by:Headlines
Microsoft released updates to address vulnerabilities in Windows, Internet Explorer, Microsoft .NET Framework, Silverlight, Office, and Microsoft Server Software that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code, cause a denial of service, or gain unauthorized access...
Comments (0)
The Dangers of Non-Contextual Pattern Matching
February 15, 2012 Added by:Rafal Los
Even a system inconsistency such as an abnormal page transition velocity on your flagship web application can be overlooked - until you put all those together and realize you're being SQL Injected and someone is stealing your multi-terabyte database out from under you...
Comments (0)
Stock Exchange Websites Disrupted by DDoS Attacks
February 15, 2012 Added by:Headlines
Websites operated by Nasdaq OMX, the Chicago Board Options exchange, and Bats Trading experienced disruptions due to a spate of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks conducted by a hacktivist group sympathetic to the Occupy Wall Street movement called L0NGwave99...
Comments (0)
Your Own Private Island
December 24, 2011Coming Soon! Build your own Island right here!
Make your home Infosec Island with your own private vanity URL, design options and private network of followers.
Infosec Island v2
December 24, 2011The latest version of Infosec Island is now available. There are more content options and more ways to connect and interact with your peers.
Thanks to everyone for a great year, and we're looking forward to an excellent 2012!