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Tag Archives: Vulnerability Commentary

Patent No. 7,124,197: ARP Poisoning Hack!

– Can one patent a hack? Great question: report here. …

FUD-B-Gone! A balanced view of online shopping!

– Finally a voice that states that “Online Shopping Is Safe, Just Be Careful“. This was my point in my post the other day. Here is an important takeaway that’s somewhat common sense: it’s smart policy to only do business with known and reputable online companies. …

What will help significantly make Vista more secure

– Richard Bejtlich wrote an article at CSO magazine describing what will make a difference in Vista’s security. It should be noted that Memory Address Randomization will significantly help prevent the spread of attacks via exploits. It is a feature turned on by default. This was not mentioned…

The Holidays, Online Shopping, ID Theft and FUD!

– Before delving into this topic, I would like to mention that I acknowledge there are risks to online shopping as well as the importance in secure development and testing of web/internet applications. It’s a given. What I am about to say is not contradictory to it. The media sensationalizes…

FUD Theater: Is it freezing in that road house?

– My co-author, Sam Dekay, raised a question that was also on my mind. He wrote me in an email: Why do those articulating the loss prevention position become so passionate that security is not an enabler? Well, Sam, I think I know the reason. Here it is: The only security model most extreme loss…