Are you running IIS? If so, you should be aware of an exploit currently being used by attackers in the wild. The exploit primarily affects older versions of IIS. The initial exploit code targets IIS 5.0 running on Windows 2000 and could allow the attacker to take complete control of the IIS server. Newer...
Read more →Symantec reports the discovery of the first ‘wiretap Trojan’, dubbed Trojan.PeskySpy. You know those times when you think you hear breathing or strange noises and wonder if someone is listening in on your phone call? They probably are. OK. That’s not really true. First, from a pure realism standpoint, an eavesdropping ‘listening Tom’ who...
Read more →You can win a 1-year license for BitDefender Internet Security 2010. Do you like to win? Do you like free stuff? You’ve come to the right place then. I have reviewed BitDefender Internet Security 2010 and personally I found it to be an awesome product. It provides excellent protection for your PC and has some...
Read more →Summer is over. Well- Summer is over for public school students here in the Houston area. In other parts of the country Summer is winding down. In Michigan they aren’t allowed to start school until after Labor Day…so it starts the day after Labor Day- go figure. Anyway- whether Summer is winding down or...
Read more →A review of the 2nd edition of Joel Dubin's Little Black Book of Computer Security. This pamphlet-sized book is packed with checklist style outlines to help you properly implement information security
Read more →I try not to be a conspiracy theorist or paranoid about “Big Brother” government spying on me. A book like this one makes you wonder though. The Soft Cage by Christian Parenti manages to make the subject of surveillance a compelling read. Parenti covers a history of surveillance in America from the mid-1800′s through...
Read more →The Soft Cage by Christian Parenti provides a detailed and compelling look at surveillance over the past 100 years or so. It will make you think about how some of the modern "conveniences" can also be used to track and monitor your actions.
Read more →One of the best exam prep books in print. A must buy for anyone cramming for the TICSA exam and an excellent resource for any information security professional.
Read more →This book introduces readers to the Platform for Privacy Preferences Project (P3P) and how to create and use P3P policy files to accomodate different users privacy choices.
Read more →White-Hat Security Arsenal by Aviel Rubin provides a good understanding of the potential threats to your network security and solid advice for how to implement security technology to defend yourself.
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