3 month ago
nelson : ssh brute force attacks on the upswing - A few days before the Debian disclosure there was a significant increase in attacks on ssh servers. That is bad news.
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32 month ago
kayodeok : Sunbelt BLOG: A note on DEP and the WMF exploit - Based on preliminary research, we’re finding that systems with software-enforced DEP will get the WMF exploit, but systems with hardware-enforced DEP will not.
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32 month ago
kayodeok : Lots of bad advice for critical WMF vulnerability! - Unfortunately, my tests showed that DEP does not protect you against this WMF vulnerability as Eckelberry claims. My virtual machines were infected over and over again even though hardware DEP was enabled
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32 month ago
kayodeok : Microsoft Security Advisory (912840): Vulnerability in Graphics Rendering Engine Could Allow Remote Code Execution. - "Microsoft is investigating new public reports of a vulnerability in Windows. Microsoft will continue to investigate the public reports to help provide additional guidance for customers." blah ... blah ... blah ...
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32 month ago
kayodeok : New exploit blows by fully patched Windows XP systems - The vulnerability has been confirmed on a fully patched system running Microsoft Windows XP SP2. Microsoft Windows XP SP1 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP0 / SP1 are reportedly also affected. Other platforms may also be affected
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38 month ago
kayodeok : Major Security Flaw Found in Greasemonkey - A roundup of greasemonkey vulnerability news including FUD from IT "journalists"
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