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Hackers crack HDCP code

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Posted in Uncategorized on September 17th, 2010 by Computer Security News

Hackers have managed to crack an Intel-developed encryption code that is currently used by a number of industry heavyweights to secure high-definition video content and devices.

Considering Security on Murphy’s Network

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Posted in Uncategorized on September 17th, 2010 by LinuxSecurity.com

LinuxSecurity.com: Murphy's Law states that: "Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong". It's often used to explain why a piece of toast will generally fall jelly-side down when dropped, but apply it to the field of computer security and you'll realize something much more profound: It implies that your network is bound to be vulnerable for the most trivial of reasons.

Re: DLL hijacking POC (failed, see for yourself)

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Posted in Uncategorized on September 17th, 2010 by Full Disclosure

Posted by Christian Sciberras on Sep 17

We did, it's number is 253 ... $000000FD.

Re: DLL hijacking POC (failed, see for yourself)

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Posted in Uncategorized on September 17th, 2010 by Full Disclosure

Posted by huj huj huj on Sep 17

hey funboys! get a room!

2010/9/16 Stefan Kanthak <stefan.kanthak () nexgo de>

New tool for pentesting

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Posted in Uncategorized on September 17th, 2010 by Full Disclosure

Posted by runlvl on Sep 17

A new product was born, similiar to Core Impact, Metasploit and Immunity Canvas.
INSECT is affordable, easy to use and it has a friendly user
interface. It promises to be an excellent tool and it allows
organizations of all sizes to conduct comprehensive penetration
testing across their infrastructure and applications.

INSECT's interface is designed to be usable by individuals both with
and without specialized training in penetration testing and...

[SECURITY] [DSA-2109-1] New samba packages fix buffer overflow

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Posted in Uncategorized on September 17th, 2010 by Full Disclosure

Posted by Stefan Fritsch on Sep 17

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2109-1 security () debian org
http://www.debian.org/security/ Stefan Fritsch
September 16, 2010 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : samba
Vulnerability : buffer overflow
Problem type : remote...

Polish hacker gets inside US Military’s Defence Logistic Agency website

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Posted in Uncategorized on September 17th, 2010 by Info Security News

Posted by InfoSec News on Sep 16

http://www.techeye.net/security/polish-hacker-gets-inside-us-militarys-defence-logistic-agency-website

By Michal Letowski
TechEye
16 Sep 2010

There is one movie every Polish person knows. It's a cult comedy from
the 80s called "Miś" - meaning "Teddy Bear". Now, thanks to a hacker
going by a name "Porkythepig", everyone can see it - but not on YouTube
where you would expect it, but on the USA military Defence...

How I got thrown out of an NSA party

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Posted in Uncategorized on September 17th, 2010 by Info Security News

Posted by InfoSec News on Sep 16

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/091610-nsa-party.html

[Last NSA party I was at was pretty boring, it was full of NSA
extroverts, they were too busy looking at everyone elses shoes! - WK]

By Ellen Messmer
Network World
September 16, 2010

ORLANDO - The National Security Agency, America's high-tech spy agency
and guru for military information security, is a secretive sort of
creature that doesn't like to come out in the daylight,...

Social Engineering Report Shows Corporate America At Risk

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Posted in Uncategorized on September 17th, 2010 by Info Security News

Posted by InfoSec News on Sep 16

http://www.darkreading.com/insiderthreat/security/vulnerabilities/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=227400472

By Kelly Jackson Higgins
DarkReading
Sept 15, 2010

Among the unsettling results in the final report, released today, from
the Social Engineering Capture The Flag contest held in August at
Defcon: Security companies were just as susceptible to social
engineering as nontechnology firms, Internet Explorer 6 was still in use
at 65 percent of...

Is Stuxnet the ‘best’ malware ever?

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Posted in Uncategorized on September 17th, 2010 by Info Security News

Posted by InfoSec News on Sep 16

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9185919/Is_Stuxnet_the_best_malware_ever_

By Gregg Keizer
Computerworld
September 16, 2010

The Stuxnet worm is a "groundbreaking" piece of malware so devious in
its use of unpatched vulnerabilities, so sophisticated in its
multipronged approach, that the security researchers who tore it apart
believe it may be the work of state-backed professionals.

"It's amazing, really, the resources...