Metasploit Framework 3.5.0 comes with over 600 exploits

Metasploit Framework 3.5.0 comes with over 600 exploits


Metasploit Framework 3.5.0 comes with over 600 exploits

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 09:46 AM PDT

The Metasploit Framework is a development platform for creating security tools and exploits. The framework is used by network security professionals to perform penetration tests, system administrators...

Apache 2.2.17 fixes vulnerabilities

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 08:26 AM PDT

The Apache HTTP Server Project released version 2.2.17 that fixes three security vulnerabilities. expat DoS A buffer over-read flaw was found in the bundled expat library. An attacker who is abl...

Spam and virus trends according to Google

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 06:14 AM PDT

Postini - the spam engine that powers Google's e-mail security and archiving services - handles some 3 billion e-mails per day, so it's fair to say that the statistics derived from the data it aggrega...

The Zeus malware R&D program

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 05:33 AM PDT

Trusteer captured and analyzed a new version (2.1) of the Zeus financial malware and found that it has added sophisticated new mechanisms to commit online fraud and remain the Trojan of choice for cri...

Google Chrome 7 includes security fixes

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 05:23 AM PDT

Google Chrome 7.0.517.41 has been released to the Stable and Beta channels for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Security fixes:Possible autofill / autocomplete profile spamming.Crash with forms.Browser c...

Protect your online privacy and identity

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 05:00 AM PDT

While consumers were very aware of the risks associated with being online and engaging in ecommerce, the majority of respondents relied on inadequate measures to protect their privacy and identity, ac...

WoW players continually targeted by phishers

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 04:11 AM PDT

WoW players are continually targeted by phishers, since account credentials can be easily sold. There are many variants of phishing e-mails and in-game messages, and it pays to be alert and know t...

Comodo Internet Security 2011 released

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 03:51 AM PDT

Comodo released its Internet Security Manager 2011 software which offers malware prevention together with central administration features. New in version 2011 are behavior analytics and fully integrat...

Fake "Reported Attack Page!" warnings leading to fake AVs

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 03:44 AM PDT

Peddlers of the rogue AV solution named Security Tool have demonstrated a predilection for masquerading their solution as a Firefox update, and it's obviously a successful tactic since they are still ...

Firefox 3.6.11 fixes several security issues

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 03:10 AM PDT

Mozilla released Firefox 3.6.11 that fixes several security issues as well as stability issues Insecure Diffie-Hellman key exchange Mozilla cryptographer Nelson Bolyard reported that the SSL imp...

Thief returns stolen laptop contents to owner

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 11:48 PM PDT

A surprising case of theft has been recorded in Sweden - a thief stole a laptop belonging to a university professor, but "returned" its contents to the victim via a USB delivered by post a week later.

10 tips for protecting against cyber espionage

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 09:42 PM PDT

SecureWorks outlines ten tips to help nations ensure that they are protected against the threat of cyber-espionage. "Since IT has become such a critical component of national infrastructures which...

Novell Identity Manager 4 released

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 09:03 PM PDT

Novell released their Identity Manager 4 Advanced Edition which ensures consistent identity, security and compliance policies for an organization's entire IT ecosystem. As a result, customers can simp...

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