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‘LizaMoon’ SQL Injection Attack Sprawls Across Net
A mass SQL injection attack that initially compromised 28,000 Websites has spiraled out of control. At the last count, more than a million sites have been compromised, with no end in sight. Security firm Websense has been tracking the “LizaMoon” attack since it started March 29. The company’s malware researchers dubbed the attack LizaMoon after…
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The State of the Security Workforce 2011
The State of the Security Workforce 2011 As of 2010, Frost & Sullivan estimates that there are 2.28 million information security professionals worldwide. This figure is expected to increase to nearly 4.2 million by 2015. No Title Three out of five security professionals said they got a raise in 2010. No Title The survey found…
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Sun.com, MySQL.com Hacked, SQL Injection Attack
The same hackers who exposed all the databases running on MySQL.com attacked Sun.com. The Rumanian hackers, “TinKode” and “Ne0h” compromised two Sun subdomains, including www.reman.sun.com and www.ibb.sun.com, according to a blog post on March 27. Using a SQL injection attack, TinKode was able to obtain table names, column names and email addresses stored in one…
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CA Woos RSA SecurID Customers After Data Breach
One company’s misery is another’s opportunity. CA Technologies is reaching out to jittery RSA customers with a trade-in deal: SecurID tokens for CA ArcotID secure software licenses. Ever since RSA Security’s executive chairman Art Coviello disclosed on March 17 that attackers had successfully breached the companys networks and stolen information related to the company’s SecurID…
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Partner Security Checklist RSA SecurID Breach
Partner Security Checklist RSA SecurID Breach Improve Physical SecurityThe physical security of token servers is tantamount, and similarly partners need to stress the importance to token holders of keeping close track of their devices. Depending on the attack, physical access may be the only thing a well-equipped hacker needs at this point. No Title Consider…
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Apple Fixes Security, Bugs in iOS 4.3.1 Update
Apple released a minor security and maintenance update for its iOS devices a few days earlier than expected to fix mobile connections, graphics and Apple TV bugs. Apple’s iOS 4.3.1 update, issued March 25, included a handful of security and maintenance fixes for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. The update comes as Apple prepares…
