Viewing posts tagged Authentication Attacks
drive-by-pharming-seen-in-the-wild
Posted by: admin 16 years, 1 month ago
Symantec has spotted Drive-by pharming attacks in the wild
dns-and-mutual-authentication
Posted by: admin 16 years, 1 month ago
Once again, Amit Klein has hacked DNS. Once again, we'll say if you are doing high-value web-based transactions, you should consider using Mutual Authentication for HTTPS.
7-easy-steps-to-maximizing-your-fraudulent-stock
Posted by: admin 16 years, 1 month ago
The SEC has noticed a dramatic rise in fraud against online brokerage accounts. This is a very interesting article in that it shows how an attacker can take over accounts and make money without necessarily removing money from those accounts. All they need is a couple of "legitimate" account that the fraudsters open, a thinly traded small-cap stock and to control a couple of pwned accounts with enough money to manipulate the targeted stock. The article describes "pumping" as using pwned accounts to drive up the price of stocks that you hold. However, you can also make money on the way down:
citrix-and-security
Posted by: admin 16 years, 1 month ago
PDP has recently pointed out how easy it is to hack into poorly configured Citrix servers, which can easily be found via Google et al. He's also posted information on how to hack Citrix in a more forceful way. So, it is a good thing that we've posted documentation on how to protect Citrix with WiKID two-factor authentication. Also, yesterday, I posted a similar how-to document for protecting for GoToMyPC Corporate.
choicepoint-stiock-drops-10-percent-in-one-day
Posted by: admin 16 years, 1 month ago
As we have discussed elsewhere in this Blog, there is value in protecting your information assets. We've talked about the impact of information security breaches on stock price. Well, Choicepoint provides a good case in point. This was not a “hacker” attack as labeled in the popular press (further moving the definition of that word from its original meaning), but rather a traditional scam that took advantage of a lax credentialling process (yes, Irony with a capital I) that apparently is fax-based.
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