Recent articles by Dan Kaplan

From InfoSec 2007: Effective biometrics solutions still face hurdles before widespread deployment

From InfoSec 2007: Effective biometrics solutions still face hurdles before widespread deployment

Biometrics is an effective authentication technology loaded with potential, but it must clear significant hurdles before gaining widespread adoption, a prominent security consultant said Monday at the InfoSec World 2007 conference in Orlando.
Dan Kaplan Mar 21 2007 12:25AM Security
InfoSec 2007: Company-wide support needed for successful security policy

InfoSec 2007: Company-wide support needed for successful security policy

Developing a comprehensive information security policy will result in a more secure network but it first requires sound planning, company-wide support and time and effort, one IT security leader said today.
Dan Kaplan Mar 20 2007 1:59AM Security
Microsoft Internet Explorer XSS vulnerabilty could attract phishers

Microsoft Internet Explorer XSS vulnerabilty could attract phishers

Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) is vulnerable to cross-site scripting that could allow attackers to spoof a trusted site to launch a phishing attack.
Dan Kaplan Mar 16 2007 6:29AM Security
Apple fixes 45 flaws on its own version of Patch Tuesday

Apple fixes 45 flaws on its own version of Patch Tuesday

Apple made up for Microsoft's rare patch skip Tuesday when the computing giant itself released fixes for 45 vulnerabilities in the Mac OS X.
Dan Kaplan Mar 14 2007 4:34PM Security
Secret Service and Homeland Security team up on cybercrime education facility

Secret Service and Homeland Security team up on cybercrime education facility

An ambitious idea by a state district attorney's association has led to the creation of a first-of-its-kind federal facility designed to train local law enforcement officials from around the country on cybercrime.
Dan Kaplan Mar 14 2007 8:00AM Security
GoDaddy hit by major DDoS attacks

GoDaddy hit by major DDoS attacks

Domain registrar GoDaddy.com said it "came under significant and sustained" DDoS attacks on Sunday that temporarily disabled or slowed many of its hosted websites, CISO Neil Warner said in a statement.
Dan Kaplan Mar 13 2007 7:18AM Security
Few major daylight-saving time problems reported

Few major daylight-saving time problems reported

Cases of enterprises affected by the daylight-saving time (DST) change that took effect early Sunday morning in the US appear isolated, industry experts said today.
Dan Kaplan Mar 13 2007 6:09AM Security
Apple issues AirPort Extreme patch

Apple issues AirPort Extreme patch

Apple has issued a fix for its wireless networking solution, AirPort Extreme, to complement a similar patch delivered earlier this year.
Dan Kaplan Mar 12 2007 1:27AM Security
US halts trading of 35 stocks for pump-and-dump spam scams

US halts trading of 35 stocks for pump-and-dump spam scams

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today halted trading on shares of 35 companies believed to be involved in recent pump-and-dump spam campaigns.
Dan Kaplan Mar 9 2007 10:43AM Security
Gartner: ID theft up 50 per cent in three years

Gartner: ID theft up 50 per cent in three years

Organised cybercrime rings have spearheaded a sharp increase in identity theft, which has skyrocketed nearly 50 per cent in three years, according to a new Gartner survey.
Dan Kaplan Mar 9 2007 5:03AM Security
Core Security: GNU Privacy Guard flaw allows phishing-like attacks

Core Security: GNU Privacy Guard flaw allows phishing-like attacks

A critical flaw in the popular encryption software GNU Privacy Guard (GPG) allows attackers to launch a phishing-style attack that inserts text appearing to part of a trusted email, Core Security Technologies announced today.
Dan Kaplan Mar 9 2007 12:51AM Security
IRC bot a growing threat to enterprise networks

IRC bot a growing threat to enterprise networks

A new internet relay chat (IRC) bot is building an even larger zombie family that could pose a significant threat to enterprise networks, security researchers said today.
Dan Kaplan Mar 8 2007 12:44AM Security
Gartner: ID theft up 50 percent in three years

Gartner: ID theft up 50 percent in three years

Organised cybercrime rings have spearheaded a sharp increase in identity theft, which has skyrocketed nearly 50 percent in three years, according to a just-released Gartner survey.
Dan Kaplan Mar 7 2007 10:32PM Security
WordPress upgrades to fix flaw that allows malicious PHP code execution

WordPress upgrades to fix flaw that allows malicious PHP code execution

Developers have released an updated version of WordPress after hackers compromised the popular blog-publishing tool, opening the door for remote code execution.
Dan Kaplan Mar 7 2007 1:14AM Security
Microsoft sews XBox privilege vulnerability

Microsoft sews XBox privilege vulnerability

Microsoft has silently patched a privilege-escalation flaw in Xbox 360 that would have let users run operating systems and other programs on the popular gaming console.
Dan Kaplan Mar 7 2007 12:42AM Security
Apple QuickTime update patches critical flaws

Apple QuickTime update patches critical flaws

Apple has plugged eight vulnerabilities in QuickTime by announcing the release of a new version.
Dan Kaplan Mar 7 2007 12:00AM Security
WordPress upgrades to fix malicious code execution

WordPress upgrades to fix malicious code execution

Developers have released an updated version of WordPress after hackers compromised the popular blog-publishing tool, opening the door for remote code execution.
Dan Kaplan Mar 6 2007 12:55AM Security
Connecticut teacher convicted on school porn charge a victim of spyware

Connecticut teacher convicted on school porn charge a victim of spyware

The scheduled sentencing Friday for a Connecticut substitute teacher convicted of exposing her middle-school students to pop-up internet pornography has been postponed so the 40-year-old's new defense team can learn about the case.
Dan Kaplan Feb 28 2007 5:01PM Security
Symantec announces Norton 360

Symantec announces Norton 360

Symantec today announced the availability of Norton 360, the security giant's new solution - billed as an all-in-one defense against viruses, spyware and phishing attacks while also offering back-up capabilities and PC tune-up functions.
Dan Kaplan Feb 27 2007 5:17AM Security
SANS Institute threatened in zombie spam message

SANS Institute threatened in zombie spam message

The US SANS Internet Storm Center on Thursday received a malware sample that contained code with a not-so-endearing message for the organisation.
Dan Kaplan Feb 26 2007 5:27AM Security

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