OpenID 2.0…Final(ly)!

I wouldn’t have used “finally” here. Rome wasn’t built in a day.
On a side note, ye ole WP-OpenID+ plug-in bounty was closed a while back. Despite the enormous interest ( ) , Will Norris completed the project himself. You can find the Wordpress plug-in here - Will has provided a link […]

Microsoft Vista’s IPv6 Raises New Security Concerns

Carolyn Duffy Marsan writes on NetworkWorld : Members of the Internet engineering community have raised several new security concerns about Teredo, a mechanism for sending IPv6 traffic over IPv4 networks that … via Fergie’s Tech Blog

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A Diverse Portfolio of Fake Security Software

The recently exposed RBN’s fake security software was literally just the tip of the iceberg in this ongoing practice of distributing spyware and malware under the shadow of software that’s positioned as anti-spyware and anti-malware one. The domain farm of fake security software which I’ll assess in this post is worth discussing due to the […]

Investigators Believe Chinese Hackers Carried Out ‘Sophisticated’ Hit - ABC News

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Investigators Believe Chinese Hackers Carried Out ‘Sophisticated’ HitABC News - 1 hour ago“As a result, there was no compromise of data at our laboratory,” he said. As for the Oak Ridge breach, the message went on to explain that “hackers …Top-secret US labs penetrated by phishers RegisterHackers Target Federal Lab Digitaltrends.comCyberattack launched on Oak […]

Stolen laptop had 268,000 blood donor IDs

A laptop stolen during a recent blood drive contained sensitive information on 268,000 Minnesota-region blood donors, Memorial Blood Centers said Wednesday.

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Cisco TrustSec: What does it mean for the industry?

The Blogosphere has been surprisingly quiet about Cisco’s TrustSec announcement, so I thought I’d weigh in and try and get some debate going. Mitchell Ashley did put out a couple of insightful posts on the subject and there have been…

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New Security Risk: Blankets

Bizarre: Concert-goers who had queued for up to an hour in the Swan Valley paddock were told to return rugs to their cars — and join the end of the queue again — because picnic blankets were a “security risk.”…

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Amid Uproar, Facebook Changes Parts of Its Targeted Advertising System

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologized Wednesday for the popular social networking site’s controversial new marketing program, telling users they can…

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CVSSv2 Vector Confusion

CVSSv2 is the Common Vulnerability Scoring System organized by FIRST (http://www.first.org/cvss/cvss-guide.html)
** NOTE: all discussion below is about CVSS Version 2, not Version 1 **
CVSS scores are calculated from CVSS Vectors.
CVSS vectors consist of 3 parts;
- Base Vector
- Temporal Vector
- Environmental Vector
FIRST provides links to CVSS calculators so that you can dynamically rate an unscored vulnerability.
There […]

PCI Sets the Ceiling Not the Floor

I was somewhat surprised to read this post from RSnake about how good PCI is for business. I have to disagree with him. While I agree that PCI sometimes sets a floor for a minimum is also sets a ceiling for a vast majority of organizations.
PCI compliance has become the must have for any organization […]