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Defensive Security Podcast Episode 6

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News:

  • ISD Podcast shuts down
  • Noticeable uptick in phishing attacks recently, leading to various exploit kit web sites
  • Yet another Java update.  Oracle seems to have gotten the message.
  • Combofix, a free tool for removing certain kinds of malware, was infected with Sality
    • Do not download repackaged software from other file hosting sites.  Bad!
  • Cisco released it’s 2013 security report.
    • Legitimate sites much more likely to be malicious than traditional pornography
    • Ad networks and content delivery networks worst offenders
  • Anonymous stole information on 4600 bank executives from a Federal Reserve emergency communication application.

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 5

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Defensive Security Podcast Episode 4

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Happy New Year!

In this week’s podcast, I cover an article about the alleged Chinese hacking of Solid Oak due to a lawsuit over China’s improper use of Solid Oak’s software CYBERsitter covered in a Business Week post.

First, a bit of news.  Unless you’re still recovering from an egg-nog hangover, you’ve probably heard about the Internet Explorer zero day exploit. Note that it doesn’t impact the latest versions of IE, only 6, 7 and 8. Continue reading Defensive Security Podcast Episode 4 →

Defensive Security Podcast Episode 3

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2013 security predictions

I have collected security predictions from many IT security vendors

While there are many, many unrelated predictions, and some that are self-serving, some trends emerge:

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Defensive Security Episode 2

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Episode 2 – December 16, 2012

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South Carolina released a report on the attack which resulted in the loss of millions of tax payers information

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