Rootkits: The next big enterprise threat?
July 31, 2007
Yet another article (albeit back on May 7) on the lack of awareness of current threats:
“Every organisation is aware of the importance of securing core systems, networks and end-user equipment in an increasingly mobile and malware-saturated world. But what most may not realise is the growing threat of malicious software intended to keep its presence hidden from administrators and traditional antivirus software.”
See the full article by Steve Hultquist here.
NoScript, ByteMobile, & Uninvited JavaScript Injection
July 30, 2007
Having just blogged an entry on the threat of poisoned websites, I logged on to techgripe.net over the weekend only to find that an additional piece of JavaScript was trying to execute!
How did I find this? Via a very useful Firefox add-on called NoScript. If you don’t use this I highly recommend it - it really does show you what scripts are attempting to run, as well as allowing you to pick & choose which scripts (if any) you will permit. (A security consultant colleague of mine put me onto this.) Another excellent add-on is FireBug which is much more extensive in revealing what’s going on in the code (aimed at web developers) - this revealed the actual content of the script. Read more
Poisoned websites soar six-fold, Sophos says
July 26, 2007
I am really worried about this trend - the real threat is becoming secretly embedded code in legitimate websites! And these hackers are incredibly good at hiding their code making it difficult even for experts to find.
Acer: PC industry ‘disappointed’ with Vista
July 24, 2007
This, unfortunately, is the truth…
“Acer president Gianfranco Lanci became the first major PC manufacturer to openly attack Microsoft over the Windows Vista operating system in the Financial Times Deutschland on Monday.” Read more
Vista use grows as Mac OS X stays flat…Really?
July 24, 2007
An article appearing on the NZ Computerworld site by Gregg Keizer Framingham seems to suggest that Vista uptake is outstriping Mac OSX:
“Windows Vista’s share of online users has increased every month this year, while rival Mac OS X — to which Vista has often been compared — has shown little, if any, growth, a metrics company reports.”
Really? Read more
Apple poised to become number three PC maker in US
July 19, 2007
Hmmm… why is this happening? Has anyone else noticed that Apple’s products are just generally easier and more intuitive to use? Maybe this has something to do with it? Read more
