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July 5, 2012
May 23, 2011
Via Threatpost:
By Tomer Bitton, Security Research, Imperva PDFs are widely used business file format, which makes them a common target for malware attacks. On the surface, PDFs are secure, but because they have so many “features,” hackers have learned how to hide attacks deep under the surface. By using a number of utilities, we are able to reverse engineer the techniques in malicious PDFs, providing insight that we can ultimately use to better protect our systems.
May 19, 2011
May 4, 2011
From Securelist via Threatpost:
So how do you make your password strong and resistent to attack? In this edition of Kaspersky Lab’s Lab Matters, Threatpost Editor Paul Roberts speaks with Senior Security Researcher David Emm about common mistakes that users make when setting passwords. David provides some simple steps that you can use to strengthen your passwords and keep them secure - and easy to remember.
May 3, 2011
From KrebsonSecurity:
This screenshot depicts a Chinese hacker tweeting advanced knowledge of a zero-day exploit.
“Four days earlier, on Apr. 7, an individual on Twitter calling himself “Yuange” and adopting the humble motto “No. 1 hacker in China top hacker in the world,” tweeted a small snippet of exploit code, apparently to signal that he had advance knowledge of the attack:”
-Brian Krebs
April 29, 2011
Kaspersky Lab’s latest Malware Calender Via Securelist:
“One of this month’s highlighted malware incidents is the Morris worm. This worm was released on 2 November 1988 and by the following day was causing major problems for computers on the Internet. This would be nothing out of the ordinary in today’s world. But it certainly was then. The worm quickly infected about 10 per cent of all computers connected to the Internet and, due to a programming error, made them unstable. Of course, in 1988 the Internet was made up of only 6,000 or so computers - it was an esoteric system used almost exclusively by government and academic institutions. So the Internet worm’s time had not yet come. But even so, the Morris worm was one of the first warnings of the importance of applying security patches in a timely fashion.”
-David Emm, Kaspersky Lab Expert
April 29, 2011
Via Securelist:
“The wedding of Kate Middleton and Prince William is by far the most popular topic of conversation today. It’s virtually impossible to look at a newspaper or a blog without seeing some mention of the royal newlyweds. And now we are getting in on the act…”
-Maria Rubenstein, Kaspersky Lab Expert
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