Category Archives: Security Threats
Microsoft Security Intelligence Report
Security Intelligence Reports are available at Microsoft site. What it is? Microsoft Security Intelligence Report provides in-depth perspectives on software vulnerabilities in Microsoft and third-party software, exploits, malicious code threats, and potentially unwanted software. The SIR website also includes deep … Continue reading
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2013 TMT Global Security Study, by Deloitte
Deloitte is producing interesting material. For example the 2013 TMT Global Security Study and related infographic The updates for 2014 might come in the beginning of the year? Links Technology, Media & Telecommunications Technology, Media & Telecommunications Predictions 2013 TMT … Continue reading
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Application Security Weaknesses, OWASP Top 10
OWASP (Open Web Application Security Project) is maintaining top 10 list of most common application vulnerabilities/weaknesses. Injection Broken Authentication and Session Management Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Insecure Direct Object References Security Misconfiguration Sensitive Data Exposure Missing Function Level Access Control Cross-Site … Continue reading
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Notes on Cryptocurrency: Bitcoin
Cryptocurrency (wikipedia): A cryptocurrency is a type of digital currency that relies on cryptography Cryptocurrencies are peer-to-peer and decentralized, and are currently all based on the first cryptocurrency, Bitcoin. Cryptocurrencies are designed to ensure that funds can neither be frozen … Continue reading
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ENISA Threat Landscape
ENISA has published (jan 2013) a report called Threat Landscape. It is good reading for seeing the current trends… The ENISA Threat Landscape provides an overview of threats, together with current and emerging trends. It is based on publicly available … Continue reading
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Quaterly Threats Reports, by McAfee
McAfee is producing quaterly threat reports which are very informative and summarizes the latest “threats”. McAfee Threats Report: Third Quarter 2012 McAfee Threats Report: Second Quarter 2012 I have not found any good page which presents these reports. However, they … Continue reading
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Ransomware included in Top 5 Security Predictions for 2013, by Symantec
Ransomware Symantec has published report/whitepaper “Ransomware: A Growing Menace“. This malware is highly profitable, with as many as 2.9 percent of compromised users paying out. An investigation into one of the smaller players in this scam identified 68,000 compromised computers … Continue reading
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