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Phishers use DNS tricks to direct users to bad sites

2008-01-31 00:00:00 by HASH0x8bb0f6c in Network World on Security
 
The latest information on phishing indicates that fraudsters are increasingly using malicious software to direct users to their deceptive sites Protecting the Enterprise Network Through Web Security Advertisement New focus is being placed on securing Web-based threats
 
Tags: direct users, malicious software, enterprise network, web security, deceptive sites, advertisement, fraudsters, information, focus
 
 
 
 
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Oklahoma State University Parking Services server is compromised

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2008-05-15 15:08:54 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...direct network path from the public Internet through a firewall to the compromised database server running http, ftp, or some other file transfer protocol? That's not cool. A database server storing confidential information should not be accessible from the internet directly through a firewall. It is generally a good practice to separate the...
 
Tags: server, sensitive personal information, personal information, information, server administrators, server immediately, server prior, database server, confidential information
 
 
 
 
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DIY Phishing Kits Introducing New Features

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2008-05-15 14:11:43 by Dancho Danchev in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...direct FTP upload capabilities as well DIY Phishing Kit as automated updating of the latest phishing page, and the second one taking advantage of plugins under a .phish file extension Read the entire post - DIY phishing kits introducing new features
 
Tags: features, kits, image grabber features, kits trend, diy, core features, proprietary kits, kit, simple kit
 
 
 
 
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Getting into the Flow With Threat Modeling

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2007-10-11 23:25:00 by sdl in The Security Development Lifecycle
...Direct and immediate feedback Balance between ability and challenge Focused attention Lets take these one at a time Clear Goals Giving people clear goals is important because it helps take them from worrying about what your goals mean to worrying about how to achieve them. Without clear goals, its very challenging to get into the spirit of...
 
Tags: threat, people develop skills, people, challenge people, flow, sdl threat, entire threat model, threat model, guide people
 
 
 
 
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Inside a Botnet's Phishing Activities

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2008-02-25 09:34:49 by HASH0x8b44f48 in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...direct-certs9.bankofamerica.com.ssl36.net www1.update.microsoft.com.ssl36.net www7.nationalcity.com.asp29.com/consultnc/form.asp microsoft.com.sec94.in direct-certs1.bankofamerica.com.asp63.net update.microsoft.com.web72.us bankofamerica.com.web42.in direct-certs0.bankofamerica.com.web42.in update.microsoft.com.web72.us...
 
Tags: net, botnet, bkdr agent, agent, microsoft, hosts phone, domains, hosts, ecosystem
 
 
 
 
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Cyber Jihadist Hacking Teams

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2007-12-17 20:03:29 by HASH0x847073c in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...direct relationships with terrorist groups, therefore they should be considered as terrorist sympathizers Osama Bin Laden's Hacking Crew OBL's Hacking Crew are anything but cheap PSYOPsers trying to teke advantage of outdated conversational marketing approaches to recruit more members, for what yet remains unknown given the lack of any kind...
 
Tags: anti-islamic web sites, islamic web sites, web, jihad, electronic jihad program, campaign, electrnic jihad campaign, web sites, cyber jihad
 
 
 
 
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Cyberattack! Manipulation and Subversion of Financial Markets!

2008-01-08 11:55:09 by Tim Bass in The Complex Event Processing Blog
 
...direct competitor to E*Trade Bank , Citigroup , used the power of cyberspace, rumors and (mis)information to manipulate the market price of E*Trade ( ETFC ). This might have not been such an eyebrow raising event if the rumor (cyberattack) was by a disinterested third party. The attack wasby a direct competitor with their own subprime balance...
 
Tags: etrade, etrade financial, etrade bank, etrade financialis, etrade stocks, cyberattack, etrade bankruptcy risk, market, free market
 
 
 
 
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See, they ain't that scientific either

2008-02-25 13:42:29 by Paul Stamp in Security & Risk Management
 
...direct hit. As a trader if you don't get sucker-punched every once in a while, you don't understand what risk is Also, there were a few good articles last week about how money managers had retreated from the market because they'd lost faith in the ability to model risk effectively If only it were so easy for information risk professionals,...
 
Tags: risk management, information risk management, information risk, risk, information risk professionals, risk models, model risk effectively, direct hit, quote
 
 
 
 
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Wayport Tops 10,000 McDonald's Locations

2008-04-29 09:25:32 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
 
...direct competitors. This opens the potential for another firm to handle a several-thousand-location network. Wayport has worked with both McDonald's corporate-owned stores (about 2/3rds of stores in the U.S.), as well as reaching out to franchisees, who Lowden noted pay a predetermined flat rate for the service via McDonald's. "It's made them...
 
Tags: wayport, wi-fi, comprehensive wi-fi plan, local wi-fi network, att service, service, wayport offers, network, wayport caches