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ScanAlert - XSS is Cool with Us

2008-01-21 20:58:57 by Bill in Grumpy Security Guy
 
...ScanAlert clearly dont think this is a problem though It is hard enough to educate web site owners that this is a problem and how it impacts them without having to fight against people in our own industry telling them it is OK to have XSS vulnerabilities Jeremiah and Jericho provide more great commentary Related Posts McAfee Acquires...
 
Tags: scanalert, xss, people, crazy people, mcafee acquires scanalert, security stories, bad people, xss vulnerabilities, underground security resources
 
 
 
 
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An Open Letter to Ken Leonard, CEO, ScanAlert

2008-01-25 13:45:00 by Russ McRee in HolisticInfoSec.org
 
...ScanAlert arrogantly calls Hacker Safe It is our view that this is a marketing position only. Nothing, I repeat, nothing, is truly "hacker safe". You claim that websites are free of vulnerabilities when they are clearly not. This is disingenuous and is at the root of what angers information security professionals. If a site is vulnerable...
 
Tags: hacker safe brand, hacker safe, hacker safe program, site hacker safe, hacker safe credential, site, xss vulnerabilities, vulnerabilities, xss
 
 
 
 
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McAfee's Buying ScanAlert

2007-10-30 11:36:10 by Editor in Endpoint Security: Translating Policy Into Reality
 
McAfee announces the acquisition of ScanAlert (set to fire off in Q1-08). Are mergers like this a good or bad idea for the INFOSEC industry
 
Tags: scanalert, bad idea, infosec industry, mcafee announces, q1-08, acquisition, fire, set, mergers
 
 
 
 
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PCI Co and ASVs

2008-03-21 23:53:00 by Random InfoSec Guy in Security Coin
 
...ScanAlert saying YOU DON'T HAVE TO FIX XSS ISSUES TO BE PCI COMPLIANT. Symantec and ScanAlert really need Security 101 XSS vulnerabilities do present a serious risk. However, to date their real-world use has been limited," said Oliver Friedrichs, director of Symantec Security Response in an e-mail. "XSS vulnerabilities can result in the...
 
Tags: xss, xss flaws, xss vulnerabilities, pci, site, cross-site, pci ssc, site-specific, xss attacks
 
 
 
 
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'Hacker Safe' seal: Web site shield, or target?

2008-01-22 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b52c08 in Network World on Security
 
More than 80,000 Web sites worldwide display a small green logo that proclaims them to be "Hacker Safe." The logo is provided to them by ScanAlert, a vendor that scans the sites of its clients daily in search of security vulnerabilities
 
Tags: hacker safe, logo, security vulnerabilities, clients daily, sites, scanalert, scans, proclaims, vendor
 
 
 
 
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HP Corners the Market on Hackers

2008-02-12 00:31:42 by Bill in Grumpy Security Guy
 
...ScanAlert, I Go WTF Post from: Grumpy Security Guy HP Corners the Market on Hackers
 
Tags: top, worlds top, hackers, alicia, alicia key, security hackers, security consultant, pci sets, mark potts cto
 
 
 
 
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5 Security Predictions for 2008

2008-01-09 00:04:14 by Bill in Grumpy Security Guy
 
...ScanAlert - XSS is Cool with Us Sometimes I just want to give up. I really hate XSS because it is really a tricky issue to explain t Mr. Jobs, get serious about security Post from: Grumpy Security Guy 5 Security Predictions for 2008
 
Tags: security, security predictions, security players, security industry, grumpy security guy, worm, multi-website xss worm, xss, security stories
 
 
 
 
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Top 10 Security Stories of 2007

2007-12-27 04:53:17 by Bill in Grumpy Security Guy
 
...ScanAlert . I covered my thoughts here . McaFee still has money and needs to diversify from their core AV business. I suspect more news in 2008 5. Web Application Space Consolidates - First IBM acquires Watchfire , then in a fit of jealous rage HP acquires SPI . Neither of these seems to be spectacular valuations but I am sure the founders...
 
Tags: top, security stories, top security stories, business, russian business network, web application security, bad guys, pci, ibm acquires watchfire
 
 
 
 
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Hacker Safe? Not so much.

The Article has images
2008-01-15 22:22:00 by Russ McRee in HolisticInfoSec.org
...ScanAlert, recently bought by McAfee, says that "research indicates sites remotely scanned for known vulnerabilities on a daily basis, such as those earning 'Hacker Safe' certification, can prevent over 99% of hacker crime I agree...but here comes strike two I was happily bouncing about the internet looking for things that should be fixed,...
 
Tags: hacker safe, mcafee hacker safe, toastmasters, toastmasters friends, mcafee, toastmasters international, wee script test, professional values require, page
 
 
 
 
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Still not Hacker Safe, roll the video

2008-04-25 15:11:00 by Russ McRee in HolisticInfoSec.org
 
...ScanAlert revenues As I am not the only person greatly concerned over this issue, please visit Rafal Los' fine blog for additional findings Enjoy the video del.icio.us | digg
 
Tags: hacker safe, video, sites, mcafee hacker safe, completely vulnerable, vulnerable, security, regional security conference, content