Some Apple Mac users who rushed to upgrade their systems with the company’s latest security patch were left to scramble for help after a conflict with disk encryption software from…
DDOSIM simulates several zombie hosts (having random IP addresses) which create full TCP connections to the target server. After completing the connection, DDOSIM starts the conversation with the listening application…
An anonymous hacker wearing a Guy Fawkes mask took over classroom projection screens at Washington State University last Friday, the fifth of November, to broadcast a prerecorded message adapted from V…
Facebook has its advantages, but also its negative side. Apart from the fact that your boss can see you weren’t actually sick that day last week because of your status…
Security researchers found dozens of high risk security holes in the software used to run specific Android mobile devices, but that’s still a lot better than industry averages, according to…
SQL Server fingerprinting can be a time consuming process. It involves a lot many trial and error methods to fingerprint the exact SQL Server version. Intentionally inserting an invalid input…
Google has unveiled a new program to pay between $500 and $3,133 to people who discover security vulnerabilities in its websites and online applications. “We hope our new program will…
Attackers are constantly changing their tactics and adapting to what the security community and researchers are doing, and it’s not unusual for the bad guys to adopt techniques used by…
There’s a new flaw in all of the current versions of Internet Explorer that is being used in some targeted attacks right now. Microsoft has confirmed the bug and said…
The IT security industry is no stranger to urban myths: stories that spread and, over time, become accepted as general truths. Global IT vendor Panda Security has been asking its…