Miles Associates LLC » Security http://www.miles-assoc.com Jim Miles - Information Technology & IT Security Consultant Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:08:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 You practice safe computing, so why do you still see malware? http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/you-practice-safe-computing-so-why-do-you-still-see-malware/ http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/you-practice-safe-computing-so-why-do-you-still-see-malware/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 06:15:04 +0000 jmiles http://www.miles-assoc.com/?p=545 …just being connected to the internet and using email or doing some web browsing especially if you do image searches is likely to expose you to this darker side of computing. Second, a number of these pieces of malware point … Continue reading →
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]]> http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/you-practice-safe-computing-so-why-do-you-still-see-malware/feed/ 0 Google hacking 2011 http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/google-hacking-2011/ http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/google-hacking-2011/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:49:44 +0000 jmiles http://www.miles-assoc.com/?p=525 An interview with Johnny Long, “regarded as a leading authority on Google hacking. Between his speaking engagements and returning to Uganda, Long found time to straighten out my misperceptions”. via Google hacking: It’s all about the dorks | TechRepublic. Related … Continue reading →
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]]> http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/google-hacking-2011/feed/ 0 Microsoft falsely labels Chrome as malware http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/microsoft-falsely-labels-chrome-as-malware/ http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/microsoft-falsely-labels-chrome-as-malware/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 11:24:32 +0000 jmiles http://www.miles-assoc.com/?p=523 “Wow, that’s certainly one way to win the browser war,” said Andrew Storms, director of security operations at nCircle Security, over on Network World. Google has released a new version of Chrome after Microsofts antivirus software flagged the browser as … Continue reading →
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]]> http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/microsoft-falsely-labels-chrome-as-malware/feed/ 0 Romance scams plague UK: 200,000 victims http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/romance-scams-plague-uk-200000-victims/ http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/romance-scams-plague-uk-200000-victims/#comments Sat, 01 Oct 2011 02:35:38 +0000 jmiles http://www.miles-assoc.com/?p=521 Research out of the UK today says that perhaps as many as 200,00 people in that country have been victims of online romance scams and the same study says over 1 million people personally know someone who has been scammed … Continue reading →
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]]> http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/romance-scams-plague-uk-200000-victims/feed/ 0 How Researchers “Stole” 20GB of E-Mail from Fortune 500 Companies http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/how-researchers-stole-20gb-of-e-mail-from-fortune-500-companies/ http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/how-researchers-stole-20gb-of-e-mail-from-fortune-500-companies/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 02:07:16 +0000 jmiles http://www.miles-assoc.com/?p=511 Two researchers who set up doppelganger domains to mimic legitimate domains belonging to Fortune 500 companies say they managed to vacuum up 20 gigabytes of misaddressed e-mail over six months. The intercepted correspondence included employee usernames and passwords, sensitive security … Continue reading →
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]]> http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/how-researchers-stole-20gb-of-e-mail-from-fortune-500-companies/feed/ 0 The Purpose of Security… http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/the-purpose-of-security/ http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/the-purpose-of-security/#comments Sun, 18 Sep 2011 18:41:07 +0000 jmiles http://www.miles-assoc.com/?p=508 Great quote: The entire purpose of security is to support your ability to do business in a secure manner. Security is an enabler, not a limiter. If security is a limiter, you are using it wrong/abusing it. by Jon-Louis Heimerl in … Continue reading →
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]]> http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/windows-8-to-offer-built-in-malware-protection/feed/ 0 Tell-all telephone http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/tell-all-telephone-data/ http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/tell-all-telephone-data/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 10:55:35 +0000 jmiles http://www.miles-assoc.com/?p=495 By pushing the play button, you will set off on a trip through Malte Spitz’s life. A cool but chilling demonstration of a life reconstructed using the online data added to location data. Tell-all telephone | Data Protection | Digital … Continue reading →
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]]> http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/tell-all-telephone-data/feed/ 0 May 2011 Patch Tuesday Security Bulletins | eEye Digital Security http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/may-2011-patch-tuesday-security-bulletins-eeye-digital-security/ http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/may-2011-patch-tuesday-security-bulletins-eeye-digital-security/#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 10:15:56 +0000 jmiles http://www.miles-assoc.com/?p=493 This month, Microsoft released 2 patches which repair a total of 3 vulnerabilities. Both of these patches address Remote Code Execution vulnerabilities. via Patch Tuesday Security Bulletins | eEye Digital Security. Related posts: eEye’s Patch Tuesday analysis eEye’s analysis of … Continue reading →
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]]> http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/may-2011-patch-tuesday-security-bulletins-eeye-digital-security/feed/ 0 Out-of-band patch: MS warns of hack attempt on major sites http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/out-of-band-patch-ms-warns-of-hack-attempt-on-major-sites/ http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/out-of-band-patch-ms-warns-of-hack-attempt-on-major-sites/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 10:12:19 +0000 jmiles http://www.miles-assoc.com/?p=491 Microsoft issued a warning today that nine fraudulent digital certificates were issued by root certificate authority, Comodo Group. Although the certificates were quickly revoked, their initial release still poses a threat to browser users, including users of Internet Explorer. This … Continue reading →
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