The Security Bloggers Network has moved from FeedBurner to Lijit. The new homepage for the Security Bloggers Network is now online, and the global feed is also working. If you are curious whether any blogs got dropped in the move, you can compare the FeedBurner SBN opml to the current Lijit SBN opml. We are [...]
Starting this month, Microsoft will be providing exploitability information about their patches to everyone. The Microsoft Exploitability Index is designed to provide additional information to help customers better prioritize the deployment of Microsoft security updates. This index provides customers with guidance on the likelihood of functioning exploit code being developed for vulnerabilities addressed by Microsoft [...]
NIST continues to release good guidelines on security. Within the last month, they released three new special publications, and updated three special publications. New Releases SP 800-115 – Technical Guide to Information Security Testing and Assessment SP 800-121 – Guide to Bluetooth Security SP 800-124 – Guidelines on Cell Phone and PDA Security Updated SP [...]
A couple days ago, McAfee announced that they intend to acquire Secure Computing. This move obviously boosts McAfee position in the overall security market. From the McAfee Security Insights Blog: I am excited to announce that McAfee intends to acquire Secure Computing, a leading provider of network security to businesses of all sizes. This pending [...]
A couple weeks ago, Jeremiah Grossman put together a survey for web application security professionals, and now the results are posted. There were 17 questions, ranging from your general background to rating web vulnerability scanners. There were some funny questions like the HackerSafe one... Safe from Hackers, Safe for Hackers, or Other? Jeremiah also posted [...]
Normally I do not get the USA Today newspaper, but I happen to be on travel this week, and the hotel gives them to me. So what do I see in the Money section? I know her.. that's Window Snyder! The USA Today article is called 'Geek girl' helps keep Mozilla safe in scary times. [...]
Apple just released a security configuration guide to their latest operating system version 10.5 codename Leopard. The Security Configuration Guides provide an overview of features in Mac OS X that can be used to enhance security, known as hardening your computer. The guides are designed to give instructions and recommendations for securing Mac OS X [...]
Yesterday Tenable Network Security announced an update to their subscription model for their very popular vulnerability scanner Nessus. The bottom line is that as of July 31st 2008, any commercial use of the application will require a paid subscription. A small bit of good news is that it will still be free for home use [...]