Vulnerabilities have been found in current versions of Foxit and Xpdf readers as well. Patches are not yet available,...
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Botnet profits, SQL Injection, and Realtime Keyloggers
I am often asked by clients about the economics of viruses, spyware, and botnets, so here are a couple articles that...
Updates on the Linux Null Pointer Kernel Vulnerability
This is an issue that affects pretty much all Linux distribution released since 2001 (2.4 and 2.6 kernels). It allows...
New Threats, Old Threats, and a New Twist On an Old Threat
Beware the "clampi" virus: Some malware, such as "scareware" steals money in small amounts from a lot of people, but...
Patches, RFID hacking, and a Dirty Old Cat
I have been a bit swamped since Nerdfest, so the Security Corner has slipped a bit. My apologies. If you have not yet...
Nerds On Site Partners with Dasient
We are happy to announce our partnership with Dasient. Today at HostingCon 2009, Dasient launched Mod Anti-Malware...
Spear Phishing – A Serious Sport
Remember the good old days when phishing schemes were easy to spot, at least to the trained eye? Errors in spelling or...
Conficker Virus Could Be Trouble On April 1st!
The Conficker virus is set to activate on April 1st 2009, this could be very bad but it is unknown to what extent it...
Former Employees Security Concern
No one likes to lose employees, through layoffs for any other reason, but layoffs are a matter of survival for many...