Auto Generated Iframes To Blackhole Exploit Kit – Following the Cookie Trail
We often talk about websites being compromised and injected with malware that redirect users to exploit kits. We unfortunately don’t give you a complete picture of what the distribution payload is doing on your local machine very often. Today we’ll try to improve that analysis by giving you a more complete picture of the full […] more…
eLion student schedule application for Advisers and parents unavailable
There is an issue with the Student Schedule application in eLion Adviser and eLion Parent. The technical teams are working on fixing the issue. more…
Update: Library service interruption, 5/7/2013
CORRECTION: The correct URL is http://mtss.libraries.psu.edu more…
Password Safety In A Connected World
It has become increasingly common for personal and professional social media accounts to become ‘hacked’, or taken over by someone who doesn’t own the account. Twitter’s help center points out that this occurs from weak passwords, a pre-existing password-collecting virus on your computer or by entrusting your login credentials to malicious third-party websites and applications. […] more…
AutoIt Used To Spread Malware and Toolsets
AutoIt is a very flexible coding language that’s been used since 1999 by coders looking for a fast, easy, and flexible scripting language in Windows. From simple scripts that change text files to scripts that perform mass downloads with complex GUIs, AutoIt is an easy-to-learn language that allows for quick development. The trend for malicious […] more…
Companies explore self-detonating data as security control
The popular Snapchat photo-messaging app used mainly by Android and iOS mobile device owners to share images that then self-destruct after 10 seconds is the sort of security idea that businesses say can help them secure online transactions with business partners. read more more…
Security tools can’t keep hackers at bay
Credit card data of customers of Schnucks supermarkets was exposed for months in a breach that was not closed until weeks after a card processing company issued an alert about fraudulent activity. Insider (registration required) read more more…
Graduates: 10 Things Not to Do on Social Networks
You’ve done it. You’ve graduated at last. Your whole life is in front of you. Now is the time to make plans, embrace the world, take responsibility, make a statement, do some good and make this place better than how you found it. And this should go without saying, but please don’t be stupid. I’m […] more…
Florida restricts use of drones by law enforcement officials
A new Florida law restricts the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, by state law enforcement officials. It's the first law of its kind in the country. read more more…
Security Manager’s Journal: Plans and processes are made to be revised
The company's incident-response plan needs to be updated. That's normal — no plan is carved in stone. read more more…
British cryptographic hacking from WW2 – how well would *you* have done?
If you were taken prisoner and wanted to send messages home under your captors’ noses, what would you do? Find out how a Royal Navy officer did just that during WW2, and have a go yourself at hiding a secret message in an innocent-sounding letter home! more…
McAfee to acquire firewall maker Stonesoft
McAfee plans to acquire Stonesoft, a Helsinki-based maker of firewalls, for US$389 million in cash, the companies said Monday. read more more…
Compromised US Government Webpage Used Zero-Day Exploit
A new Internet Explorer zero-day exploit has been spotted in a compromised website of the US Department of Labor. When users visit the compromised website, it loads a malicious script which Trend Micro detects as JS_DLAGENT.USR. This particular script was hosted on the compromised site itself. It loads another script (this time, hosted on a malicious […] more…
Change Your Password Day – Get Onboard!
Get out your diary, there is another day that you have to work into the schedule – Change Your Password Day! And no – there is no obligation to buy a flower, pin or a wristband – not that I ever have a problem with purchasing them! Tuesday 7 May 2013 is Change Your Password […] more…
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