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- Zero-day vulnerabilities in Firefox extensions discovered
- Three charged with Comcast.net hijacking
- Cloud computing security benefits, risks and recommendations
- Poisoned Google search results
- World’s first wireless USB external hard drive
- A look at Securitybyte & OWASP AppSec Asia Conference 2009
- Biggest threats to federal systems and critical infrastructure
- Are 64-bit Windows inherently safer?
- NSA on cyber attacks and Microsoft collaboration
- New books: ModSecurity, Snow Leopard, social Web applications
- Vulnerability in IBM SolidDB memory caching software
- Two arrested for Zbot Trojan
  Cyber criminals worked furiously in 2009Firefox 3.6 to prevent harmful add-onsT-Mobile personal user data breached and soldImproved DNS security for .com and .net domainsSafe online shopping tips Zero-day vulnerabilities in Firefox extensions discovered Cloud computing security benefits, risks and recommendations NSA on cyber attacks and Microsoft collaboration   Wireshark with Gerald CombsWeb application security with Robert AbelaUbuntu 9.10 security with Kees Cook and Gerry CarrSocial networking privacy issues with Brian HonanMac OS X security and forensics with Sean MorrisseyTwo arrested for Zbot Trojan Data-stealing malware soars (IN)SECURE Magazine issue 23 released |
Researchers have found several bugs in popular Firefox extensions that have an estimate total amount of 30 million downloads from AMO (Addons Mozilla community site). Three 0days were also released at the SecurityByte & Owasp AppSec Asia 2009 conference.
The European Network and Information Security Agency released a new report on cloud computing benefits, risks and recommendations for information security. It covers the technical, policy and legal implications and makes concrete recommendations for how to address the risks and maximize the benefits for users.
The NSA has been working for years now with software and hardware vendors - helping them with the development and distribution of configuration guidance. They have also assisted Microsoft (along with other government agencies and institutes) with generating a standard security configuration for its operating system for the past 5 years.
Officers from the Metropolitan Police Central e-Crime Unit have made arrests in the battle against the ZeuS or Zbot Trojan which threatened to compromise thousands of computers. Officers arrested a man and woman, both aged 20 years, in Manchester for offenses under the 1990 Computer Misuse Act and the 2006 Fraud Act. Both suspects were interviewed by PCeU detectives and have been bailed for further in-depth inquiries to be completed.
From phony emails to Facebook phishers, cybercriminals are casting a wide net to lure online shoppers this season. According to new research from Webroot, certain infections designed to steal personal information rose in the months leading up to the shopping season.
(IN)SECURE Magazine is a free digital security publication discussing some of the hottest information security topics. Issue 23 has been released today.