Week in review: cloud computing security, black hat hacking, identity theft
August 3, 2010 Computer Safety Tip
Here is an overview of last week’s most fascinating news, reviews as well as articles.
Cloud computing not as safe as they want you to think
This is the perfect solution for our increasingly mobile life style; everything that we need is always online.
Beware of Chinese bearing gifts
UK businessmen have been warned by the British security service against using “gifts” such as memory sticks. This is with regard to attending events such as certain exhibitions.
Face book tops the list of risky social networking sites
Social networking sites are becoming a bigger problem and Face book is one of the top riskiest sites on the internet to date.
IDS legacy is institutionalized failure
There is no single network to date that is not being compromised with malicious code. You need to understand the dangers in this regard.
XSS vulnerability in Cisco Security Tools
Core Security issued an advisory disclosing a vulnerability that could affect large numbers of organizations using Cisco’s Secure Desktop security package and leave users of the product open to potential XSS attacks.
73% share online banking password
the majority of customers who make use of online banking makes use of their login credentials in order to access non financial and much less secure websites. It is important to be aware of the risks involved with regard to your password which you use for internet banking.
The truth about identity theft
it is imperative that everyone gets educated with regard to the risks of identity theft.
(IN)SECURE Magazine issue 24 released
This magazine is a free publication which discusses and creates awareness with regard to some major security risks.
Inside Cyber Warfare: Mapping the Cyber Underworld
This book is able to enlighten you with regard to the virtual world and some of the important aspects which are taking place in cyberspace.
Google applicants targeted by phony job application response
People who apply for positions at Google are being targeted with malicious emails which are actually very dangerous.
Phone OS 3.1.3 patches security issues
phone OS 3.1.3 deals with several security issues regarding Core Audio, Image, Recovery Mode and Weskit.
Black hat hackers on demand
everyone is aware that black hacking is illegal but some places and people seem to ignore this factor on purpose which is causing many problems for our online society.
Off-Twitter phishing attack explained
the mystery phishing attack of Twitter continues and more information is divulged.
Life of a Chinese hacker
This Chinese guy is in his early twenties. During the day he works on his degree while at night he works on hacking. It is a fascinating story for everyone.
Police push for fast access to ISP data
The police are not satisfied with the speed at which they are able to access company documents and want a higher speed to make use of during important investigations.
A closer look at File Encryption XP 1.5
if you have the correct password then you are able to get in on the majority of computers.
Google and NSA team up to fend off future attacks
Google and NSA together team up in order to resolve the hacking attacks which have recently taken place.
Cybercriminals focus on targeted attacks
Cybercriminals are becoming more and more sophisticated and are focusing on attacks which they can get away with. They are using more advanced methodologies which are creating higher risks for society.
First man ever charged with hacking VoIP providers
A 27 year old actually pleaded guilty to hacking VOIP provides, he will gone down in the history books as the first man ever.
Infected Firefox add-ons pulled off official site
there have been two infected Firefox add ons, which for some reason has been able to avoid detection.
