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Interesting Information Security Bits for 09/29/2009

by kriggins on September 29, 2009

Good afternoon everybody! I hope your day is going well.
Here are today's Interesting Information Security Bits from around the web.

Microsoft has released their free anti-virus/anti-malware tool.
Microsoft's New Tool in the Fight Against Malware Free to Consumers - Technology News - redOrbit
Tags: ( anti-virus anti-malware free microsoft )
Eric has a couple of interesting tools that might [...]

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Interesting Information Security Bits for 09/25/2009

by kriggins on September 25, 2009

Good afternoon everybody! I hope your day is going well.
Here are today's Interesting Information Security Bits from around the web.

Adrian takes a look at a few database encryption myths.
Securosis Blog | Database Encryption Misconceptions
Tags: ( database encryption )
The Infosec Cynic interviews Anton Chuvakin.
Anton Chuvakin - Stuck In the Lift With The Cynic | The Infosec [...]

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Interesting Information Security Bits for 08/14/2009

by kriggins on August 14, 2009

Good afternoon everybody! I hope your day is going well.
Here are today's Interesting Information Security Bits from around the web.

NSS Labs has published their third quarter Browser Security Test.
Comparative Browser Security Testing - Phishing & Socially Engineered Malware - nsslabs.com
Tags: ( browser )
The Call for Speakers for RSA USA 2010 has been extended a [...]

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Interesting Information Security Bits for 08/13/2009

by kriggins on August 13, 2009

Good afternoon everybody! I hope your day is going well.
Here are today's Interesting Information Security Bits from around the web.

Here is a great list of state and country links to privacy information. Via @PrivacyProf
Links to Privacy Laws
Tags: ( privacy regulation )
Rsnake has updated his XSS cheat sheet.
XSS (Cross Site Scripting) Cheat Sheet
Tags: ( cheatsheet xss [...]

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Interesting Information Security Bits for 06/11/2009

by kriggins on June 11, 2009

Good afternoon everybody! I hope your day is going well.
Here are today's Interesting Information Security Bits from around the web.

I find this a little alarming. Particularly with the number of recent Facebook worms that have cropped up.
Army Orders Bases to Stop Blocking Twitter, Facebook, Flickr | Danger Room | Wired.com
Tags: ( social-media army )
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Setting up TrueCrypt on Backtrack 4

by kriggins on March 24, 2009

In my previous post, we setup an encrypted private directory to address being able to keep the data from a pen test safe. I also found that TrueCrypt works great on Backtrack 4. It also addresses the issue of file and directory names not being encrypted. Of course the downside is that the volume must [...]

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Setting up an Encrypted Private Directory on Backtrack 4

by kriggins on March 24, 2009

It's a good idea to protect the output of a pen test.

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Interesting Information Security Bits for 02/03/2009

by kriggins on February 3, 2009

Good afternoon everybody! I hope your day is going well.
Here are today's Interesting Information Security Bits from around the web.

Via Bruce Schneier. Another one to add to the reading pile.
Probing the Improbable: Methodological Challenges for Risks with Low Probabilities and High Stakes
Tags: ( risk measuring )
Part three of Rich and Alane's model for justifying data [...]

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Interesting Information Security Bits for 02/02/2009

by kriggins on February 2, 2009

Good afternoon everybody! I hope your day is going well.
Here are today's Interesting Information Security Bits from around the web.

A nice tutorial on starting to use scripting with nmap. Good stuff.
/dev/random >> Blog Archive >> Introduction to Nmap Scripting
Tags: ( nmap scripting )
Need some ammunition to justify the cost of that DLP solution? Take a [...]

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