New rootkit uses old trick to hide itself
Over the past month, a new type of malicious software has emerged, using a decades-old technique to hide itself from antivirus software
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Crypto-Gram Tenth Anniversary Issue
...hide a lot of readers, like the tens of thousands that read Crypto-Gram via the Web. I also know of people that forward my newsletter to hundreds of others. There are many foreign translations that have their own subscription list. These days I estimate that I have about 25,000 newsletter readers not included in those numbers
I have no idea...
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Myth vs. reality: Wireless SSIDs
...hide it. It's a violation of the 802.11 specification to keep your SSID hidden; the 802.11i specification amendment (which defines WPA2, discussed later) even states that a computer can refuse to communicate with an access point that doesn't broadcast its SSID. And, even if you think your SSID is hidden, it really isn't. Let me explain
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When it comes to security, chaos may be your friend
Viruses and other malware are getting better at evading antimalware systems despite the sophisticated behavioral-analysis systems that are used to detect them. This week a rogue trader in France was able to hide a growing loss until it reached $7 billion and was impossible to hide. What do these two events have in common? Both exploit the...
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The top 10 spam characteristics (#6-10)
...hide the code from the recipient. There is no legitimate reason to add text outside HTML tags, so the mere presence of illegal HTML can be treated as suspicious
9. Message body contains small font size : In order to circumvent Bayesian filters and filters that block messages with only images, spammers enter normal text at the bottom of the...
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RFID: Menace in the Far North
It is the first week of January, and forecasts here in Boston call for highs of almost 60 o F. In the throes of unseasonable spring fever, and with the convenience of snow-free streets, it is not easy to muster sympathy for polar bears laboring under the hardships of global warming. I know, however, that their discomfort on the northern fringes...
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Google Changes Privacy Policy
...hide, so they have no privacy concerns. Privacy is a vital element of the human condition. I hate to imagine the political spectrum in 20 years. If they can find a drunk driving arrest from the 70s now, what will they be able to dig up with your search, email, phone, and financial data at the fingertips of the established power base. Just...
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My 2008 Security Predictions!
...hide from reality behind "we have encryption - we are safe now!" (check out my piece on encryption mistakes , while you are at it
NAC= huh. Huh? The451Group said it best: "NAC has been the 'next big thing' for about four years now that's a long time in the IT world." Others just say "NAC fallout has started." NAC vs insider attacks? Gimme a...
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Spammers hijack Microsoft site to push pill popping
Spammers have found another great place to hide spam URLs in plain sight - on Microsoft's Live SkyDrive file sharing service
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The Daily Incite - January 17, 2008
...hide the fat. Hoff is a bit tongue in cheek here, but he makes a number of great points about the benefits of the thin client architecture. Yet again, we see the pendulum swinging back towards centralization and fancy computers basically running terminal to host applications. At least it's in color this time. The next wave of security is...