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Fraudulent certificates issued by Comodo, is it time to rethink who we trust? | Naked Security
Today, Microsoft issued a Security Advisory warning that fraudulent digital certificates were issued by the Comodo Certificate Authority. This could allow malicious spoofing of high profile websites, including Google, Yahoo! and Windows Live.
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Dozens of exploits released for popular SCADA programs
The security of software used to control hardware at nuclear plants, gas refineries and other industrial settings is coming under renewed scrutiny as researchers released attack code exploiting dozens of serious vulnerabilities in widely used programs.
The flaws, which reside in programs sold by Siemens, Iconics, 7-Technologies, Datac, and Control Microsystems, in many cases make it possible for attackers to remotely execute code when the so-called supervisory control and data acquisition software is installed on machines connected to the internet. Attack code was released by researchers from two separate security camps over the past week. -
Hackers deface Charlestown candidate's web page - Local News - News - General - Newcastle Herald
domenica 27 marzo 2011
Security Incidents of This Week (weekly)
domenica 20 marzo 2011
Security Incidents of This Week (weekly)
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tags: SecurityIncident Vulnerable
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German finance agency suspends site over serious security bug • The Register
Germany's federal finance ministry has pulled its website offline after receiving notification of a serious security problem from white hat hackers affiliated to the Chaos Computer Club (CCC).
Flaws on the the Federal Finance Agency website reportedly created a means to spy on customers of the government agency, steal login credentials or run phishing attacks. The bug reportedly existed for months before CCC stumbled upon the flaw. It is unclear whether or not the vulnerability was ever exploited or used as part of any scam. -
Researchers Hack Into Cars’ Electronics - NYTimes.com
With a modest amount of expertise, computer hackers could gain remote access to someone’s car — just as they do to people’s personal computers — and take over the vehicle’s basic functions, including control of its engine, according to a report by computer scientists from the University of California, San Diego and the University of Washington.
domenica 13 marzo 2011
Security Incidents of This Week (weekly)
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Direct action group defaces Vodafone in tax avoidance protest • The Register
tags: SecurityIncident defacement
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PML-N official website hacked – The Express Tribune
hacker on Tuesday defaced the official website of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), leaving a message for the second largest political party in the country.
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French government says hack compromised 150 PCs | Security - InfoWorld
The French National IT Systems Security Agency has released further details of the recent attack on French government computers, saying they were targeted by cyberspies.
Around 150 IT staff spent the weekend on a massive clean-up operation to undo the effects of the attack on computers at the French Ministry of Economy, Finances, and Industry, the security agency's director-general said Monday night.tags: SecurityIncident Hacking Politics
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Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust website defaced by hackers - National News – News – MSN India
giovedì 10 marzo 2011
MIME
Non garantisco della loro correttezza. Possono essere interessanti per avere rapidamente un'idea di cosa accade nella realtà.
Uno di voi ha approfondito personalmente alcuni aspetti di MIME, riporto di seguito le sue riflessioni a beneficio di tutti.
ATTENZIONE: non garantisco della correttezza di queste riflessioni e non ho il tempo di renderle più chiare (secondo me se uno non ha già le idee chiare ci capisce poco). Le riporto per incoraggiarvi a "partecipare"...
martedì 1 marzo 2011
Commenti in questo blog
Poiché chiunque può inserire commenti, ho configurato il blog in modo che un commento possa inserire solo dopo la mia approvazione. Non si sa mai che qualcuno scriva contenuti offensivi o cose del genere.
Vi prego di non fare commenti anonimi. Se proprio vi secca o la vostra timidezza ve lo impedisce, fateli anonimi; se sono commenti educati e pertinenti li farò comparire ugualmente.
Telnet, DNS Lookup
Esistono numerosi programmi telnet gratuiti con interfaccia grafica, ve ne ho indicato solo uno.
A lezione ho utilizzato il programma telnet standard di Windows, che ha interfaccia testuale e non grafica. In alcune installazioni di Windows, scrivendo "telnet" al prompt dei comandi, il programma telnet non viene trovato; in questi casi occorre settare il path del prompt in modo opportuno, facendo in modo che contenga la directory in cui si trova il telnet di Windows. Se questo paragrafo suona arabo, conviene installare un telnet con interfaccia grafica...