The hackers who control the Conficker bot-network are touted to be pushing out an update that will strengthen and reinforce the malware’s stronghold on a computer system when the date changes to April 1. Just in the nick of time security researchers have found a fingerprint that can identify if a system is infected by Conficker.
Hackers are turning their focus to small businesses to increase their likelihood of success while decreasing their risks.
A botnet has emerged that attacks home Internet modems/routers. So far it has compromised over 100,000 devices. Make sure you don’t become a statistic!
DHS’ “Build Security In” effort is a great example of a government initiative that has a lot of potential to improve software security everywhere. They are providing a lot of great resources you can use, regardless of your business.
L0pht Crack v6 (LC6) to be released to the public
Insecure ciphers and protocols are still supported on a very large percentage servers we assess. We strongly advocate removing all insecure ciphers and protocols. The PCI Council nearly made it a requirement to disable SSLv2 – In the words of Maxwell Smart, “They missed it by THAT much”.
