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Source: InfoWorld - Posted by Dave Wreski
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We've all known for a long time that unnecessary use of elevated privileges is a bad thing. You shouldn't be logged in as an administrator while surfing the Internet or checking your email; in particular, you shouldn't do that stuff while logged onto a server as an admin. Your organization shouldn't have too many enterprise admins, domain admins, or server admins. We all have that. |
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Source: H Security - Posted by Anthony Pell
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The FIDO Alliance, an organisation that aims to develop user-friendly password alternatives, has gainedPDF several new members and supporters this week. Google, NXP and CrucialTec have joined the Alliance's board of directors, taking seats alongside existing "Board Level" members. |
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Source: Schneier on Security - Posted by Dave Wreski
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Source: ZDNet Blogs - Posted by Pooja Shah
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The Internet's a dangerous place for an innocent Web browser to be searching alone for the right Web page, so the Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) was created to make searching safer. That's the good news. The bad news is that DNSSEC adoption has been lagging. Now, Google has announced that it's supporting DNSSEC in its Google Public DNS service. |
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Source: IT Wire - Posted by Dave Wreski
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A senior Linux kernel developer has pointed to an instance of what he calls a lax approach to security in the Linux kernel, citing the case of a serious vulnerability that is now more than a month old and is yet to be fixed. |
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Source: eSecurity Planet - Posted by Pooja Shah
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There is a big different between compliance and security.
The PCI-DSS (Payment Council Industry Data Security Standard) is the measure against which e-commerce security is measured and it is now in the process of gearing up for a major update at the end of the year. |
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Source: Linuxaria - Posted by Anthony Pell
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With the significant prevalence of Linux web servers globally, security is often touted as a strength of the platform for such a purpose. However, a Linux based web server is only as secure as its configuration and very often many are quite vulnerable to compromise. |
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Source: The Mac Observer - Posted by Dave Wreski
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Apple has tapped a a noted hacker for its security team. Wired reported that the company has hired Kristin Paget, who was part of a small team of hackers who helped lock down Windows Vista for Microsoft before that OS shipped. |
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Source: Toms Hardware - Posted by Anthony Pell
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Rootkit.Linux.Snakso.a is designed to infect the Linux kernel version 2.6.32-5-amd64 and adds an iframe to all served web pages by the infected Linux server via the nginx proxy.
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Source: Tech Week EU - Posted by Dave Wreski
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One of the more advanced rootkits to have hit town in recent memory has got security researchers across the globe in a tizz, even though it hasn’t even been finished. |
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