January 21, 2010 9:57 PM
Posted by: Troy Tate
attack,
Aurora,
fixes,
Internet Explorer,
malicious software,
malware,
Microsoft,
patch,
patch management,
threat,
update,
vulnerabilityMaybe you have heard about the recent
January 21, 2010 7:23 PM
Posted by: Troy Tate
information security,
machine emulation,
portable application,
remote access,
remote user,
secure computing,
Security,
USB,
virtual machineI know that there are ways to run ISO's from a USB memory stick using the QEMU processor emulator open source software. It's pretty cool if you haven't tried it. Now, according to
January 15, 2010 7:33 PM
Posted by: Troy Tate
antivirus,
attack,
firewall,
information security,
information security awareness,
malware,
patching,
security awareness,
social engineering,
updates,
zero dayFor certain malware infection follow these steps:
1. Do not apply operating system patches.
2. Do not apply application patches.
3. Do open emails from unknown sources.
4. Do open attachments on emails from unknown sources.
5. Do open unexpected attachments appearing to be from known...
December 18, 2009 7:58 PM
Posted by: Troy Tate
ftp,
http,
information security,
infosec,
malware,
network,
network protection,
reconnaisance,
scanning,
search,
search engine,
ssh,
telnet,
webGoogle is obviously a great tool for everyone including hackers. If you have never heard of Google Hacking, then I highly recommend you take a look at what might be exposed and found through a Google search. This
December 18, 2009 7:28 PM
Posted by: Troy Tate
antivirus,
malicious software,
malware,
Microsoft,
Microsoft Sysinternals,
psexec,
remote administration,
SysinternalsThe excellent Sysinternals Windows tools have been around for many years (since 1996!). Microsoft now has these tools available and they are all FREE! They are also available in a "live" way such that you do...
December 4, 2009 1:22 PM
Posted by: Troy Tate
complex password,
information security,
Password,
password security,
password tool,
strong password,
tool,
utilityI recently came across this interesting website that uses javascript and SHA-1 hashes to generate passwords. The thing to remember about this tool is that the generated passwords are just numbers and letters. There are no...
December 3, 2009 7:02 PM
Posted by: Troy Tate
alert,
botnet,
bulletin,
CERT,
cert alert,
education,
government,
information security,
information security awareness,
malicious software,
malware,
us-cert,
user education,
warningThe US-CERT released an alert yesterday about a currently circulating malware threat with the H1N1 virus as the subject matter.
...
December 2, 2009 9:33 PM
Posted by: Troy Tate
antispyware,
antivirus,
hoaxes,
information security,
internet security,
phishing,
Security,
security awareness,
shoppingIt is that time of year again when folks send electronic holiday greeting cards to one another. Some of the greetings may also be games that bear holiday messages. It is also a time when malicious software spreads using these same types of messages and software. You should also...
