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How Well "See Something, Say Something" Actually Works

2008-01-08 07:53:50 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
I've written about the "War on the Unexpected," and how normal people can't tell the difference: All they know is that something makes them uneasy, usually based on fear, media hype, or just something being different If you ask amateurs to act as front-line security personnel, you shouldn't be surprised when you get amateur security Yesterday...
 
Tags: line, front-line security personnel, calls, hot line, calls led, people, suspicious people, browne, normal people
 
 
 
 
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Unauthorized Well Fargo Transactions Endanger Private Details Of 7000 Clinets

2008-08-08 21:35:58 by CyberInsecure in CyberInsecure.com
 
According to New Hampshire State Attorney General breach notification, a significant number of unauthorized transactions had been made using Well Fargos access codes. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. has been advised by a reseller of consumer data, including consumer credit bureau data, of suspicious transactions made using Wells Fargo access codes. The...
 
Tags: transactions, fargo access codes, suspicious transactions, fargos access codes, breach notification, consumer data, fargo bank, significant, attorney
 
 
 
 
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It seems the calvary was held up at the Little Big Horn, oh well

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2008-01-29 20:04:24 by HASH0x8b02400 in StillSecure, After All These Years
Just a little while ago I wrote about the Trend Micro - Barracuda Networks legal tussle where Barracuda is alleging Trend with patent trolling with its controversial patent '600. I made reference to the fact that why didn't Trend go after the big boys. I wanted to know where was the calvary coming to the rescue here, not leaving Barracuda to...
 
Tags: trend micro, trend, controversial patent, patent, barracuda, calvary, dean, dean drako claims, sued
 
 
 
 
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The Seven Habits of Highly Ineffective Terrorists

2008-10-07 05:48:53 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
Most counterterrorism policies fail, not because of tactical problems, but because of a fundamental misunderstanding of what motivates terrorists in the first place. If we're ever going to defeat terrorism, we need to understand what drives people to become terrorists in the first place Conventional wisdom holds that terrorism is inherently...
 
Tags: ineffective, highly ineffective terrorists, terrorists, people join, people join hamas, people join al-qaida, terrorist organizations, organizations, al-qaida
 
 
 
 
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Web Based Malware Emphasizes on Anti-Debugging Features

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2008-10-07 02:42:00 by Dancho Danchev in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
Following the ongoing development of a particular web based malware, always comes handy in terms of assessing the commoditization of anti-debugging features within modern malware. With plain simple, "managed binary crypting and firewall bypassing verification" on demand in February, to August's overall anti antivirus software mentality as a key...
 
Tags: malware, web based malware, binary file, binary, simple, plain simple, anti, simple junk data, firewall
 
 
 
 
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Summarizing July's Threatscape

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2008-08-01 16:08:24 by Dancho Danchev in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
July's threatscape -- consider going through June's summary as well -- once again demonstrated that nothing is impossible, the impossible just takes a little longer where the incentive would be the ultimate monetization of the process Russian hacktivists attacking Lithuania and Georgia, several Storm Worm campaigns, a couple of new malware...
 
Tags: malware, profitable malware operations, malware authors, malware tools, malware coder, malware kit, malware infection, neosploit malware kit, spam
 
 
 
 
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Review of My 2007 Security Predictions: Too Wimpy

2007-12-23 15:46:00 by Dr Anton Chuvakin in Anton Chuvakin Blog -
 
It is time to check how my last year's predictions ( My Security Predictions for 2007 ... Go! ) fared. I am shocked that many of my colleagues looooove to predict, but seem to shy away from reviewing them in the end of the year ( big ego - small 'you know whats So, one liner summary of status of my 2007 predictions : they were too wimpy. In more...
 
Tags: status check iii, status check, status check viii, security, security predictions, status check vii, check, predictions, status
 
 
 
 
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Security bloggers meet up recap

2008-04-09 20:51:14 by ashimmy in StillSecure, After All These Years
 
Well the RSA security bloggers meet up 2008 is in the books. The party was a smashing success! Before I go any further let me extend thanks to Jennifer Leggio of Fortinet for all of her hard work in putting together a great party. Also going over and beyond was StillSecure's Sonya Caprio. The organization of this party went far beyond anything...
 
Tags: security, bloggers, rsa security bloggers, rsa, individual bloggers, martin, martin mckeay, party, media type bloggers
 
 
 
 
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Coding Spyware and Malware for Hire

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2008-07-22 03:52:14 by Dancho Danchev in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
What type of antivirus evasion do you want today? For the past several years, we have been witnessing the emerging customerization applied in malware and spyware for hire services. What used to be a situation where the malware authors would code and then start promoting a piece of malware including features that he thinks his potential customers...
 
Tags: malware, malware author, malware authors, malware binaries, malware attacks, ftp, ftp user, collects, malware industry