Here are today's interesting bits in information security.
- This is an interesting story of the DarkMarket sting.
Three years undercover with the identity thieves
Tags: ( general ) - Just because the website you are visiting is a popular, well-known site doesn't mean that it is complete safe. Conversely, just because a site is declared to host malware, doesn't mean they whole site is malicious.
70 Of Top 100 Web Sites Spread Malware -- Malware -- InformationWeek
Tags: ( malware ) - Want to get some personally identifiable information on somebody. Find out where they get the dry cleaning done and get a job. Wow.
9,000 USBs left in Laundrettes : Security Watch - Internet Security News: IT security, Business security, Computer security, Network security, and more
Tags: ( data gathering breach usb ) - Time to patch Quicktime.
QuickTime 7.6 Fixes First 7 Bugs of 2009 - Security Watch
Tags: ( vulnerability patches quicktime ) - I pointed this out recently. Looks like Seagate users are going to need to patch again.
Seagate Offers Second Fix For Hard-Drive Firmware -- Storage Security -- InformationWeek
Tags: ( availability ) - This is very cool. I use OpenDNS at home and have never been happier.
New Security Services Land In Home Routers - DarkReading
Tags: ( home-networking ) - Gonna be a meetup for podcasters at ShmooCon. Looks like a lot of fun.
Podcasters Meetup at ShmooCon - Room362.com
Tags: ( conferences meetup shmoocon ) - A very nice article about why we need to keep identity and authentication as separate and distinct.
Hat tip: http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2009/01/identity_authen.html
It's Me, and Here's My Proof: Why Identity and Authentication Must Remain Distinct
Tags: ( identity authentication access-control ) - A new blog talking about SSL and some of the pitfalls one can come across in various implementations.
Introducing SSLFail.com | tssci security
Tags: ( ssl )
That's it for today. Have fun!
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