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List open ports and listening services
If you're looking for a way to discover which ports are standing wide open on network machines, read about a powerful cross-platform solution that will do the trick.
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25,000 co-opted Linux servers spread spam, drop malware and steal credentials
A new report details how 25,000 servers were compromised. The attacks would have failed if more than single-factor login (username/password) had been required.
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User education drops down ASD strategies to prevent security intrusions
An increase in intrusions using techniques that an educated user would not detect has led Australia's signals intelligence unit to place user education as the 28th most effective strategy for mitigati...
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How mid-to-large companies can optimize security budgets
These tips will help medium-to-large businesses learn to make the most of their IT security budgets.
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SMB penny stretching 101: Making the most of your security budget
SMBs can learn how to deal with limited IT security budgets and scarce resources by prioritizing security controls and needs.
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Droidpak: A sneak attack on Android devices via PC malware
New Android banking malware leverages vulnerable PCs to install itself on Android mobile devices. Learn how to foil this latest exploit.
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Malicious intent can turn Chrome speech recognition into spying device
A speech recognition expert contends malicious players can turn Google's Chrome web browser into a remote listening device.
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Researchers describe tool that manipulates RAM, misleads cybercrime investigators
At Shmoocon 2014, Jacob Williams and Alissa Torres described a concept tool that would allow cybercriminals to cover their tracks by altering the contents of a computer's memory.
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Internet of Things botnet may include TVs and a fridge
Security firm Proofpoint believes they've detected a spam-sending botnet that includes internet-connected televisions and a refrigerator.
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Fake security messages more believable than real warnings research shows
Cambridge University researchers reveal why people believe malicious, fake security messages and ignore real warnings.
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Target data breach exposes serious threat of POS malware and botnets
In the wake of Target's massive data breach, Michael Kassner explores the rise of POS malware and botnets.
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Technology can't stop phishing perhaps common sense can
Despite the warning, phishing attacks are still the favored attack vector of bad guys. It's time to forget technology and rely on good old common sense.
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Neverquest banking malware more dangerous than Zeus trojan
New Neverquest malware steals bank account logins and lets attackers access accounts through victims' computers.
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Target data breach: What you should tell non-IT folks right now
Help your friends, family, and coworkers understand the Target security breach, protect their accounts, and stay calm.
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Android flashlight app tracks users via GPS, FTC says hold on
Buried deep in the Brightest Flashlight Free app's EULA is language that let's the maker collect and resell user location data. An FTC complaint leads to better user notification and deletion of all e...
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Hackers: From innocent curiosity to illegal activity
Researchers asked why talented youth skilled in "computerese" evolve into criminal hackers. Michael P. Kassner explains their unexpected results.
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Search engine bias: What search results are telling you (and what they're not)
Search-engine bias affects our perception of what online information is available, is that a good thing or not? Are there risks?
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Malcovery Security: The company spammers and phishers hate
When a start-up company helps take down several major online spam and phish operations, it's time to look at what they are doing right.
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Everything you need to know about using TOR
TOR's anonymizing and encrypting features make it a very useful tool for privacy. Here's a quick look at the basics.
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New strain of ransomware evades detection by AV apps
Learn about a new type of ransomware that has the potential to snare many victims - and it's not even malware.
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How mid-to-large companies can optimize security budgets
These tips will help medium-to-large businesses learn to make the most of their IT security budgets.
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How web-browser automation helps purveyors of malware
Once again, convenience is at odds with security. Learn how web browsers making life easy for users also helps the bad guys.
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SQRL: A new method of authentication with QR codes
Will a new authentication method using Secure QR Login (SQRL) for websites finally end the user name and password standard? Here are the pros and cons.
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Researchers create nearly undetectable hardware backdoor
University of Massachusetts researchers have found a way to make hardware backdoors virtually undetectable.
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The next battlefield: Cyberspace and military readiness
Last week, the Pentagon announced a plan for "operating in cyberspace," clearly marking out a new terrain in the world of national defense. John Joyner breaks down the document and what it means for f...
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FBI arrests alleged Anonymous members in wide-ranging raids: Are you next?
There's more than one "heat wave" going on in the U.S. right now as the FBI conducts numerous raids targeting the group Anonymous, resulting in over a dozen arrests across the country.
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Taking cybercrime seriously: Rapidly changing laws could trip up the unwary
Deb Shinder offers a word of caution to those who might not think some types of cybercrime are "serious." Not understanding the tangle of computer-related laws is no defense, and the laws vary widely...
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Attack of the Apple laptop battery: Vulnerability could be used to install malware
A security researcher has uncovered a potentially serious vulnerability in Apple laptop batteries that could result in altering the firmware, allowing a malicious cracker to plant malware.
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Scroogle: Adding privacy to Google Search
Google Search is an amazing tool. Even so, to many, it has a dark side. Scroogle may be able to help.
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Black Hat 2011 update: Keynote address complete with sirens
Deb Shinder kicks off the news from Black Hat 2011 with a report from the keynote address and a mysterious series of alarms at the conference center.
