Security researchers demo GPU Keylogger
Reported on the Register today, security researchers have demonstrated how malicious code can be run on graphics processors (GPUs) rather than the central processing unit (CPUs) at the heart of…
Security Patches - IT Plasters
Security Patches – Internet Explorer – Act Fast
For lots of enterprises, security patches are a pain to test, a pain to deploy and frequently frustrating when they require downtime for the inevitable system reboots. However, security patches…
Cloud Security – Uncrackable Encryption?
Cloud computing is frequently presented as the future of how will interact with our data. More and more systems are moving to the various service routes, from software (such as…
The Sun Newspaper – Hacked?
According to a tweet by "AnonymouSabu" - apparently a hacker collective on twitter - the website of the Sun news paper has been hacked. The slightly more famous hacker collective…
WordPress Updates
Hot on the heels of Wordpress 3.2, a maintenance release update has been issued. As is normally the case, unless you have a strong reason not to, it is best…
Essential security audit tool – Backtrack 5 bootable USB
For anyone interested in carrying out penetration testing, security audits or other forms of network security self assessment, Backtrack has long been the operating system of choice. Backtrack is a…
LulzSec security antics still in the news
Another day and another round of news headlines about the hacker collective calling itself LulzSec. Today there were two main headlines relating to the UK. The first, and possibly most…
Security Breaches – Easy and commonplace?
On Monday we discussed the problem with people assuming that more and more successful hacks and security breaches were the result of "sophisticated" or "state-sponsored" attackers. Then, on Tuesday, the…
RSA to replace SecureID tokens – confirms Lockheed Hack linked to compromise
Today, RSA has confirmed that the compromise of its SecureID system assisted the hack on Lockheed Martin. Sadly, as with most things, RSA seem very slow and reluctant to release…
Were RSA’s SecurID Security Tokens to blame for Lockheed Martin Hack?
Lots of the publicity around the recent Lockheed Martin hack is pointing the finger in the direction of RSA. SC Magazine have an interesting summary of the situation but the…