[SecurityRatty] tag: built-in

Researchers Use Facebook App to Create Zombie Army

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:30:02 +0000

Computer researchers built a tool that silently turns Facebook users into a powerful zombie army that can attack other websites or scout for vulnerable sites on the net.All that is necessary to create the Facebook Botnet is to have users choose install a rogue Facebook application written by an outside developer.

Malicious Facebook Application Might Create A Powerful DoS Botnet

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:26:08 +0000

Researchers at the Institute of Computer Science (ICS) have built a malicious Facebook application as an experiment to demonstrate the possible dangers of social networking applications. The proof-of-concept Facebook application can covertly herd users of the popular social network into a powerful botnet that might be malicious. The demo application, called Photo of the Day, delivers [...]

Researchers build malicious Facebook application

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:00:00 +0000

A team of researchers have built a malicious Facebook program an experiment to demonstrate the possible dangers of social networking applications.

Who Pays?

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:31:19 +0000

Frankly Speaking: Frank Hayes observes that the lesson learned from a rogue network administrators actions is an old one: The best IT is built by teams not lone wolves.

MessageLabs secures e-mail backup

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:00:00 +0000

MessageLabs introduced a managed e-mail backup service that has the same security features built into the company's other products.

Is that black box technology?

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:32:31 +0000

Dr Anton has a short to the point post up about a conversation he had with someone recently. The bought a "security appliance" (and I use that term loosely) that is just off the shelf hardware with Linux/BSD and some security software. The vendor however refuses to give the customer who bought the frigging box the root password! Root password is shared among vendor's support people only!

Dr Anton want to know if somebody is insane. I am afraid the answer is yes. Too many vendors do this to add a layer of mystique to their "black box, purpose built" schtick. Give me a break. If you buy a box and you can't have root password to it, either give it back or use it as a flowerpot!

FaceTime security program locks out MySpace applets

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:00:00 +0000

FaceTime Communications has added a feature to its security appliance that lets IT administrators selectively filter out third-party applications built for MySpace.

Spam-free blog search goes public

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:00:00 +0000

Swedish startup Twingly is going public with its blog search-engine, which is being built to deliver spam-free search results.

Spy bots that share information being built for military

Fri, 09 May 2008 20:00:00 +0000

A group of U.S. Marines hunker down beside a building, enemy fire coming at them from somewhere up ahead. One soldier reaches into his pack and pulls out a few robots that look like large bugs. The bots fly down the street, sending back images that show where the enemy troops are hiding, how many there are and what weapons they're using.

Google search behind most phishing sites

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:00:00 +0000

Three-quarters of phishing sites are built on hacked servers that have been tracked down using pre-programmed Google search terms, according to research from brand-protection firm MarkMonitor.