I have no idea who came with this statistic, but I can confirm that it is true ! The example below doesn’t want to explain how to search for strings nor how to use TDD, but to demonstrate that a bit of planning in advance can really speed things up! I was in […]
My first article published on Kevin Townsend‘s ITSecurity.co.uk blog: Blog comment spam. Is it worth the effort? or go to this link: http://itsecurity.co.uk/2015/01/blog-comment-spam-worth-effort/
A classical phishing email… Nothing special (same bad English, as always). Dear Valued Customer, Unauthorized access has been detected in your account. Unfortunately, due to this event, our security system has limited the access to your account. Account Limitations prevent you from completing certain actions with your account, such as withdrawing, sending, or receiving money. […]
After installing Adobe Shockwave Player from here I am presented with this offer. I don’t want to use Norton, so I unselect the checkbox. I actually read the text, well, most of it – the part which is visible, as you can see below. By clicking on the only button visible, I agree with the […]
BSI (Federal Office for Information Security) published “IT Security Report 2014” (in German), a document with 40 pages of information and reports on cyber security. Probably the most interesting parts of the reports are those in Chapter 3.3 – Security Incidents in the industry. 3.3.1 reports about an APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) attack on a steel […]
“There’s a new personal notification message special for Sorin Mustaca” is the subject of the email pretending to come from “Automation LinkedInNotifier”. But then, why is it coming from “gci@grey.si” ? Come on spammers, you disappoint me 🙂 Anybody can see it is a fake… And “Linked In” ? Not even this is right… […]
Heise created a portal for companies to assess their IT security. Details can be found here: https://www.heise-consulter.de/ You don’t have to register to take part of the survey which assesses your company’s security. If you want anonymity, check this page. It is important to mention who sponsored the initiative: Sophos, Baramundi, GateProtect, […]
Customers report that Google and security solutions categorize your website as suspicious or malicious A domain or an IP address has a low reputation and eventually is blacklisted if it sends spam or it hosts malicious software or malicious web… Read more → from Improve Your Security http://ift.tt/1r8JUFf via improve-your-security.org Get the free eBook from here
It is said that a picture is worth 1000 words. I don’t know if two pictures are worth 2000 words, but I think they speak for themselves. If a website requires some “helper software” or it reports… Read more → from Improve Your Security http://ift.tt/1uoi568 via improve-your-security.org Get the free eBook from […]
All my blogs use WordPress. Why WordPress ? Because it is customizable and I can tweak it in any way I want… Well, almost… But from time to time there is the need to update it. Yesterday the update 4.0.1 was release which fixes important security bugs: Three cross-site scripting issues that a contributor or author […]
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