Reporting on Pwn2Own results always proves to be a popular article and the topic is always interesting with the contest changing a little bit each year. This year's contest is taking place over yesterday, today, and tomorrow at the CanSecWest 2013 conference. It places bounties on bugs in browsers Chrome, IE, Firefox, and Safari. This year's twist is also allowing compromises … [Read more...]
Surprise! Java updates to 6u43 and 7u17 as the latest
"Yet another Java update" seems to be a trending topic among the security professionals. While it is not surprising that more Java zero days have continued to pop up, it is a little surprising that Oracle went beyond their February 2013 deadline and pushed out a new update for Java version 6. … [Read more...]
Avast! 8 available with new features
Avast announced version 8 of its free and paid antivirus is now available. It includes a number of new features and modules to the software. Updates to malware search capabilities, better use of the sandbox, and more efficient definitions through the Avast Evo-Gen feature make it a decent upgrade. Avast 8 also includes a software updater to keep your frequently targeted apps … [Read more...]
Compromise of cPanel Support server leads to spread of Linux SSHd rootkit
A rootkit has been infecting a number of Linux servers through the month of February. An early trend indicated servers running RedHat/CentOS and CloudLinux as well as cPanel could be vulnerable to whatever exploit was being leveraged to access the servers. One of the tell-tale signs was the detection of /lib/libkeyutils.so.1.9 or /lib64/libkeyutils.so.1.9. The rootkit was … [Read more...]
d0x3d! a security card game
d0x3d! is a game designed to engage and educate people about computer security. By making it a competitive game, it changes ways of thinking and the implication of an adversary to your security is easily understood. It can also help reach students and improve security literacy without getting to technical or requiring computer access. The game practices critical thinking and … [Read more...]