ZeroAccess Rootkit Latest in Line of x64 Malware to Appear

Never ones to be left behind as progress marches on, attackers are beginning to develop more and more tools aimed specifically at exploiting 64-bit machines. The latest entry into the field is an x64 version of the ZeroAccess rootkit, a nasty piece of malware that’s been circulating for some time...

CHMag Issue 16th, May 2011 Download !

CHMag Issue 16th, May 2011 Download ! Here we are again with the latest issue of ClubHack Magazine. This time also the issue is dedicated to Browser security. Contents of this Issue:- 1. Tech Gyan - First ever public disclosure of Password secrets of "Apple Safari". 2. Tool Gyan - BeEF Browser...

BackTrack 5 Release in 5 days, on 10th May !

BackTrack 5 Release in 5 days, on 10th May ! For all those who haven't heard, BackTrack 5 will be released in 5 days. So far, BT are on schedule and the whole team is excited by the release. The 10th will be a hectic day for us, so BT thought BT'd start putting out some information about BackTrac...

Calling All Hackers - Grand Prize in Sunshine State "Hacktacular" Challenge !

Calling All Hackers - Grand Prize in Sunshine State "Hacktacular" Challenge ! Calling all hackers: Data Analyzers, LLC www.datanalyzers.com in Orlando, Florida, is hosting the Sunshine State "Hacktacular" Challenge with a big prize for the top competitor – a full-time job with benefits and...

Report: NSA Looks Into NASDAQ Hack

The National Security Agency has joined in a cyber forensic investigation off a major attack on NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. which operates the NASDAQ stock exchange, according to a report on Wednesday by Bloomberg. As reported by Threatpost, the tech-heavy stock exchange was discovered to be infiltrat...

Pentagon to Obama: icanhasbilliondollars plz?

Capitol Hill may be awash in tough talk on cuts to domestic programs, but that’s not stopping the Pentagon from seeking an additional billion dollars in funding for cyber security, according to a report from Nextgov.com. The Department of Defense is requesting $3.2 billion, almost $1 billion more...

EC-Council News : Computer Hacking Forensics Investigator (CHFI) First Look Training !

EC-Council Computer Hacking Forensics Investigator CHFI First Look Training ! Join this live online training led by EC-Council lead trainer Kevin Cardwell, as he shares with you some of the interesting topics from EC-Council Computer Hacking Forensics Investigator CHFI program. In this session,...

EC-Council News : Advanced Security Training First Look !

EC-Council News : Advanced Security Training First Look ! Information technology continues to rapidly evolve and as the dependence on Internet technology increases, so are the risks to information systems. As such, information security professionals are required to stay up-to-date on the latest...

Security Event : Hack In Paris (16-17 June, 2011)

Security Event : Hack In Paris 16-17 June, 2011 Hack In Paris is an international and corporate security event that will take place in Disneyland Paris® fromJune 16th to 17th of 2011. Please refer to the homepage to get up-to-date information about the event. Topics The following list contains...

EC-Council Launches Center of Advanced Security Training (CAST) !

EC-Council Launches Center for Advanced Security Training CAST to Address the Growing Need for Advanced Information Security Knowledge Mar 9, 2011, Albuquerque, NM - According to the report, Commission on Cybersecurity for the 44th President, released in November 2010 by Center for Strategic and...

Emailrevealer.com Launches New Email Hacking Investigation service !

EmailRevealer.com the Colorado based private investigation firm specializing in cyber stalking intervention and email tracing, has added Email Hacking Investigations to their investigative tool box. EmailRevealer's Email Hacking Investigations, available through their web site at...

Maltego v3.0.3 - Latest version Download !

"Maltego is a unique platform developed to deliver a clear threat picture to the environment that an organization owns and operates. Maltego's unique advantage is to demonstrate the complexity and severity of single points of failure as well as trust relationships that exist currently within the...

Digital Forensics Framework v0.9.0 latest version download !

"DFF Digital Forensics Framework is a simple but powerful tool with a flexible module system which will help you in your digital forensics works, including file recovery due to error or crash, evidence research and analysis, etc. DFF provides a robust architecture and some handy modules." This is...

The Blackbuntu Community Edition Download !

The Blackbuntu Community Edition is a Linux Live-CD based on Ubuntu 10.10 which was specially designed for security training students and practitioners of information security. Another tool for penetration testers collection that could be considered as a competition for Pentoo. It supports the...

Security Worth Buying

I’m a dirty vendor. That may not be the best way to start a serious dialogue about security product effectiveness, but I hate to read a post on security theory by some insincere tie-wearing wonk only to discover afterwards that he or she is Lord High Poobah of Marketing at “Scaring You For Profit...

Preventing Data Breaches: Lessons From Higher Education

Since 2008, higher education institutions have experienced a staggering 158 data breaches resulting in over 2.3 million reported records compromised. In 2009 alone there were 57 reported data breaches, and year to date through July of 2010, there have already been 32 breaches. Considering that mo...

Persistent, Covert Malware Causing Major Damage

LAS VEGAS–Security technology and practice have advanced quite a bit in the past few years, but one thing that has become clear is that whatever gains have been made are just not keeping pace with the innovation of attackers. The advances being made by malware authors and crimeware gangs are...

New Linux OS REMnux Designed For Reverse Engineering Malware

A security expert has released a stripped-down Ubuntu distribution designed specifically for reverse-engineering malware. The OS, called REMnux, includes a slew of popular malware-analysis, network monitoring and memory forensics tools the comprise a very powerful environment for taking apart...

Top 20 'Critical Controls' from SANS Institute

The SANS Institute has released critical security controls for cyber defense agreed to by a consortium of agencies including: “NSA, US Cert, DoD, DoD JTF-GNO, the Department of Energy Nuclear Laboratories, Department of State, DoD Cyber Crime Center plus the top commercial forensics experts and p...

Can Howard Schmidt Make a Difference?

At first glance, the selection of Howard A. Schmidt as the White House Cybersecurity Coordinator looks like little more than a safe and easy choice designed to quiet the critics who for seven months have been howling for action from the Obama administration. But a closer look shows that Schmidt’s...