Latest Vulnerability Breakdown – 10/30/08

Posted on October 30, 2008. Filed under: Auditing, Penetration Testing | Tags: , , , , , , , , |

My apologies on the lack of posts this week.  Work has been a bear and teachning a CISSP class every week has started to catch up with me also.  All in all though it is a great time to be working with security.  Microsoft’s patch was a big one and there are several exploits attacking [...]

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FrSIRT – Fedora Security Update Fixes Drupal Security Bypass Vulnerabilities / Exploit (Security Advisories)

Posted on October 28, 2008. Filed under: Penetration Testing | Tags: , , |

via FrSIRT – Fedora Security Update Fixes Drupal Security Bypass Vulnerabilities / Exploit (Security Advisories)

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Building upon the Insider Threat

Posted on October 14, 2008. Filed under: Auditing, General | Tags: , , , |

In an effort to reinforce my last blog I tracked down another survey in regards to security in the workplace. This was conducted by RSA/EMC’s Security arm. The results of the survey underscore that the risk posed to data by well-meaning insiders. This group is made up of employees, contractors, suppliers, partners, visitors [...]

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Malware Challenge

Posted on October 10, 2008. Filed under: Auditing, Computer Forensics | Tags: , |

The malware challenge site is dedicated to helping security practioners hone there skille in malware analaysis.  They routinely release new oppurtunities.
Taken from their site:
Malware has become an ever-present danger in today’s computing world. Due to the constantly changing nature of malware, analysts cannot rely on the traditional means of protection, anti-virus software, to identify and [...]

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ISSA gageing interest in opening Anchorage Chapter

Posted on October 9, 2008. Filed under: General, Training | Tags: , , , |

The Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)® is a not-for-profit, international organization of information security professionals and practitioners. It provides educational forums, publications and peer interaction opportunities that enhance the knowledge, skill and professional growth of its members.
The primary goal of the ISSA is to promote management practices that will ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability [...]

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