Internet security: What will work
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In the first column of this year, I discussed computer security outlook and hopes for 2008. I forecast more of the same that we saw in 2007: more spam, more malware, more bad guys basically owning the Internet and our connected computers. I don't see any trends or new leaders with significant power to change the status quo.
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WASHINGTON Oct 25, 2004 - Internet users at home are not nearly as safe online as they believe, according to a nationwide inspection by researchers.
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More than 80,000 Web sites worldwide display a small green logo that proclaims them to be "Hacker Safe." Is it a promise or a target?
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Security researchers have released code showing how a pair of widely used technologies could be misused to take control of a victim&#39;s Web browsing experience.The code, published over the weekend by researchers Adrian Pastor and Petko Petkov, exploits features in two technologies: The UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) protocol, which is used by many operating systems to make it easier for them to work with devices on a network, and Adobe Systems&#39; Flash multimedia software.By tricking a victim into viewing a malicious Flash file, an attacker could use UPnP to change the primary DNS server used by the router to find other computers on the Internet. This would give the attacker a virtually undetectable way to redirect the victim to fake Web sites. For example, a victim with a compromised router could be taken to the attacker&#39;s Web server, even if he typed Citibank.com directly into the Web browser navigation bar.&quot;The most malicious of all malicious things is to change the primary DNS server,&quot; the researchers wrote. &quot;That will effectively turn the router and the network it controls into a zombie which the attacker can take advantage of whenever they feel like it.&quot;Because so many routers support UPnP, the researchers believe that &quot;99 percent of home routers are vulnerable to this attack.&quot;In fact, many other types of UPnP devices, such as printers, digital entertainment systems, and cameras are also potentially at risk, they added in a Frequently Asked Questions Web page explaining their research.The attack is particularly worrisome because it is cross-platform -- any operating system that supports Flash is susceptible -- and because it is based on features of UPnP and Flash, not bugs that could be easily fixed by Adobe or the router vendors.Users could avoid this attack by turning UPnP off on their routers, where it is normally enabled by default, but this would cause a variety of popular applications, such as IM software, games, and Skype, to break and require manual configuration on the router.Adobe could make changes to Flash to mitigate the problem, but attackers could most likely also launch this attack using another technique, known as DNS pinning, said Aviv Raff, a researcher who has also blogged about the attack.&quot;This is a critical issue,&quot; he said in an IM interview. &quot;People should turn off UPnP in their devices, and vendors should put UPnP disabled by default in the devices they deliver.&quot;Although this could make life difficult for nontechnical users, Raff believes it would be worth the effort. &quot;It&#39;s better than having your traffic owned by malicious people,&quot; he said.However, another security expert said that turning off UPnP would be overkill, considering that online criminals have not even begun using this attack. &quot;Look... if you get hit by a meteor, it&#39;s devastating,&quot; said Roger Thompson, chief research officer with Grisoft. &quot;But no one goes around building meteor shelters.&quot;
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Think you're safe from Internet fraud? Think again.
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The Firefox browser offers superior security features over Internet Explorer -- and as long as IE drives more than 90 percent of the world&#39;s computers, hackers will continue to make it a target.
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By Garretson, Cara  Security vendor Internet Security Systems this week plans to announce its foray into the packed e-mail security market with an appliance that does double duty: blocking spam and viruses while also preventing intrusion.
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Internet cafes that fail to enforce the strict rules governing their use are being shut down by the government. Also: Companies worry that the spyware buck will stop with them & hellip;.  High-tech outsourcing to India continues  & hellip;. and more.
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QUESTION: What is the best approach to protecting me from ID theft and related activities? Will a software package work best, or must I go to a hardware firewall?
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Letters: On the need for a code of behavior for the Internet.
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(Source: AT&T)  From managing unrestricted Web surfing to thwarting unwanted criminal intrusions, new focus is being placed on security.
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Microsoft believes that any hacker looking to exploit this issue would have to rely on considerable help from users. The company said an attacker would need to first entice the user to visit a specific Web site and then entice them to drag ...
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At this point, there is only one thing for us to do, says analyst Jon Oltsik. Purchase the best antispam protection that money can buy.
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This article begins a series of three articles dedicated to configuring Apache 2.0 with SSL/TLS support, in order to ensure maximum security and optimal performance of secure web communication. This part introduces key aspects of SSL/TLS and then shows how to compile and configure Apache 2.0 with support for these protocols.
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WASHINGTON -- Home Internet users are not nearly as safe online as they believe, according to a nationwide inspection by researchers, which found most consumers have no firewall protection, outdated antivirus software, and spyware programs secretly running on their computers.
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InfoWorld - Researchers in the U.S. say they&#39;ve successfully shown how attackers could compromise a network designed to make it&#160;harder to trace Internet surfers&#160;and the Web sites they are viewing.
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Internet Explorer (IE) is no less secure than any other browser and does not lack any important features, according to Microsoft. But the managing director of Cisco admitted that he wouldnât use IE without additional protection.