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April 9, 2013  1:44 AM

Could my client’s server be part of the Spamhaus DDoS attack?



Posted by: Ken Harthun
Cybercrime, DDoS, Denial of Service, DNS amplification, DNS reflection, Security, Security management, Vulnerabilities

In the wake of what is reported to be the

November 24, 2012  1:48 PM

Serious Skype security flaw uncovered, then fixed



Posted by: Ken Harthun
Secure Computing, Security, Security best practice, Vulnerabilities

A...


March 11, 2012  10:48 PM

Seven flaws will be fixed on Patch Tuesday



Posted by: Ken Harthun
Patch management, Patch Tuesday, Server 2008, Server Core Installation, Vulnerabilities

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November 30, 2011  10:02 PM

Can a hacker catch your HP printer on fire?



Posted by: Ken Harthun
hackers, HP, insecure, Vulnerabilities

There has been a furor today over some Columbia University researchers' claims that certain HP printers can be compromised by hackers via "Remote Firmware Update" and made to overheat or catch fire.


October 10, 2011  3:32 PM

Patch Tuesday – two critical vulnerabilities



Posted by: Ken Harthun
Critical update, Patch management, Patch Tuesday, Vulnerabilities

Tuesday, October...


March 16, 2011  12:58 AM

Adobe Flash – The worst security record of all time?



Posted by: Ken Harthun
Adobe, insecure, Opinion, Vulnerabilities

As you know, I'm an editor over at Dave's Computer Tips and have been working with that site for going on four years. We have a forum, of course and this is a relevant thread, more than appropriate for Security Corner:


December 26, 2010  3:11 PM

Have You Been Gawkered?



Posted by: Ken Harthun
cyber security, Hacking, Password, Vulnerabilities

A couple of weeks ago, servers at Gawker Media, Inc., who also runs the sites Lifehacker.com and Gizmodo.com were hacked by a group who calls itself Gnosis. Reportedly, more than 1.3 million user accounts, email addresses and passwords were obtained. The hacker group has managed to decrypt about...


November 29, 2010  11:45 PM

Anti-virus Protection: It Isn’t Enough Anymore



Posted by: Ken Harthun
Anti-virus, Endpoint protection, Vulnerabilities, Zero-day vulnerability

If your business is still relying solely on an anti-virus program to protect you from all the bad stuff out there, then it's vulnerable on several fronts. AV software is designed for one thing and one thing only: to protect systems from threats that are already known or those that are as yet...


October 13, 2010  12:36 AM

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday is Biggest Ever



Posted by: Ken Harthun
Critical update, Microsoft, Patch management, Patch Tuesday, Vulnerabilities

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September 17, 2010  8:15 PM

Who Else Has Had It With Adobe?



Posted by: Ken Harthun
acrobat, Adobe, adobe reader, Critical update, Firefox add-on, Foxit Reader, Vulnerabilities, Zero-day vulnerability

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