Around The Horn vol.1,20

Alerts

Jan 24, 2009 (12 hours ago)
Twam?? Twammers?, (Sun, Jan 25th)

from SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green
It was bound to happen. The bad guys always have to ruin a good thing ...(more)...

Jan 24, 2009 (22 hours ago)
Network Solutions DDoS, (Sat, Jan 24th)

from SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green
We've had several requests for confirmation of the Network Solutions DDoS that was on-going. I ...(more)...

Security News

Jan 24, 2009 (17 hours ago)
Identifying and Removing the iWork09 Trojan, (Sat, Jan 24th)

from SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green
So, there is no malware for Mac! Well, I am sure that we all heard this one time or anotherhe ...(more)...

Jan 24, 2009 (12 hours ago)
Competitive intelligence gathering via LinkedIn's new Company Profile pages, (Wed, Apr 2nd)

from SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green
Individuals looking to gather competitive intelligence have a new tool at their disposal: Company Pr ...(more)...

2:14 AM (6 hours ago)
NSA whistleblower: warrantless wiretaps targeted journos

from The Register - Security
Door to room 641A cracked open
Russell Tice has dropped another bombshell. More than two years after he leaked the existence of the NSA’s warrantless wiretapping program to the New York Times in late 2006, Tice says warrantless wiretaps specifically targeted journalists and news organizations - all day, every day.…

2:14 AM (6 hours ago)
Countdown to Conficker activation begins

from The Register - Security
A superbotnet will rise
Security watchers are bracing themselves to respond to the activitation of the huge botnet created by the Conficker superworm.…

Jan 24, 2009 (14 hours ago)
Brief: Monster.com warns job seekers of breach

from SecurityFocus News
Monster.com warns job seekers of breach

Jan 24, 2009 (12 hours ago)
Block Wi-Fi Intruders with a Secure Paint Job

from PC World Latest Technology News
Researchers are developing a kind of paint that can be used to block unauthorized visitors to wireless networks.

Jan 24, 2009 (14 hours ago)
How the Sumitomo Bank Hackers Failed

from PC World Latest Technology News
A small clerical error tripped up the $318 million heist inside its offices.

Jan 24, 2009 (16 hours ago)
Amazon Cloud Could Be Security Hole

from PC World Latest Technology News
Hackers are turning their attention to cloud services, and Amazon's EC2 may not be prepared.

Jan 24, 2009 (22 hours ago)
Brace Yourself for the Worm's Next Attack

from PC World Latest Technology News
Researchers say there's a second act looming for the prolific Downadup/Conficker Worm.

10:13 PM (10 hours ago)
Monster.com Reports Theft of User Data

from PC World Latest Technology News
Monster.com revealed that information including user e-mails has been stolen from its database.

10:13 PM (10 hours ago)
Conficker Hitting Hardest in Asia, Latin America

from PC World Latest Technology News
Asia and Latin America have been hardest hit by the Conficker worm, security experts say.

-- Aurora Report says good morning.