Newsletter Archive: 2009
Reliable Expertise to Support Your Application
There are other hosting providers out there that talk nonstop about SaaS. But only Rackspace delivers the infrastructure, nonstop support, uptime, services and SaaS expertise that you and your customers rely on day in and day out. And that's why thousands of businesses rely on us to make on-demand application delivery flexible, reliable and easy.

Date: 2009-06-11


T-Mobile May Have Been Hacked
A message to the full disclosure list showed up today claiming to have access to the entire back end infrastructure of T-Mobile. The message to Full Disclosure today from Pwnmobile claims to have hacked into and own the majority of the data on the T-Mobile phone systems today.

Date: 2009-06-10



Ensuring Your Enterprise Has Security On The Internet
A plan to ensure the security of the organization's internet computing assets. ContentsOrganization and Administration· Responsibilities. An indication of how security is to be administered. It identifies the organizations and individuals responsible for maintaining, monitoring and approving the Internet Security Plan.

Date: 2009-05-27



Facebook Tests Volatility Of Malware And Phishing From Swine Flu
Early news reports indicate that a new phishing attack is happening at Facebook right now, so be very careful what e-mails you click on. With all the attention that phishing and malware is getting between the swine flu and other events happening right now, this is a good time to remind folks, be careful of what e-mails you click on.).

Date: 2009-05-06



Tool Developed To Hide Malware Within .NET
Most windows based modern computers come with the .NET Framework installed, so a security flaw in it could be a very dangerous threat - think to Conficker (and, by the way: take a look here and check if you are infected, then move to Linux or buy a Mac).

Date: 2009-04-22



Spammer Growth Rate Highest Ever
Spammers are stepping up their efforts as the "industry" recovers from the loss of McColo, a web hosting company whose clients generated some 75% of the spam e-mail we get to enjoy on a daily basis. It seems that these folks are back up to their old levels again according to a report from Postini, which provides the security for the approximately 15 million users of Google's enterprise e-mail offering.

Date: 2009-04-02



Setting Up A Security Plan For Your Enterpirse
IA plan to ensure the security of the organization's assets. Contents Organization and Administration Security Procedures Include such things as references to the security policy, the procedures for each organizational area, the access procedures, emergency procedures and contacts.

Date: 2009-03-20



Implementing Cost Cutting Without Under-Utilizing Security
In these uncertain economic times, businesses are being forced to implement crucial cost-cutting measures to expel any and all unnecessary spending. But in the process of trying to improve cost efficiency, businesses can inadvertently under-utilize, or even expel altogether, valuable initiatives that are strategically viable to the longevity of that business.

Date: 2009-03-04



Recovering Your Sites After A Major Attack
So your website has been hacked. All your pages are gone and you can't log into anything to make changes. What do you do and how do you fix it? I've been hacked twice in the past 16 months, and the first time it happened, I was extremely scared, nervous and pissed all at the same time.

Date: 2009-02-18



Use Acunetix Blind SQL To Identify Web Vulnerabilities
Cool presentation on YouTube on how to use the Acunetix Blind SQL Injection Tool for data mining systems. In all honesty, this is a great video to watch. The Acunetix Blind SQL Injection Tool works on web sites, and allows security engineers to learn what vulnerabilities rest on the web application.

Date: 2009-01-29



Two Security Sites Close Amid Economic Pressure
The poor economy hits two more security web sites, making news and sharing of information security information that much harder to find. Castle Cops and Technocrat went dark last month showing that the poor economy and trying to make money by advertising is still very difficult for a startup.

Date: 2009-01-14



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