November 5, 2009 4:50 PM
Posted by: Troy Tate
apache,
authentication,
certificates,
IIS,
information security,
risk,
risk management,
SSL,
tls,
vulnerability,
web servicesAs Michael Morisy of ITKE recently posted, New SSL security hole allows man-in-the-middle attacks, a new SSL...
October 7, 2009 6:38 PM
Posted by: Troy Tate
bot,
botnet,
career,
information security,
information technology,
infosec,
IT,
network analysis,
professional,
Security,
service level,
support,
trojanIn America, October is the time when haunting, evil spirits and curses come to mind. Earlier today I posted a blog entry titled Can IT education bring an end to the...
September 30, 2009 1:36 PM
Posted by: Troy Tate
case study,
frame relay,
industry award,
information security,
ipsec,
mpls,
network management,
remote access,
Security,
security management,
SSL,
ssl vpn,
vpn,
WANHave you ever wondered if vendor case studies are actually solutions to real life issues or if they are stories about compensated organizations using a particular vendor solution? Well, I am here to tell you that I know of at least one case study that is about an organization addressing real-life...
September 16, 2009 6:41 PM
Posted by: Troy Tate
browser security,
drive-by attack,
Google,
information security,
malicious software,
malware,
search results,
software,
software securityWell, that may not be news to you. However, there is a recent trend in malware propagation that uses Google as the portal to deliver payloads to visitors. Unsuspecting users go to Google and search for topics such as Patrick Swayze's death or the controversy about Serena Williams cursing at the...
September 16, 2009 6:31 PM
Posted by: Troy Tate
ad revenue,
browser security,
computer network,
hardware,
information security,
information security management,
licensing,
malicious software,
malware,
network access,
PC,
permit,
Security,
social engineering,
software,
user educationYesterday Fierce CIO reported that New York Times falls victim to rogue ad. This is a trend that seems to be happening more frequently. Rogue...
September 14, 2009 1:49 PM
Posted by: Troy Tate
information security,
Microsoft,
Microsoft support,
patches,
risk,
risk management,
support,
tcp,
tcp-ip,
tcp/ip,
threat,
vulnerability,
Windows,
windows 2000Last week was the September issue of Microsoft "patch Tuesday". The September 2009 Microsoft Security Bulletin lists a number of vulnerabilities. Microsoft held the
August 28, 2009 4:21 PM
Posted by: Troy Tate
antivirus,
blackhat,
bootkit,
Database,
Development,
education,
hacker,
information security,
infosec,
least user authority,
least user privilege,
malware,
research,
rootkit,
threats,
vulnerabilitiesThe media archives have now been posted on the BlackHat website from the BlackHat technical conference held in July 2009. This is the place to go if you want to see some of the latest information security...
August 24, 2009 8:33 PM
Posted by: Troy Tate
bot,
command and control,
information security,
malware,
malware research,
threat,
vulnerabilityIf you haven't recently kept up to date on the malware front, a recent article at DarkReading may come as a surprise to you. ALERT: Malware has become intelligent!
July 24, 2009 6:03 PM
Posted by: Troy Tate
bot,
data capture,
education,
ethereal,
information security,
Laura Chappell,
network analysis,
network security,
packet analysis,
packet capture,
Security,
tutorial,
wiresharkMy favorite Bitgirl (Laura Chappell) is at it again in this 15 minute presentation. She came across a host on a network that appears to be infected with some bot application. Take a few...
