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Skype Clarifies: The Bug Has Been Fixed

2007-08-22 12:54:28 by Editor in Cheap Hack
 
In my most recent column I pointed out that Skype's explanation of the reboot outage did not say that the bug had in fact been fixed. I took that as implying that it hadn't. Now it says that it has. In a second blog on the subject , Skype is explicit: Yes, the bug has been squashed. The parameters of the P2P network have been tuned to be smarter...
 
Tags: skype, tuned skype, p2p core, core, bug, similar situations, similar, fix, tuned
 
 
 
 
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Hackers get busted

2007-11-30 11:08:26 by Dan Cvrcek in Light Blue Touchpaper
 
...clarifies it and makes it much more readable Hackers do use various tools either publicly available, or made by the hacker themself. There may be errors in the tools, but they will be probably fixed very quickly, especially if they are popular. Hackers often allow others to use the tools if it is for testing or fame. But hacking for profit is...
 
Tags: hackers, procedures, reconstruct operational procedures, hacker themself, tools, mistakes, hacker, bright, bbc news
 
 
 
 
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On Inevitability of Compromise

2008-02-25 14:31:00 by Dr Anton Chuvakin in Anton Chuvakin Blog -
 
...clarifies: "... monitoring logs, netflow, and other stuff (like database logs, applications, transactions) is critical to figure out what you should be focusing on About me: http://www.chuvakin.org
 
Tags: logs, database logs, compromise, inevitability, mike, mike reminds, bad guys, users, drive-by downloads
 
 
 
 
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Audit/Monitor Controls or Audit/Monitor BEFORE Control?

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2008-02-28 11:38:00 by Dr Anton Chuvakin in Anton Chuvakin Blog -
...clarifies: "With people and contexts defined, protective controls in place, and policies outlined, the fourth set of questions [ i.e. regarding the audit ] includes: What happened? , What is happening? or, especially, Is it working However, is this really so? Or, is this always so? First, when reality collided with plans, many of the...
 
Tags: audit, broadly includes audit, broadly, includes, audit whatsoever, full-blown audit capability, paper, paper clarifies, controls
 
 
 
 
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Skype Clarifies: The Bug Has Been Fixed

2007-08-22 12:54:28 by Editor in Cheap Hack
 
In my most recent column I pointed out that Skype's explanation of the reboot outage did not say that the bug had in fact been fixed. I took that as implying that it hadn't. Now it says that it has. In a second blog on the subject , Skype is explicit: Yes, the bug has been squashed. The parameters of the P2P network have been tuned to be smarter...
 
Tags: skype, tuned skype, p2p core, core, bug, similar situations, similar, fix, tuned
 
 
 
 
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Again On Breaches and Stock Price

2008-03-12 00:34:00 by Dr Anton Chuvakin in Anton Chuvakin Blog -
 
...clarifies: " But let me point out that TJX has attributed $200 million in direct costs to this breach. It is easy to surmise this is bigger than just about anyones security budget. In TJXs case some well known security practices and a little security spending would have avoided this whole incident Overall, a fun read . Still, I think breach...
 
Tags: security, security practices, stock price, data breach, impact, anyones security budget, potential impact, breach, breach impact assessment
 
 
 
 
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Cisco security exec has big plans for Ironport technology

2008-04-22 00:00:00 by Tim Greene in Network World on Security
 
Cisco is looking to aggressively incorporate its reputation and monitoring gear into security gear, all under the direction the former CEO of Ironport, the company Cisco bought for its reputation technology Key Elements to an Effective Business Continuity Plan Advertisement Learn to develop a plan that clarifies what is critical and sets...
 
Tags: cisco, company cisco, reputation, security gear, reputation technology, gear, ironport, key elements, advertisement
 
 
 
 
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China faced with growing botnet problem

2008-04-22 00:00:00 by Sumner Lemon in Network World on Security
 
...clarifies what is critical and sets specific recovery requirements
 
Tags: china, key elements, advertisement, attacks, clarifies, computers, critical, develop, spam
 
 
 
 
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Cross-Device-Type Log Management vs Device-Specific Log Management

2008-06-02 14:38:00 by Dr Anton Chuvakin in Anton Chuvakin Blog -
 
...clarifies it Use Case vs Approach No log consolidation - logs remain on systems they are produced Device-specific log consolidation and analysis Cross-device log consolidation and analysis from all log sources Alerting based on log strings (keywords) that indicate security or operational problems Impossible or tremendously hard to manage...
 
Tags: logs, pci relevant logs, log management, database logs, logs remain, gather windows logs, device-specific log management, server logs, type