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Fatal wine waiters

2007-12-20 18:59:04 by Richard Clayton in Light Blue Touchpaper
 
...Unlike Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003s default installation has none of the server components enabled, to reduce the attack surface of new machines. Windows Server 2003 includes compatibility modes to allow older applications to run with greater stability becomes Released on April 24, 2003, Windows Server 2003 (which carries the...
 
Tags: windows server, server, windows, unlike windows, professional web site, server components, site, ntp server misuse, compatibility
 
 
 
 
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BlackEnergy DDoS Bot Web Based C&Cs

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2008-02-12 18:46:35 by HASH0x8b1c6c4 in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...Unlike mostcommon bots, this bot does not communicate with the botnet master using IRC. Also, wedo not see any exploit activities from this bot, unlike a traditional IRC bot. This is a small(under 50KB) binary for the Windows platform that uses a simple grammar tocommunicate. Most of the botnets we have been tracking (over 30 at present) are...
 
Tags: ddos, bot, blackenergy ddos bot, blackenergy, ddos extortion, ddos attacks, traditional irc bot, irc, botnet master
 
 
 
 
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NAC for grown-ups

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2008-03-13 23:06:10 by HASH0x89079f8 in StillSecure, After All These Years
...Unlike Gord, I actually think that time can be better spent in social engineering of NAC. Educating your network users is key. The more time you spend making them understand why rules are in place and what they can do to help and make everyone more successful, the better off you are going to be. I think the technology of NAC is only one piece...
 
Tags: network users, network users arrogant, network, network administrators, nac, users, nac solution, nac product, product
 
 
 
 
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NAC for grown-ups

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2008-03-13 23:58:00 by ashimmy in StillSecure, After All These Years
...Unlike Gord, I actually think that time can be better spent in social engineering of NAC. Educating your network users is key. The more time you spend making them understand why rules are in place and what they can do to help and make everyone more successful, the better off you are going to be. I think the technology of NAC is only one piece...
 
Tags: network users, network users arrogant, network, network administrators, nac, users, nac solution, nac product, product
 
 
 
 
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2FA is dead

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2008-04-29 09:19:31 by Editor in Security x.0
...Unlike CAP, as transaction details are encoded in a visual cryptogram, the user does not have to re-enter them into the trusted device, increasing speed, reducing errors and mitigating security problems. Costs to the service provider are also reduced, and reliability improved, since unlike SMS-based two-channel authentication, no mobile phone...
 
Tags: real bank site, bank site, browser, browser attacks, bank, bank details, browser attack, 2fa, transaction
 
 
 
 
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CBAC & Medical Identity Theft

2008-07-10 10:09:41 by Gunnar Peterson in 1 Raindrop
 
...Unlike pharmacists, who fill prescriptions under strict scrutiny of state and federal watchdogs, DME suppliers are lightly regulated. DME is very vulnerable to fraud, says Consuelo Woodhead, the chief healthcare fraud prosecutor for the U.S. Attorneys Office in Los Angeles. It doesnt require any background in medicine, any kind of...
 
Tags: dme suppliers simply, dme suppliers, dme fraud, fraud, dme, identity, medical identity theft, dme dealers, dme supplier
 
 
 
 
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Just How Vulnerable Is Asia To The Current US Sub-Prime Crisis?

2007-08-31 07:59:00 by Jomni in Risk Management Quant
 
...Unlike some hedge funds with nearly 100% exposure to the sector, the percentage of exposure to US Sub-Prime trough CDO's are not significant enough to dent the bank's earnings and value. Income streams of these banks are diversified enough to absorb the shocks. But that's in the ideal world, where current correlations regimes stay constant ...
 
Tags: banks, asian central banks, asian banks, exposure, crisis situation, sub-prime trough cdo, situation, risk management, blown crisis
 
 
 
 
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KimsCrafts e-commerce breach affects 4,500

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2007-12-14 16:08:39 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...unlike many companies of similar size. These companies see the potential money to be made through the internet (e-commerce), but do not necessarily employ the security required of such endeavors. Do these companies not get the necessary consultations? Do they rely on unqualified people to secure their operations, i.e. outsourced IT staff? Do...
 
Tags: kimscrafts, breach, e-commerce, credit file, credit, credit card data, kimscrafts e-commerce site, data, data security firm
 
 
 
 
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Diminutive XSS Worm Contest Drama and Status Update

2008-01-06 17:34:38 by RSnake in ha.ckers.org web application security lab
 
...unlike an anti-virus company, I dont have a security product in development. So, yes, tin foil hat wearers can rest easy - this actually is academic. I know, crazy talk! Thats why this is an web app security lab. People visit this site (or should, at least) with the knowledge that we are pushing the boundaries of whats know about web...
 
Tags: browser companies, browser, browser security arena, code, people visit, people, worm code, diminutive xss worm, xss worm
 
 
 
 
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Inside the Chinese Underground Economy

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2007-12-09 22:34:23 by HASH0x89e9090 in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge