CSOONLINE.com - Application Security

LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter Users Beware

Bill Brenner — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT

[FUD Watch with CSO Senior Editor Bill Brenner] The headlines are full of doom and gloom about attacks against Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn users. Take this threat seriously, but don't let the alarming headlines drive you away.

3 Ways a Twitter Hack Can Hurt You

Joan Goodchild — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT

As Twitter investigates how several high-profile accounts were attacked, security expert Graham Cluley points to the potentials risks to all users when a system is compromised.

The 4 Security Rules Employees Love to Break

Joan Goodchild — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Cisco CSO John Stewart gives his take on four security rules employees bend a lot, and what you can do to set them straight.

Hackers Hijack Obama's, Britney's Twitter Accounts

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Send spurious tweets after gaining control through Twitter's support tools.

Microsoft Downplays Windows Media Player Bug

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Not a vulnerability, just a 'reliability issue,' say company researchers.

Apple: Critical Mac OS X Security Patches

Robert McMillan — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Apple has released a major set of security patches for its Mac OS X operating system, fixing a number of critical flaws in the software.

Mozilla Firefox: Eight New Security Patches

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Mozilla has issued eight patches for its Firefox browser, three of which fix critical problems that could allow an attacker to take over a person's PC.

Microsoft Issues Emergency IE Security Patch

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Microsoft will issue an emergency security patch Wednesday for all versions of Internet Explorer. The patch is considered a critical fix for the security flaw currently plaguing the IE browser.

Cyber Crime: The 2009 Mega Threat

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

What threats to a company's sensitive and confidential data are getting worse, staying the same or actually becoming more manageable?

Four Questions On Google App Security

Bill Brenner — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Two members of Google's application security team explain why the future belongs in the computing cloud -- and how Google Apps is dealing with the constant barrage of security threats.

Grossman: Budgeting for application security

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

The most common justifications, examined

Twelve Reasons Pen Testing Won't Die

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Core Security Technologies CTO Ivan Arce lists 12 reasons Fortify Co-Founder and Chief Scientist Brian Chess is wrong about 2009 marking the end of pen testing.

Microsoft Talks Up Countermeasures to Fend Off IE Attacks

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Microsoft warned users of Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) late Wednesday that attackers are actively exploiting a critical bug in the browser, and urged them to take countermeasures in lieu of a patch.

Chinese Team Mistakenly Released Unpatched IE7 Exploit

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Chinese security researchers mistakenly released the code to hack a PC by exploiting an unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7 browser.

New Web Attack Exploits IE Flaw

Robert McMillan — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

As Microsoft readied its latest set of security updates, online attackers began exploiting a new flaw in the company's Internet Explorer (IE) browser.