Monday, May 25th, 2009 Version 1.0.8 of the Wireshark network protocol analyser has fixed a few bugs, including one that affects the processing of the PCNFSD protocol. Crafted packages can crash the PCNFSD dissector, and the developers classify this as a security vulnerability. A PCNFS server is contained in Microsoft Windows Services for UNIX, ...
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Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 The Wi-Fi Alliance has expanded its WPA2 certification program to include a tool for secure handoffs between Wi-Fi and 3G networks, as well as an authentication system that uses multiple secured tunnels.WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2) is the most advanced security standard for Wi-Fi. The WPA2 certification program already included ...
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Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 D-Link have announced new CAPTCHA security for selected models in their router range, promising more resilience against DNS-altering malware and spyware. The new firmware - which is also available to upgrade on existing models - adds the familiar distorted letters and numbers to common router settings pages.By changing the DNS ...
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Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 The Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) have announced some AutoRun changes for Windows 7.Currently Conficker and other malware is taking advantage of the AutoRun functionality as a spreading mechanism. AutoRun is used to start some programs automatically when a CD or another media is inserted into a computer. The main ...
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Monday, April 27th, 2009 Cain & Abel is a password recovery tool for Microsoft Operating Systems. It allows easy recovery of various kind of passwords by sniffing the network, cracking encrypted passwords using Dictionary, Brute-Force and Cryptanalysis attacks, recording VoIP conversations, decoding scrambled passwords, recovering wireless network keys, revealing password boxes, uncovering cached passwords ...
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