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Another IE Zero Day Exploit in the Wild
It’s nice that Microsoft can keep guys like me busy. Luckily, exploitation of their latest zero-day weakness seems to be limited (so far) to an advanced persistent threat (APT) attack targeting users of a specific national and international security policy website. This particular exploit is being delivered in a traditional “drive-by” attack when users of
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New Microsoft Zero Day in the Wild
Microsoft zero-days seem to be happening so frequently, I’m running out of clever bon-mots to introduce these warnings. “What now?” I hear you ask. Users of Vista (Windows machines circa 2007) or Server 2008 (still in wide use everywhere) are affected by a vulnerability in versions of Microsoft Office 2003-2010. Let’s skip the gory technical
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Hacked Limo Co Exposes Customer Data
While analyzing the data trail of the recent, highly-publicized Adobe security breach and data theft, researchers also discovered data that appears to have been stolen from a prominent online broker of limousine and towncar services. Among the some 850,000 customer records discovered were such illustrious names as Donald Trump, LeBron James and Tom Hanks as
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Phishing Emails Target AMEX Users
Knowing full well that American Express is the credit card of choice for many professionals, cyber criminals are targeting AMEX customers in a wave of convincing phishing emails. The emails appear to be from AMEX stating that fraudulent activity has been detected on the recipient’s card, and provides a link for the user to update
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LinkedIn’s New App Intros Security Concerns
For many professionals, LinkedIn plays an important role in their ability to network and market themselves to others, but the primary business tool of choice for just about everyone is still email. Realizing this, LinkedIn has created an app (currently only for iOS) that puts a lot more LinkedIn into your email. The app, dubbed
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It’s Raining Tablets
Earlier this year, CEO Thorsten Heins of beleaguered tech company BlackBerry infamously stated, “In five years I don’t think there’ll be a reason to have a tablet anymore.” The press had a field day with this quote and the explosive growth of tablets in 2013 alone seems to be proving otherwise. As if to rub
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