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It Security need to be address by today organizations. This should start from the top down but in most cases IT Security start from the bottom and in most cases never reach the top. The blog on IT Security are to help everyone better understand how knowledge of the subject. The bad guys are working hard to gain access to your network and/or computer, we need to work at keeping them out.
In an unusual move, Google announced Google Public DNS on Thursday, a new means by which users can utilize the Google DNS servers to access the Internet. Google has even added telephone support for those who choose to make the switch. For many, the DNS settings that lie at the heart of a user's router rarely need to be touched. When a user types in "www.extremetech.com," for example, the user's PC contacts the DNS server via the router and asks for the numerical IP address of the site... Read Full Story
Apple on Wednesday issued updates for the iPhone, iPod touch and QuickTime video player to address numerous security vulnerabilities, some of which could enable an attacker to execute arbitrary code. The newest versions – iPhone OS 3.1, iPhone OS 3.1.1 for iPod touch, and QuickTime 7.6.4 – fix 10 security issues in the iPod touch and iPhone and four vulnerabilities in Windows and Mac versions of QuickTime. But, one added security feature for the iPhone and iPod touch, an anti-phishing... Read Full Story
Microsoft has released a new batch of security updates on this month’s Patch Tuesday which patch various security vulnerabilities in Microsoft software products. The vulnerabilities are affecting several popular Microsoft products including various Windows operating systems, Microsoft Internet Explorer and Microsoft Office.
Three of the vulnerabilities have a maximum severity rating of critical while the other three are rated as important. The vulnerability impact is either a remote code... Read Full Story
Microsoft has released a new batch of security updates on this month’s Patch Tuesday which patch various security vulnerabilities in Microsoft software products. The vulnerabilities are affecting several popular Microsoft products including various Windows operating systems, Microsoft Internet Explorer and Microsoft Office.
Three of the vulnerabilities have a maximum severity rating of critical while the other three are rated as important. The vulnerability impact is either a remote code... Read Full Story
The Firefox browser has been updated for four security flaws, three of which were rated as “critical,” according to Mozilla. “Mozilla has released a security advisory to address multiple vulnerabilities,” an advisory from US-CERT said. “These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, mislead users by spoofing a URL, or cause a denial-of-service.”Another update from Mozilla addressed problems in an older version of Firefox (3.0.14).In a post on the Mozilla blog, Nicole... Read Full Story
Phishing has drastically declined as attackers have started to focus their efforts on malware, an easier and more effective tactic that yields the same net gain, according to IBM. Throughout 2008, phishing attacks were present in .5 percent of all spam email, but during the first half of 2009 they dropped down to .1 percent, according to IBM's mid-year security report, put out by the company's X-Force research and development team. And during the same time frame, the number of new malicious... Read Full Story
DNS and DNS servers have been pushed into the mainstream with Google’s announcement that they have released public DNS servers to speed up computer user access to the Internet. We have already given tips in the past how to benchmark DNS to find the fastest and most reliable one from all the public DNS that are offered by various organizations and companies.
While it is not difficulty to change the DNS servers in the operating system it does require some knowledge as to where they are... Read Full Story
Researchers say the groups behind two botnets have teamed up to distribute malware. The bot herders running the Avalanche and ZBot botnets are now working together to promote notorious banking Trojan Zeus.
The Zbot botnet is known for its massive spam campaigns that link to Zeus and Avalanche is known as a hot spot for phishing scams. Presumably the two groups decided that by working together they could increase their profits. The criminal groups behind the scheme are anonymous and little... Read Full Story
The number of phishing URLs has reached a record high during the second quarter of 2009, according to internet fraud and brand-protection vendor MarkMonitor.More than 150,000 phishing URLs were established during the second quarter of 2009, surpassing previous record highs set during the first quarter of 2007, according to MarkMonitor's Brandjacking Index report for summer 2009, released Monday. Typically there is a gradual uptick in the number of phishing URLs from month to month, Fred... Read Full Story
DNS and DNS servers have been pushed into the mainstream with Google’s announcement that they have released public DNS servers to speed up computer user access to the Internet. We have already given tips in the past how to benchmark DNS to find the fastest and most reliable one from all the public DNS that are offered by various organizations and companies.
While it is not difficulty to change the DNS servers in the operating system it does require some knowledge as to where they are... Read Full Story
