Security-software makers face boost in hacking
A surge in high-profile hacker attacks this year is demonstrating the limits of an older generation of security software from Symantec Corp. and McAfee Inc., putting pressure on them to revamp their product lines.
Hacker ‘Armageddon’ Forces Symantec, McAfee to Search for Fixes
A surge in high-profile hacker attacks this year is demonstrating the limits of an older generation of security software from Symantec Corp. (SYMC) and McAfee Inc., putting pressure on them to revamp their product lines.
Apple Security Advisory 2011-07-25-1
Apple Security Advisory 2011-07-25-1 - A certificate chain validation issue existed in the handling of X.509 certificates. An attacker with a privileged network position may capture or modify data in sessions protected by SSL/TLS
Apple Security Advisory 2011-07-25-2
Apple Security Advisory 2011-07-25-2 - The iOS 4.2.10 software update addresses a certificate chain validation issue. The issue existed in the handling of X.509 certificates where an attacker with a privileged network position may capture or modify data in sessions protected by SSL/TLS. Other attacks involving X.509 certificate validation may also be possible
libc/fnmatch(3) Denial Of Service
Multiple vendors libc/fnmatch(3) suffer from a denial of service vulnerability. Affected software includes Apache 2.2.17, NetBSD 5.1, OpenBSD 4.8, FreeBSD, Mac OS X 10.6, and Sun Solaris 10. Apache proof of concept is included.
ddosim v0.2 – Application Layer DDOS Simulator
DDOSIM simulates several zombie hosts (having...
Self-Destructing Digital Data
Vanish is a research system designed to give users control over the lifetime of personal data stored on the web or in the cloud. Specifically, all copies of Vanish encrypted data — even archived or cached copies — will becomepermanently unreadable at a specific time, without any action on the part of the user or any third party or centralized service.
Nmap 5 released (with native GUI)
Another milestone in the development of ...