Category Archives: Security

All things related to security.

Security issue with IE

There are a couple of new security threats out for Microsoft Windows and Internet Explorer. The primary one of concern is this one: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/03/27/another_ie_security_flaw/ Basically, if you click on a malicious website, that website could run any software it wants … Continue reading

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RFID tags can be infected with a computer virus

Oh, this is a good one. If you’re not familiar with RFID tags, they are tiny chips (tiny as in they can be woven into fabric so that they are invisible to careful scrutiny) that can help provide information on … Continue reading

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Security issue in GPG signed messages

Looks like there is a bug in GPG that would allow someone to inject misc. data into a cyptographically signed or encrypted message without invalidating the signature of the message. Basically, it means that checking the signature status of a … Continue reading

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Two cool new tools for SELinux

Well SELinux has begun the long needed improvement in simplification this week. Tresys Technology (I used to work for them for about a year), has released two new tools to make SELinux Policy writing easier. They are both very early … Continue reading

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Cell phone Trojan (Virus)

Well, here’s an interesting one, a cell phone Java based trojan. It’s not a huge threat at the moment (requires a lot of user interaction), but good to know about anyway: Description of Trojan This just means that like your … Continue reading

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Mac OSX Security Issues

In case you missed it, some interesting things came out concerning Mac OSX security issues. Apparently, there is an issue where an web link or email attachment that may look like a file (say a jpeg image) can actually cause … Continue reading

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ShmooCon

I was attending ShmooCon this weekend and have to say it was one of the best conferences I’ve attended yet! Incredible show, LOTS of great info and great speakers. I learned a lot. A must do for next year. Oh, … Continue reading

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