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Automating web application security testing

2007-07-16 11:40:00 by Panayiotis Mavrommatis in Google Online Security Blog
 
...Commonly exploited in a web application where one user enters information that's viewed by another user. An attacker can inject malicious scripts that are executed in the context of the victim's session. The exploit is triggered when a victim visits the website at some point in the future, such as through improperly sanitized blog comments...
 
Tags: web application, application, input, input parameters, accepts user input, xss, xss vulnerabilities, security, security team check
 
 
 
 
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The top 10 spam characteristics (#1-5)

2006-10-03 04:13:56 by Administrator in Email security & compliance blog
 
...commonly found characteristics in current spam mails. Last week we saw the top spam characteristics in position #10 to #6. Today we are counting down to the #1 spam characteristic, the characteristic that Red Earth Software has found to be the most common in todays spam messages 5. From: and Reply To: address are different : This is a common...
 
Tags: spam, spam characteristics, top spam characteristics, spam characteristic, spam mails, avoid spam messages, html comment tags, comment tags, flag spam correctly
 
 
 
 
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Quantitative Analysis = "Highly" Technical Analysis (?)

2007-02-07 09:34:00 by Jomni in Risk Management Quant
 
...commonly described as Charting . It is the study of charts (graphical representation of past price movements) and finding patterns in them. Investment decisions are then based on these patterns. People say this is superstition as price moves randomly and just forms these patterns by chance. Technical analysis also utilize quantitative...
 
Tags: technical, technical analysis, quantitative analysis, quantitative, technical indicators, indicators, survey results, results, reversal models
 
 
 
 
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Web Server Software and Malware

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2007-06-05 09:30:00 by Niels Provos in Google Online Security Blog
...commonly seen ADODB.Stream exploit is not available to pirated copies of Windows operating systems Overall, we see a mix of results. In Germany, for instance, Apache is more likely to be serving malware than Microsoft IIS, compared to the overall distributions of these servers. In Asia, we see the reverse, which is part of the cause of...
 
Tags: servers serve malware, servers, apache servers, malicious servers, web server software, server software, web servers, microsoft iis, microsoft iis features
 
 
 
 
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The Type of Lock Needed Has Changed

2007-01-22 00:00:00 by Chris Parkerson in Speaking of Security, the RSA Blog and Podcast
 
...commonly affecting today's businesses -- lapses or breakdowns in internal processes, disgruntled employees walking off with laptops, mistakes by couriers and shipping companies, contractors not taking proper precautions with sensitive data, poorly-trained customer service employees -- all of which render perimeter-based security approaches...
 
Tags: employees, customer service employees, perimeter vulnerable, perimeter, internal processes, focus, security approaches, proper precautions, breaches
 
 
 
 
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TEMPEST

2007-12-28 00:00:00 by Editor in Infosec Writers Latest Security Papers
 
Chris Gates from 'Learn Security Online' submits this paper on Electronic and electromechanical information-processing equipment that can produce unintentional intelligence-bearing emanations, commonly known as TEMPEST
 
Tags: produce unintentional, security online, submits, emanations, chris, electronic, paper, equipment, commonly
 
 
 
 
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Flash XSS And Remediation Steps

2008-01-03 00:48:56 by RSnake in ha.ckers.org web application security lab
 
...commonly deployed, which will be available as updates in early January, and we are working with other software vendors to update their templates Together, these strategies provide a complete solution to the potential vulnerabilities So if you have flash on your site, it is highly recommended that you take these precautionary steps to protect...
 
Tags: flash, flash player, flash player bulletin, flash vulnerabilities, vulnerabilities, adobe, complete solution, secure flash development, solution
 
 
 
 
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Common Criteria and answering the question 'Is it Safe'

2007-12-20 16:57:00 by sdl in The Security Development Lifecycle
 
...commonly think of as hackers to employees of a hostile intelligence service 3) Level of confidence/assurance that is sought by people responsible for protecting the assets noted in #1 from the attackers noted in #2 Obviously different customers will have different criteria for determining Is it Safe? Small businesses will have different...
 
Tags: criteria, fails, common criteria fails, common criteria, common criteria arguably, common, arguably, arguably deficient, security
 
 
 
 
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Control collaboration dont inhibit

2008-01-10 00:00:00 by HASH0x8470688 in Network World on Security
 
...commonly used WAN acceleration technologies
 
Tags: wan acceleration technologies, paper explores, risk management, tools, advertisement, web, risks, challenge, business
 
 
 
 
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Watching the registrars

2008-01-11 00:00:00 by Mark Gibbs in Network World on Security
 
Network Solutions has once again shown that it can't be trusted in its role as a domain name registrar Register for a WAN Acceleration Technology Primer Advertisement This paper explores the differences between commonly used WAN acceleration technologies
 
Tags: wan acceleration technologies, paper explores, network solutions, advertisement, shown, register, differences, domain, registrar