Category: Protect
2007: Yeah of Web worms?
2007 is shaping up as the year of Web worms, according to US-based Web application specialist Jeremiah Grossman.
I was fortunate enough to interview the man yesterday, and he had some very interesting things to say. See, Jeremiah had just released the… more »
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Security, PR and the media
There's no doubt a symbiotic relationship has developed between IT security vendors and the cyber-underworld, especially when it comes to marketing and public relations. Take this press release as an example:
Sydney, Thursday, January 11, 2007– RSA,… more »
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Best denial-of-service attack... EVER!
It's old news, with a twist. A Second Life griefer managed to launch an unusual denial of service attack. During a virtual press interview, the public forum was flooded with giant, flying, pink, wobbly... dicks.
There's just no subtle way to say that.… more »
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On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me...
Seven zero days,
Six pre-made exploits,
Five MySpace-nuking worms,
Four rainbow tables,
Three coding fuzzers,
Two protocol sniffers,
...and a bug in a filesystem tree.
I'm taking some time off over Chrissy and New Years. Have a good one and I'll… more »
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The mobile phone -- a sensible authentication device
There's been even more talk about tokens in Internet banking solutions.
These nifty tokens -- which slip on to your key-ring -- generate a numerical password every 30 seconds, displayed on a small LCD panel, that stays synchronised with the bank. So e… more »
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Patrick Gray is an IT security expert, so we can't show you his face for your own protection. Each week he delves into technology's dark underbelly to see what lurks in the shadows.
