Category: General Security
08/19/09
BlackHat iPhone SMS Vulnerability and Mobile Security
Much of the attention following BlackHat and DefCon was on iPhone security - partially due to the SMS vulnerability addressed in iPhone update 3.0.1 and the ever-growing popularity of the iPhone.
While it's important to address iPhone security, it is… more »
07/19/09
Nmap 5.00 Released with Some Amazing New Features
Nmap 5 was recently released and while Nmap has always been known as an incredible scanning and footprinting tool, it's clear that Fyodor and other project contributors have morphed Nmap into an entire suite.
Nmap now includes Ncat - a tool that share… more »
07/15/09
FireFox 3.5 and IE 0days Exploited In the Wild
It's been an interesting couple of weeks and Blackhat/DefCon are still a little under two weeks away. First, Milw0rm.com shut down, then Milw0rm.com was brought back by str0ke. Now Milw0rm.com is hosting new 0day exploit code for both major web browse… more »
07/08/09
10:11:56 am, by Zach Brewer, 235 words
Categories: Security Advisories, General Security, Pen Testing
OpenSSH Security Vulnerabilities and Port Knocking
Reports of a possible OpenSSH vulnerability surfaced via the SANS ISC today. Reports are not confirmed at this point although if you're running a version of OpenSSH older than 5.2, you should upgrade anyway due to previously known vulnerabilities.
Wh… more »
06/29/09
Security Video - Twitter Phishing Attempt
Sophos has posted a youtube video of a Twitter phishing attack. Using a domain similar to twitter.com (hxxp://tvviter.com) and a TinyURL this simple attack aims to harvest Twitter account credentials from unsuspecting users.
The full video is here:… more »
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