Around The Horn vol.1,14

Alerts

Jan 18, 2009 (12 hours ago)
DNS queries for ".", (Sun, Jan 18th)

from SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green
Several folks are reporting odd queries hitting their DNS servers at a steady rate of about two per ...(more)...

7:36 AM (6 minutes ago)
3322. org, (Sun, Jan 18th)

from SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green
Earlier today, an ISC reader sent us a looong capture of what looked like a buffer overflow attack. ...(more)...

Security News

5:07 AM (2 hours ago)
Hotspot horrors

from Network World on Security by James E. Gaskin
Laptops are the main business tool for most mobile workers, and connecting those devices to the Internet via free public Wi-Fi hotspots has become common practice. So how well do your mobile workers follow security guidelines for safe mobile computing?

5:07 AM (2 hours ago)
Fake sites spreading malware claim Obama won't take oath

from Network World on Security
Sites claiming President-Elect Barack Obama will refuse to take the oath of office Tuesday are serving up attack code believed to be programmed by the same hackers responsible for the notorious Storm bot Trojan, researchers said this weekend.

10:59 PM (8 hours ago)
YouTube begins experimenting with downloadable videos

from Ars Technica by david@arstechnica.com (David Chartier)
Tools for grabbing videos from YouTube have existed for some time now, but Google's video portal began experimenting this weekend with allowing users to download a high-quality H.264 version directly from a video's site. The feature appeared first on the Obama campaign's ChangeDotGov account, and it is expected to roll out to the rest of YouTube users in the coming weeks.

Jan 18, 2009 (12 hours ago)
IRS Taxpayer Data is Insecure

from PC World Latest Technology News
Two audits suggest the IRS needs to clean up its network access and secure taxpayer data.

Jan 18, 2009 (18 hours ago)
Securing the Presidential BlackBerry

from PC World Latest Technology News
Security efforts explain how the military-level encryption and restricted use could enable Obama to keep his handheld.

-- Aurora Report says quality not quantity: Learn how to dive deep into a buffer overflow attempt, what's up with free wi-fi, irs follies and blackbery security - not a bad start to the week.