Beacon's Blog » Security http://blog.beacontechsolutions.com Helpful Computer News to keep your computer up and running. Provided by Beacon Technology Solutions LLC. Serving Metro Detroit. Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:46:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Holy Zeus! Popular Botnet Rules As New Exploits Come Online – botnets/Vulnerabilities – DarkReading http://blog.beacontechsolutions.com/holy-zeus-popular-botnet-rules-as-new-exploits-come-online-botnetsvulnerabilities-darkreading/ http://blog.beacontechsolutions.com/holy-zeus-popular-botnet-rules-as-new-exploits-come-online-botnetsvulnerabilities-darkreading/#comments Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:46:59 +0000 Beacon (Eric Vogel) http://blog.beacontechsolutions.com/holy-zeus-popular-botnet-rules-as-new-exploits-come-online-botnetsvulnerabilities-darkreading/  

Trusteer, AVG identify new botnets with different features, both built on Zeus technology

Aug 04, 2010 | 05:43 PM

By Tim Wilson
DarkReading

If there’s a "fashion trend" among botnet builders, Zeus is the new black — but its popularity is making many users and security professionals see red.

Zeus, a Trojan horse that spreads bots quickly, can be adapted for multiple purposes, is available in botnet-building kits, and serves as the platform for a growing number of botnets and sub-botnets that are being exploited across the globe, according to experts. In the past two days, researchers at Trusteer and AVG revealed details about two new instances of Zeus-based botnets, suggesting the Trojan is becoming more popular than ever.

Holy Zeus! Popular Botnet Rules As New Exploits Come Online – botnets/Vulnerabilities – DarkReading

]]> http://blog.beacontechsolutions.com/holy-zeus-popular-botnet-rules-as-new-exploits-come-online-botnetsvulnerabilities-darkreading/feed/ 0 Apple’s Worst Security Breach: 114,000 iPad Owners Exposed http://blog.beacontechsolutions.com/apples-worst-security-breach-114000-ipad-owners-exposed/ http://blog.beacontechsolutions.com/apples-worst-security-breach-114000-ipad-owners-exposed/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 22:46:30 +0000 Beacon (Eric Vogel) http://blog.beacontechsolutions.com/?p=151 Apple has suffered another embarrassment. A security breach has exposed iPad owners including dozens of CEOs, military officials, and top politicians. They—and every other buyer of the cellular-enabled tablet—could be vulnerable to spam marketing and malicious hacking.
http://gawker.com/5559346/apples-worst-security-breach-114000-ipad-owners-exposed

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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

]]> http://blog.beacontechsolutions.com/only-one-in-seven-consumer-av-tools-catch-new-aurora-variants/feed/ 0 New IE Zero-Day Flaw Being Used In Targeted Attacks http://blog.beacontechsolutions.com/new-ie-zero-day-flaw-being-used-in-targeted-attacks/ http://blog.beacontechsolutions.com/new-ie-zero-day-flaw-being-used-in-targeted-attacks/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:17:44 +0000 Beacon (Eric Vogel) http://blog.beacontechsolutions.com/?p=145 Microsoft issues special Internet Explorer 6 and 7 security advisory along with Patch Tuesday patches
Mar 09, 2010 | 02:13 PM

By Kelly Jackson Higgins
DarkReading

 Microsoft is warning today about a newly discovered and unpatched flaw in Internet Explorer 6 and 7 that’s being exploited in the wild.

www.darkreading.com/vulnerability_management/security/attacks/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=223300129&cid=nl_DR_DAILY_2010-03-11_h

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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/

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Feb 18, 2010 | 04:52 PM
By Kelly Jackson Higgins
DarkReading

Yet another sign that the Zeus Trojan isn’t just for stealing consumer online banking credentials anymore: Some 2,500 enterprises and government agencies worldwide have been infiltrated by a botnet spreading the pervasive piece of malware, a security firm revealed today.

http://darkreading.com/insiderthreat/security/attacks/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=223000193

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In an interview with an unnamed Facebook employee, the Rumpus revealed some disconcerting revelations about the privacy, or lack thereof, in the social network. The most eye-popping of these is that Facebook keeps track of the profiles you click on the most.

Summarized in a post on The Cleveland Leader, here are some of the top pieces of info from the story:
http://consumerist.com/2010/01/anonymous-facebook-employe-says-network-keeps-track-of-whom-you-stalk-most.html

]]> http://blog.beacontechsolutions.com/anonymous-facebook-employee-says-network-keeps-track-of-whom-you-stalk-most/feed/ 0 Encryption busted on NIST-certified Kingston, SanDisk and Verbatim USB flash drives http://blog.beacontechsolutions.com/encryption-busted-on-nist-certified-kingston-sandisk-and-verbatim-usb-flash-drives/ http://blog.beacontechsolutions.com/encryption-busted-on-nist-certified-kingston-sandisk-and-verbatim-usb-flash-drives/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:39:30 +0000 Beacon (Eric Vogel) http://blog.beacontechsolutions.com/?p=131 Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 10:04 am

A word of warning to those of you who rely on hardware-based encrypted USB flash drives. Security firm SySS has reportedly cracked the AES 256-bit hardware-based encryption used on flash drives manufactured by Kingston, SanDisk and Verbatim.

http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=6655&tag=nl.e589

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Author: Debra Littlejohn Shinder

If it seems like you’re getting hit with more email scams than ever, you’re right. Deb Shinder explains what you and your users should watch out for to avoid being duped.
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/10things/?p=1227&tag=nl.e101

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