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Tech companies team up to combat e-mail scams

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Google, Facebook and other big tech companies are jointly designing a system for combating e-mail scams known as phishing. Such scams try to trick people into giving away passwords and other personal information by sending e-mails that look as if they come from a legitimate bank, retailer or other business.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 30, 2012

Wanted: Ethical hackers

Recently, the website of Ankit Fadia, a well-known ethical hacker, was hacked by another group that goes by the name Team Grey Hat (TGH). The

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 30, 2012

Apache Shiro 1.2.0 enhances its password hashing

Just over fourteen months since its first release as an Apache top-level project, the Apache Shiro developers have released version 1.2.0, the first major update to the Shiro application security framework.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 27, 2012

Windows 8 Secure Boot - or How Microsoft Is Riling Up the Linux Masses

"The trusting (ironic this is all about Trusted Computing) side of me wants to believe this is just a spec from Microsoft to ensure their OS runs correctly on hardware platforms," said Slashdot blogger yagu. "But history, track record, and all evidence to Microsoft's tactics since forever make me nervous... "I'm quite convinced (my opinion) Microsoft's motives remain the same as always."

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 23, 2012

How to Open a Padlock with a Coke Can

If you

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 19, 2011

U.S.-Funded Internet Liberation Project Finds Perfect Test Site: Occupy D.C.

If he has his way, Meinrath

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 15, 2011

Which Browser Is Most Secure? A New Study Reports A Surprise

Ask some organizations why they bar users from using open source browsers at work, and the IT administrators running the show will say that they don't consider open source browsers to be secure. It's a common refrain. Lots of large organizations don't develop for Android or let employees use the platform for security reasons too.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 12, 2011

Hacker gets Ice Cream Sandwich onto Kindle Fire

A hacker named Steven has posted a video of Ice Cream Sandwich running on the Kindle Fire, along with more information in the XDA Developers forums. The hack is incomplete, lacking support for audio, Wi-Fi, the accelerometer and the light sensor. Also, transitions look a bit choppy, but it's a start.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 08, 2011

Bruce Schneier Awarded Honorary Degree From Westminster University

Security technology expert Bruce Schneier has been awarded an honorary degree from the University of Westminster. The Doctor of Science award from the university's School of Electronics and Computer Science was given in recognition for Schneier's 'hard work and contribution to industry and public life'.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 28, 2011

Linux syslog may be on way out

In an effort to foil crackers attempts to cover their tracks by altering text-based syslogs, as well as improve the syslog process as a whole, two Red Hat developers are proposing a new binary-based tool called The Journal that could replace the syslog daemon in as early as the Fedora 17 release.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 23, 2011

Security trends for 2012

In this article I have identified five influential security trends to watch in 2012. The results, identified by a team of highly experienced accredited security professionals and based upon extensive tests at client sites, suggest security threats are becoming more targeted and personal.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 14, 2011

Report: Security From The Inside Out

IT and network administrators are increasingly concerned about data leaks and attacks from inside the company, but their user awareness training programs are falling short of the mark.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 08, 2011

3 Steps To Make Your Database More Secure

Sound IT risk management is all about identifying critical data assets and giving them the most protection. The more critical an asset, the more defenses should be around it. Unfortunately, when it comes to databases, most companies get that formula backward.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 31, 2011

The answer to the BYOD question is Virtualization.

Virtualization seems to be everyone

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 28, 2011

Authentication With Hardware

Here are some thoughts about providing users and businesses ways for a website to authenticate a user all the way to the hardware connection to his computer or mobile device.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 27, 2011

'Cyber Challenge' encourages teen hackers to seek security jobs

Like skilled cat burglars, teams of college-age hackers slithered past defenses to probe the soft underbelly of a sophisticated computer system. Their mission: to steal secrets and leave an electronic calling card.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 26, 2011

Metasploit For The Masses

Two years after Rapid7 acquired the Metasploit Project, the company has rolled out a free and more user-friendly version of the open-source tool that is aimed at less technical users.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 24, 2011

Researchers customize Android for sophisticated smartphone lockdown

Virginia Tech researchers for the past month and a half have been working to customize Google

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 21, 2011

Virtualization Security Checklist

What's the most dangerous threat to your virtualized systems? Hint: it's not the latest zero-day exploit. The most pressing risk is IT staff who have full privileges in these systems.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 21, 2011

Hackers Share Attack Techniques, Beginner Tutorials on Online Forum

Imperva researchers analyzed the activities of a large hacker forum for a year and found that members are discussing distributed denial of service attacks and providing tutorials.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 18, 2011

Security Projects - Page 25

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