Together with Dirk Knopp I published an update to the Opera Unite – Everybody is becoming a Web server which is called : Potential Threat through Opera Unite, Part II.
I have written some details about the P2P networks and about how Opera is using the concept.
I am thinking now to build a honeypot running Windows and Opera Unite without any passwords.
I have been asked by friends and customers what is the best way to implement a web based application with minimum costs and good security. Of course, the best way is to define exactly what you want to achieve and let professionals do it, while keeping an eye on the Secure Software Development Lifecycle. […]
Have a look at the article that Dirk Knopp wrote in the Avira Techblog. This article was referenced here : http://www.h-online.com/security/Opera-says-Opera-Unite-web-server-is-not-a-security-problem–/news/113719 His concern is that a lot of malware can be now served directly from user’s computer. And he is right. Even more, if there is a flaw in the Opera and somebody can alter […]
http://www.proofpoint.com/about-us/press-releases/01162014.php More than 750,000 Phishing and SPAM emails Launched from “Thingbots” Including Televisions, Fridge Note: An article about this has been published by Richard Adhikari in TechNewsWorld. A general comment on the entire story. Security researchers usually use spamtraps (an email address that receive nothing else than pure spam) to collect these emails and […]
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