External News for The UltraTech Zone

Day 14 - Containment: a Personal IdentityTheft Incident, (Tue, Oct 14th)

2008-10-14T01:50:20Z

Containing a IDtheft incident can be seen from multiple sides. The organisation leaking the sensiti ...(more)... Share Post: Read More......(read more)

Google Downplays Talk of Security Vulnerabilities

2008-10-13T21:02:21Z

Google is downplaying talk of security vulnerabilities linked to cross-domain Web application sharing. Two security researchers have posted details about security issues they say leave Google users vulnerable. Google though, says it has taken steps to protect users from malicious behavior when services Read More......(read more)

McAfee Notes Spread of Bogus Security Software

2008-10-13T15:26:08Z

McAfee warns of an increase in malware posing as legitimate security software in its bi-annual Security Threat journal report. McAfee also noted a jump in Trojans using social engineering techniques to spread, and reveals evidence that freecreditreport.com is the most popular domain for typosquatting. Read More......(read more)

OT: Happy Turkey Day Canada, (Mon, Oct 13th)

2008-10-13T13:19:27Z

Yum, turkey and all the fixings. Happy Thanksgiving, I know that I have much to be thankful for ...(more)... Share Post: Read More......(read more)

Day 13 - Containment: Containing on Production Systems Such as a Web Server , (Mon, Oct 13th)

2008-10-13T13:19:24Z

The topic for today is how to perform containment on a 'mision critical' service or system that your ...(more)... Share Post: Read More......(read more)

PowerShell at the PDC

2008-10-13T03:59:12Z

I’m giving the following session at the PDC in LA in a couple of weeks: PowerShell: Creating Manageable Web Services Learn how to create management web services using Windows PowerShell. Topics include: how to script against of a large set of machines, how to manage raw HW devices using WS-MAN and Web Read More......(read more)

Day 12 Containment: Gathering Evidence That Can be Used in Court, (Sun, Oct 12th)

2008-10-12T13:01:30Z

Unfortunately we work events and incidents every day. Some are worse than others, but the one ...(more)... Share Post: Read More......(read more)

Day 11 - Identification: Other Methods of Identifying an Incident, (Sat, Oct 11th)

2008-10-11T22:52:46Z

Well, today is Day 11 of the Cyber Security Awareness Month and the last day of Identification. We ...(more)... Share Post: Read More......(read more)

The Risks In Wildcard Certificates

2008-10-11T13:43:20Z

They may not be real-world problems, but wildcard certificates have some definite theoretical problems. But they can be so much cheaper that users will buy them anyway. - The imperative to use SSL, for web authentication and encryption or VPNs, is reasonably universal. Competition has driven prices of Read More......(read more)

Apple Security Update 2008-007, (Sat, Oct 11th)

2008-10-11T12:48:55Z

Posted a couple days ago, Apple Security Update 2008-007, provides fixes for at least 40 different v ...(more)... Share Post: Read More......(read more)

World Bank Cyber Intrusions, (Fri, Oct 10th)

2008-10-10T20:37:46Z

Several readers wrote us today pointing out the Fox News story about cyber attacks against the World ...(more)... Share Post: Read More......(read more)

Apple Releases Mega Patch Security Update

2008-10-10T15:08:25Z

Apple released a large security update that touches on nearly two dozen Mac applications and features. The release includes updates for Apache, PHP, ClamAV and MySQL. - Apple has released a massive update for Mac OS X 10.5 and Mac OS X 10.4.11 that plugs security gaps in 20 Mac applications and features. Read More......(read more)

Check Point Adds Virtualization to Security Lineup

2008-10-10T14:20:20Z

The Check Point VPN-1 VE is designed to protect resources in VMware ESX and ESXi environments. While the VPN-1 VE does reduce security risk in these deployments, IT administrtors will need some consulting help or staff with knowledge of both VMware ESX and security to take full advantage of the product. Read More......(read more)

Fake Microsoft Update Email, (Fri, Oct 10th)

2008-10-10T13:32:54Z

Several readers have alerted us to a fake Microsoft email circulating with a malicious attachment.n ...(more)... Share Post: Read More......(read more)

Day 10 - Identification: Using Your Help Desk to Identify Security Incidents, (Fri, Oct 10th)

2008-10-10T02:21:35Z

For the tenth day of Cyber Security Awareness Month we remind our readers that one of the best ways ...(more)... Share Post: Read More......(read more)