Microsoft Security Response Center made a post yesterday that discusses how its products were misused as part of the Flame malware that has received a lot of media attention. As the malware is targeted towards very specific targets, most are not at risk. Microsoft's analysis of the malware has found that components of Flame are signed by certificates that appear to come from … [Read more...]
CloudFlare targeted through Google Apps account recovery flaw
CloudFlare, the security-filtering, DNS pass-through CDN, has reported via its blog that its servers have been breached. The hacking team UGNazi has surfaced and is claiming credit for the breach. … [Read more...]
Apple details iOS security in May 2012 report
Apple has provided a full write up of the iOS security architecture used in the iPod, iPhone, and iPad. The document gets into system architecture, encryption and data protection, network security, and device access. It's an interesting read and may show another change to Apple culture following Tim Cook taking the CEO reigns. … [Read more...]
How to Configure your Adobe Flash Player
Adobe Flash's ubiquity is well-known. It is why the plugin is such a target for malware and it is also a very good reason why individuals need to know about configuring it to match their preferences. Flash Player can be configured in two different locations: locally and online. The local configuration is found by right-clicking on a Flash object embedded in a website, for … [Read more...]
Avira antivirus impairs Windows PCs when service pack blocks core executables
Antivirus vendor Avira ran into problems earlier this week when it rolled out Service Pack 0 for its Avira 2012 products. Reportedly, the situation is now resolved. Through May 14th and 15th, Avira Professional Security, Avira Internet Security 2012, and Avira Antivirus Premium 2012 blocked legitimate applications from being able to run after Service Pack 0 was applied. … [Read more...]