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Only One In Seven Consumer AV Tools Catch New ‘Aurora’ Variants

Beacon (Eric Vogel) — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:10:56 +0000

NSS Labs says its new test shows emphasis on antivirus exploit detection flawed, but others disagree

By Kelly Jackson Higgins
DarkReading
Mar 11, 2010 | 04:20 PM

Most antivirus products don’t detect new variants of the exploit used in the so-called “Operation Aurora” attacks on Google, Adobe, and other U.S. companies, according to a new test conducted by NSS Labs.

www.darkreading.com/vulnerability_management/security/antivirus/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=223600014

Laptop theft can be reduced by turning off WiFi

Beacon (Eric Vogel) — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:58:45 +0000

02 March 2010
Credant Technologies, the endpoint data security specialist, has warned laptop users to turn off their WiFi signals when not in use to prevent the use of low-cost scanners tracking down the machines.
www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7750/laptop-theft-can-be-reduced-by-turning-off-wifi/

Who Gets Your Personal Information on Facebook?

Beacon (Eric Vogel) — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:48:22 +0000

Are you one of the 350 million Facebook users? I’m a big fan of Facebook and like many I connect daily to see what my friends are doing and to share photos. As a security professional I am very careful about what I post and what information I allow to be shared. In that respect I’m unique…

http://billpstudios.blogspot.com/2009/12/who-gets-your-personal-information-on.html

Free COFEE opens Microsoft BitLocker

Beacon (Eric Vogel) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:27:17 +0000

Microsoft has released a tool to law enforcement that helps get around the encryption provided by the company’s own BitLocker software, distributed in Windows Vista.
http://government.zdnet.com/?p=3781

AP IMPACT: Framed for Child Porn _ by a PC Virus

Beacon (Eric Vogel) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:27:11 +0000

AP IMPACT: PC owners caught with child porn loaded on their computers _ by a computer virus
By JORDAN ROBERTSON AP Technology Writer
November 8, 2009 (AP)
The Associated Press

Of all the sinister things that Internet viruses do, this might be the worst: They can make you an unsuspecting collector of child pornography.
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=9028516

Baby Video Monitor Lets Neighbors Snoop On One Another, Class Claims

Beacon (Eric Vogel) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:26:56 +0000

Toys R Us sells a “Summer Day and Night Video Monitor” that can be used to spy on the baby next door, according to a class action in Cook County Court. An Illinois man says he and his neighbor both bought one of the video baby monitors and found out they could each see and hear the other’s baby.
www.courthousenews.com/2009/11/03/Baby_Video_Monitor_Lets_Neighbors_Snoop_On_One_Another_Class_Claims.htm

Malware Conceals Itself as Boss’s Letter

Beacon (Eric Vogel) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:34:13 +0000

Trend Micro threat analysts found spammed messages that pretend to be a letter coming from the “boss”. It bears the subject “get back to my office for more details” and instructs users to read the attached ZIP file, which contains a letter. The ZIP attachment is, of course, not a letter but an .EXE file (info.exe) detected by Trend Micro as TROJ_CUTWAIL.GT.

Attack Of The Tweets: Major Twitter Flaw Exposed

Beacon (Eric Vogel) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:18:54 +0000

U.K. researcher says vulnerability in Twitter API lets an attacker take over a victim’s account — with a tweet
Aug 27, 2009 | 03:54 PM
By Kelly Jackson Higgins
DarkReading