SSL and the future of authenticity 4: Perspectives and Convergence models
Posted by david b. on May 17, 2012
Read previous: SSL and the future of authenticity 3: Trust agility concept
Final part of Moxie Marlinspike’s Defcon talk outlines the alternatives of current CA system: ‘Perspectives’ and ‘Convergence’ projects.
‘Perspectives’ model
So, let’s talk about things that I’m a little bit more...
SSL and the future of authenticity 3: Trust agility concept
Posted by david b. on May 16, 2012
Read previous: SSL and the future of authenticity 2: certificate authorities
Moxie moves on with his Defcon talk to introduce and explain the notion of trust agility and outline trust requirements under DNSSEC1 authenticity model.
I think it’s a good idea to look back at what happened to Comodo....
SSL and the future of authenticity 2: certificate authorities
Posted by david b. on May 15, 2012
Read previous: SSL and the future of authenticity: Comodo hack and secure protocol components
Second part of Moxie Marlinspike’s presentation dedicated to the authenticity component of a secure protocol and the general perceptions of SSL problems.
Authenticity is important of course, because normally, if...
SSL and the future of authenticity: Comodo hack and secure protocol components
Posted by david b. on May 14, 2012
Defcon presentation by computer security researcher Moxie Marlinspike on the past, present and the future of SSL encryption protocol and authenticity as such.
Okay, let’s talk about SSL and the future of authenticity. Really, this talk is about trust, and I wanna start this talk out with a story – it’s...
RoboForm Pro review
Posted by david b. on May 13, 2012
$29.95
RoboForm Pro helps you stay on the safe side while managing passwords and other sensitive data.
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Passwords are pieces of you, ‘digitally’ speaking. This isn’t a metaphor – the online and...
Browsing Known Sites is Safe – True or False 2: malware distribution
Posted by david b. on May 11, 2012
Read previous: Browsing Known Sites is Safe – True or False: Ill-family malware
Having talked about the ‘Ill-family’ infections, Lukas Hasik and Jiri Sejtko get down to explaining the peculiarities and distribution patterns of JS:Kroxxu and JS:Prontexi which are the two other widespread types of...
Browsing Known Sites is Safe – True or False: Ill-family malware
Posted by david b. on May 10, 2012
Avast Software officials Lukas Hasik and Jiri Sejtko present their observations and insights into the prevalent web infections in the wild during their talk at RSA Conference. The key points in this part of the discussion are the ‘trust phenomenon’ explanation and the analysis of ‘Ill-family’ malware...
Avast! Pro Antivirus review
Posted by david b. on May 10, 2012
$39.99
Customize your security with Avast! Pro Antivirus to fit your computing needs.
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Operating System:
Windows 2000 SP4 / Windows XP SP2 / Windows Vista (excluding Starter Edition) / Windows...
The Ugly Truth About Mobile Security 2: premium-rate numbers affiliate networks
Posted by david b. on May 9, 2012
Read previous: The Ugly Truth About Mobile Security: Mobile malware and SMS Trojans
What is the core reason for the Russian mobile cybercrime’s flourishing? To address this point, Denis Maslennikov explains in detail how a typical SMS Trojan scheme works, and how little it actually takes to register with...
SafeHouse Personal Edition review
Posted by david b. on May 8, 2012
$29.99
SafeHouse Personal Edition features amazing simplicity and a sufficient extent of data encryption power.
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Whereas data encryption used to be the prerogative of secret services and the people who attempted...
The Ugly Truth About Mobile Security: Mobile malware and SMS Trojans
Posted by david b. on May 7, 2012
Kaspersky Lab’s Senior Malware Analyst Denis Maslennikov speaks at RSA Conference about the mobile side of the Russian cybercrime. Maslennikov outlines the prevalent techniques applied for scamming users, describing modifications of SMS Trojans and explaining how they work.
Hello, my name is Denis...
Generations of DoS attacks 4: more LulzSec details and applicable defenses
Posted by david b. on May 4, 2012
Read previous: Generations of DoS attacks 3: examples of attacks and insider’s view of LulzSec story
CloudFlare’s CEO and co-founder Matthew Prince provides some additional details of the kerfuffle around Lulz Security’s activities during June-July 2011: the origins of their website traffic spikes and...
Generations of DoS attacks 3: examples of attacks and insider’s view of LulzSec story
Posted by david b. on May 3, 2012
Read previous: Generations of DoS attacks 2: Layer 4, Layer 7 and Link-Local IPv6 attacks
In this part, Sam Bowne exemplifies each major type of DoS attacks, showing the actual implementation process and the potential damage that may occur. The CEO of CloudFlare Matthew Prince then takes the floor to talk...
Generations of DoS attacks 2: Layer 4, Layer 7 and Link-Local IPv6 attacks
Posted by david b. on May 1, 2012
Read previous: Generations of DoS attacks: some history and links to Jester, Anonymous and LulzSec
Sam Bowne’s primary focus in this section of his talk is on the technical part of different types of DoS attacks: the relatively primitive Layer 4 DDoS, variations of the more sophisticated Layer 7 DoS and...
Generations of DoS attacks: some history and links to Jester, Anonymous and LulzSec
Posted by david b. on April 30, 2012
Sam Bowne from City College of San Francisco shares his expertise in the history of denial-of-service attacks, their technical aspects, and the major groups of hacktivists who use those for various purposes. This Defcon presentation starts with the classification of DoS attacks and the analysis thereof in...
PC Tools Internet Security review
Posted by david b. on April 30, 2012
$49.99
Choosing PC Tools Internet Security gives you what you need to stay safe online.
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Being a reputable security software vendor that’s always been about innovation and is permanently keeping track of...
How to remove Facebook malware
Posted by david b. on April 27, 2012
Malware distribution in social networks appears to be turning into a steadily growing trend. This tutorial encompasses the description of the most common patterns of malware propagation on Facebook, and provides tips on how to eliminate the risk to enjoy social networking to the fullest.
Criminals are...
How malware authors are winning the war 3: social media scams and security enhancement
Posted by david b. on April 26, 2012
Read previous: How malware authors are winning the war 2: exploit toolkits, fake antiviruses and mobile threats
James Lyne moves on with his analysis of malware distribution patterns, speaking on the techniques fraudsters are applying to diversify away from the expected conventional paradigm of cybercrime...
How malware authors are winning the war 2: exploit toolkits, fake antiviruses and mobile threats
Posted by david b. on April 25, 2012
Read previous: How malware authors are winning the war: waves of malicious code
Having singled out the three major waves of malicious code evolution, Sophos’ James Lyne proceeds with his presentation, describing exploit toolkits, rogue antivirus activity patterns and the gradual, yet steadily growing trend...
How malware authors are winning the war: waves of malicious code
Posted by david b. on April 24, 2012
Director of Technology Strategy at Sophos James Lyne expresses his vision of the way malware production has evolved over time, shifting from mostly prankish activities to the complex sophisticated cybercrime infrastructure that we’re seeing today.
Hello there, my name is James Lyne from Sophos, and today...
PC Tools Privacy Guardian review
Posted by david b. on April 22, 2012
$19.99
PC Tools Privacy Guardian is a powerful tool to provide your internet privacy.
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Those who care about personal data security and identity protection should duly appreciate the virtues of PC Tools Privacy...
The threats of the Age of cyber-warfare 2: Kaspersky on cybercrime
Posted by david b. on April 20, 2012
Read previous: The threats of the Age of cyber-warfare: Eugene Kaspersky on cybercrime
Follow-up on Eugene Kaspersky’s talk called “The threats of the Age of cyber-warfare” where the speaker is looking into instances of critical infrastructure damage, catastrophes and military challenges called forth...
The threats of the Age of cyber-warfare: Eugene Kaspersky on cybercrime
Posted by david b. on April 19, 2012
Co-founder and CEO of “Kaspersky Lab” Eugene Kaspersky delivers a speech called “The threats of the Age of cyber-warfare”, expressing his vision on the current state of the global cybercrime and exemplifying his research with some observations and evidence of close affiliation of...
Eugene Kaspersky on the evolution of malware
Posted by david b. on April 19, 2012
Co-founder of Kaspersky Lab and a true cybersecurity guru Eugene Kaspersky gives a short talk, expressing his viewpoint on malware evolution: the way malware was, the way it is now and how things might change in the future.
The evolution of malware within last 10 years depends on the evolution of people who...
What to do if your Facebook account gets hacked?
Posted by david b. on April 18, 2012
The ‘WHO Radio’ Wise Guys Brian Gongol and Dan Adams are discussing the Facebook account hack issue to help you in case you find out that your Facebook account has gotten compromised, providing specific tips to take care of this breach and prevent it from happening in the future.
So how do you find out...
Bitdefender Antivirus Plus review
Posted by david b. on April 17, 2012
$49.95
You can confidently outsource your virus protection to Bitdefender Antivirus Plus.
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Even with the Caps Lock on, the phrase ‘virus protection is important’ wouldn’t be nearly as expressive and...
Drive-by downloads 3: web anti-malware services
Posted by david b. on April 16, 2012
Read previous: Drive-by downloads 2: malware code implementation and preventive measures
Concluding their in-depth discussion of drive-by downloads, Neil Daswani and Lars Ewe provide some tips for avoiding the consequences of such infestation. These recommendations are split into specific steps webmasters...
Drive-by downloads 2: malware code implementation and preventive measures
Posted by david b. on April 15, 2012
Read previous: Drive-by downloads: exploiting cross-site scripting vulnerabilities
As Neil Daswani and Lars Ewe are moving on with their discussion, they outline the five main steps that cyber criminals tend to take for conducting drive-by downloads. Additionally, some helpful recommendations are provided as...
Drive-by downloads: exploiting cross-site scripting vulnerabilities
Posted by david b. on April 13, 2012
Engineering manager at Twitter (co-founder of Dasient) Neil Daswani and CTO at Cenzic Lars Ewe have a discussion of today’s Internet safety challenges at RSA 2011 Conference – ‘Drive-by downloads: How
To Avoid Getting a Cap Popped in Your App’. Their focus areas in this part of the talk...
Facebook privacy concerns 2: data sharing pitfalls and tweaking privacy settings
Posted by david b. on April 12, 2012
Read previous: Facebook privacy concerns: Timeline profile and user tracking
Are you really in charge of what’s being shared about you on Facebook? Is there large-scale data mining going on, you being part of it? This Zen Archer‘s article provides an insight into these issues for you to get a better...
