Misinformation in Action
Last week I wrote about Mozilla is working to change the way it measures security. That effort will probably help eliminate some of the misinformation that gets spread around. Let's take a look at a new example of security-related misinformation.
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Increased Spread of Malware is Due to SQL Injection Attacks
According to data released by ScanSafe, ongoing SQL injection attacks outpaced all other forms of Web site compromises by 212 percent since the beginning of 2008. As a result, Web-based malware attack attempts have risen by 30 percent.
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SSH Attacks Flying Under the Radar?
If you're running SSH servers then do you know how often an intruder tries to brute force guess your login passwords? Here's a tool that will automatically block those intruders, plus other intruders that never hit your site yet.
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Government and Business Web Sites Fall Victim to Attacks
Regardless of lots of mainstream media attention some administrators of government and big business Web sites remain oblivious to ongoing SQL injection attacks. As a result even more sites have become pawns that serve up malware to unsuspecting visitors.
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Firefox Metrics for Measuring Security
Mozilla recently launched a new project, currently called the Mozilla Security Metrics Project, for measuring the security of its own products--including Firefox.
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Mozilla Patches Three Critical Holes in Firefox
Recently released, Firefox 3.0 already has a successor in Firefox 3.0.1. Mozilla issued the new version to fix three critical security problems, two of which also affect Firefox 2.x.
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Cumulative Updates for Microsoft Office on the Agenda
Microsoft said that it's moving away from weekly updates for Office to a more predictable update schedule where cumulative updates will be issued every two months.
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ICANN Falls Victim to DNS Redirection Attack
ICANN admitted that it recently fell victim to targeted DNS redirection attacks. The attackers were then able to send users to their own Web sites when in reality those users should have landed on ICANN-operated sites.
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Countless DNS Servers at Risk
Microsoft recently released a patch to correct security problems in its DNS server software. But those who use other DNS server software might still be at risk if they haven't updated their software very recently.
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Checkpoint Update Repairs Countless Broken ZoneAlarm Installations
Microsoft's July batch of security patches wound up breaking the functionality of ZoneAlarm Firewall. As a result, countless people found themselves unable to access the Internet.
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