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Sourcefire Rolls Out Open-Source 'Razorback'

28 July 2010

Source: Dark Reading - Posted by anthony
The makers of the popular open-source Snort intrusion detection platform today unveiled a new open-source platform -- a detection framework that unites existing security tools, including IDS/IPSes.

Chrome gets patched after exploit bounties

28 July 2010

Source: builder AU - Posted by anthony
Just before the Black Hat security conference begins, Google has patched seven security holes in its stable version of Chrome and has begun an effort to speed up the software industry's response to such vulnerabilities.

Torrent legality study 'horribly wrong', says TorrentFreak

28 July 2010

Source: ZDNet UK - Posted by anthony
Global BitTorrent news source TorrentFreak has ridiculed the veracity of a University of Ballarat study on the legality of BitTorrent usage, labelling some of its claims "horribly wrong" and saying that "mistake after mistake" was made during its preparation.

Battle joined for future of open source IPS

28 July 2010

Source: The Register UK - Posted by Alex
The battle to develop the next generation of open source intrusion prevention systems (IPS) technology is intensifying between incumbent Snort and a US government-backed project, the Open Information Security Foundation (OISF).

Hackers to flock to Black Hat, Defcon this week

28 July 2010

Source: CNET - Posted by Alex
Last year, a security researcher was forced to cancel his talk scheduled for two hacker conferences about weaknesses in ATM software after the ATM vendor complained.

When hackers hack hackers

27 July 2010

Source: H Security - Posted by anthony
Security firm Imperva reports a free phishing kit called "Login Spoofer 2010" that turns perpetrators into victims, is currently being touted in hacker forums. "Hackers" who have clicked through the foolproof user interface and used the program's wizard to set up their own online phishing page for PayPal,

Open source startup takes over OpenSSO

27 July 2010

Source: Tech World - Posted by Alex
A Norwegian startup is assuming responsibility for maintaining an open source web authentication technology originally developed by Sun Microsystems, and seemingly neglected by Oracle, which purchased Sun in January. The company, ForgeRock, has released a new version of Sun's Open Single Sign On (OpenSSO) Enterprise software, called OpenAM, that adheres to the OpenSSO roadmap established by Sun.