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Yet Another Web Malware Exploitation Kit in the Wild

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2008-12-02 06:24:43 by Dancho Danchev in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
 
...basis Converging traffic management with drive-by exploitation and offering the output for sale, all from a single web interface, is precisely what malicious economies of scale is all about Related posts Cybercriminals release Christmas themed web malware exploitation kit New Web Malware Exploitation Kit in the Wild Modified Zeus Crimeware...
 
Tags: kit, malware exploitation kit, nuclear malware kit, zeus crimeware kit, malware, exclusive kit, nuclear grabber kit, apophis kit, ddos malware kit
 
 
 
 
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Price Discrimination in the Market for Stolen Credit Cards

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2008-06-03 07:23:29 by Dancho Danchev in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...basis propositions - the more you buy the cheaper it gets Let's go through this proposition differentiating itself on the basis of the balance available on a per bank basis Bank Of America/Between 2k - 50k/400 WellsFargo/Between 4k - 40k/300 Chase Bank/Between 2k - 30k/250 Citibank/Between 9k - 70k/300 Wachovia/Between 2k - 18k/275...
 
Tags: price, price discrimination, volume basis, basis, market, average price, bank basis, volume basis propositions, credit card
 
 
 
 
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We did not get sufficient budget for security program..

2007-01-19 07:33:52 by RaviC in Musings on Information Security
 
...basis. Demonstrate continuous improvement. Some examples of metrics are: Effectiveness of Anti-spam, Effectiveness of Anti-virus, Effectiveness of URL blocking Et. Al 2. Post relevant security news item on the company Intranet portal on an ongoing basis 3. Post security column on your company's newsletter on an ongoing basis 4. Impart...
 
Tags: security, security program, impart security awareness, security manager, post security column, security practice, information security practice, regular basis, company intranet portal
 
 
 
 
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More CNET Sites Under IFRAME Attack

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2008-03-06 10:50:57 by HASH0x8b1424c in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...basis are possible, and since they ensure you're served on the basis of where you're coming from, things can change pretty fast. These are all of the domains that follow after the IFRAME redirects for all the campaigns currently detected, and the detection rates for the malware from the last campaign hotpornotube08.com (206.51.229.67...
 
Tags: iframe, cnet sites, sites, iframe-ed pages, pages, cnet, iframe redirects, iframe campaign, campaign
 
 
 
 
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Summarizing June's Threatscape

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2008-07-01 07:05:01 by Dancho Danchev in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...basis, disinfecting them and forcing them to update all the software on the infected PCs. Of course, on an opt-in basis. The possibility to directly provide incentives for botnet hunters to shut down whatever they come across to on a daily basis, and that's a lot of botnets, is also there 05. Who's Behind the GPcode Ransomware? - The...
 
Tags: site, fake youtube site, web site defacements, malware, malware hosts, web site defacer, sites, vulnerable sites, malicious
 
 
 
 
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How to protect your company and employees from workplace violence

2008-02-25 00:03:00 by John Sexton in The Bullet Proof Blog
 
...basis for several days When it comes to hiring personal protection specialists in order to safeguard ones employees against workplace violence, the rule of thumb is to hire them from three to four days. This period is commonly known as the cooling off period. If a terminated employee is feeling resentful and angry, it is very likely that...
 
Tags: workplace, workplace violence, safe workplace, workplace violence start, violence, violence includes threats, violence incident, employees, threats
 
 
 
 
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Internet Censorship

2008-04-07 05:00:32 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...basis of keywords in the actual web pages. A halfway measure is to filter on the basis of URL keywords: names of dissidents or political parties, or sexual words Much of the technology has other applications. Software for filtering is a legitimate product category, purchased by schools to limit access by children to objectionable material and...
 
Tags: internet censorship, censorship, internet censorship measures, enable internet censorship, internet, prevent anonymous internet, internet access, global internet, net interprets censorship
 
 
 
 
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NULL pointer exploit excites researchers

2008-04-17 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b3cd84 in Network World on Security
 
...basis of proving that a vulnerability was exploitable (as well as the basis of any number of exploits themselves
 
Tags: information security researchers, inherent exploitability, basis, buffer overflows, exploits, stack, form, world, profit
 
 
 
 
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U.S. Arms Dealer Tests Legal Bounds in Middle East Arms Bazaar

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2008-07-03 22:00:00 by Sharon Weinberger in Wired Security
...basis In late March, Weldon traveled to Libya for a weeklong trip at the invitation of the Gaddafi Foundation , a group run by the son of Libya's leader, and the chairman of Libya's foreign affairs committee, according to the report he sent to Defense Solutions (.pdf), a copy of which was obtained by Wired.com. The trip reports states:...
 
Tags: arms brokers, brokers, infamous arms brokers, defense, firm defense solutions, arms, arms trade, international arms trade, russian weapons suppliers