Interesting Information Security Bits for 06/18/2010

by kriggins on June 17, 2010

in Interesting Bits

Here are today's Interesting Information Security Bits from around the web.

  1. Issue 26 of (IN)Secure is out.
    INSECURE-Mag-26.pdf (application/pdf Object)
    Tags: ( magazine )
  2. The guys at Securosis have a data security survey they would like us to participate in. There is a chance for an iPad if you help out.
    Securosis Blog | Take Our Data Security Survey & Win an iPad
    Tags: ( survey data-security )
  3. This looks like a nifty tool for investigating the web history on a computer. I am going to be playing with it to see what it can do.
    M-unition >> Blog Archive >> Web Historian: Reloaded
    Tags: ( forensics web )
  4. Interesting exploration of stored passwords in Windows 7 and a somewhat undocumented built-in tool that can dump them.
    Security Braindump: Post Exploitation Pivoting with the Windows 7 Vault
    Tags: ( windows-7 passwords )
  5. Looks like you might want to be careful if you are using Skype. You do want to update to the latest version at least.
    Skype: old vulnerability, new exploit - in the wild << Kevin Townsend
    Tags: ( skype )
  6. I pointed to this earlier. Here it is again. Good stuff you should read if you are interested in risk.
    Verizon Business Security Blog >> Blog Archive >> Risk Appetite: Counting Risk Calories is All You Can Do
    Tags: ( risk )

That's it for today. Have fun!

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