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- gcluley: RT @rik_ferguson: A #valentine graph for you all. Put this into Google (sqrt(cos(x))*cos(400*x)+sqrt(abs(x))-0.4)*(4-x*x)^0.124 minutes ago
- SophosSupport: Keep your Sophos Anti-Virus for Linux/Unix up to date: http://t.co/mlmh4Q5iabout 1 hour ago
- gcluley: HTTPS enabled by default – nice one Twitter! http://t.co/aUXF2xOUabout 2 hours ago
- duckblog: Get into RSA 2012 in San Francisco for free! Use the code SC12SPH - http://t.co/DXO28TCYabout 8 hours ago
- ChetWisniewski: Update on the KPN compromise in The Netherlands, company says "password are encrypted with UTF8" http://t.co/EmDuXfqSabout 8 hours ago
Tag Archives: Cloud Computing
Facebook new groups feature rife with abuse
Facebook's newly announced groups feature may not be the boon for privacy some have predicted. Although only a small percentage of Facebook's users are upgraded to the new features it would appear people are exploring the possibilities in a rather Read more…
4chan takes on MPAA, RIAA and Aiplex... and wins
Update 3:BPI went down occasionally for short periods of time, but they seem to have gained the upper hand in defending their site. Update 2:RIAA is back online as of 9:10 PM Pacific time. The attack on the BPI is Read more…
Twitter tightens security - Good news for social media safety
I have been waiting for this day for over a year now. Death to the Twitter HTTP API. Long live OAuth! I have written several times that Twitter needed to get rid of their old, insecure authentication mechanism if they Read more…
Twitter attack sends disturbing "Watch Movies/ Cartoons/ TV Shows" spams
Update:More than 1000 tweets have gone out with no perceived action from Twitter. Hopefully someone is working on this issue and will assist the victim accounts with resetting their passwords. Update 2: Twitter took care of this issue on Monday Read more…
Hot chick on Twitter? Bet it's a spammer
A new Twitter follower whose profile picture is a hot girl is usually a clue that you may be led to a spam. Especially if they are following hundreds of people and don't have a lot of followers. Fortunately this Read more…
Twitter botnet command and control captured
I came across this very interesting example of a Twitter controlled botnet this evening. There has been a lot of talk the last few weeks about a new toolkit for creating simple Twitter bot armies, but little evidence of it Read more…
Google collecting Wi-Fi data is not the problem
If you read the IT security rags this morning, you would think Google committed a major crime with all the bad press they've been getting. Granted, while driving down the street invading people's privacy with their car-mounted cameras, they should Read more…
Evolution of spam: Explained
Spammers are taking advantage of all this cloud computing nonsense to get past our best defenses. I presented at Infosec Europe on how Russian affiliate networks (Partnerka) have eased up on spamming via email and have migrated to the web, Read more…
Monetization of the Internet - User choice
When I started working in the computer security field 10 years ago, I would never have imagined that future battle lines would be drawn between legitimate online businesses and privacy warriors. Today aside from battling spammers, criminals, and ID thieves, Read more…
Ash-trapped - Sophos Security Chet Chat 5 and 6
Well, like many other Sophites I have spent some unexpected time in Europe this week. Fortunately for me, I was able to tour a bit of my homeland (Poland) and only be diverted a few days from my regular schedule. Read more…
Does Facebook privacy stand up to rivals?
At the end of March, Facebook announced some proposed privacy policy changes in compliance with their open governance policy. The same week, I logged into LinkedIn to discover they had also recently updated their privacy policy. I thought this might Read more…
Google Talk used to distribute Fake AV
When speaking in public and delivering presentations, I am often asked "Why would they want my Google/Yahoo!/MSN/Facebook credentials? It's only a throw-away email address." These services have transformed from simple webmail and messaging experiences into fully integrated platforms for video, Read more…
Sophos Security Podcast #1
I am pleased to announce that we are launching a new weekly series of podcasts on relevant topics from the previous week, and interesting findings from SophosLabs. I will be having security related conversations with many people from around Sophos, Read more…
New Facebook phish: in-depth
When it comes to social networking threats, when it rains, it pours. Sophos's David Schwartzberg alerted me to a new Facebook attack this evening that could lure in even the most sophisticated of computer users. It started out with David Read more…
Twitter hack demonstrates the power of weak passwords
To update yesterday's story, the attack on Twitter pushing diet pills appears to be the result of weak passwords combined with brute force. Thank you to the users who contacted me, as the data you provided was helpful in researching Read more…
John C. Dvorak falls victim to Twitter hacking
In another attempt at creating Twitter spam, hackers have acquired access to hundreds of legitimate Twitter accounts. It is unclear the origin of the attack at this point. These attacks can occur in one of two primary methods. Last month Read more…
Social media security made easy
I just returned from RSA 2010, where one of the most discussed topics was social media security. Those of us in the business use the term social media quite frequently, but what we are really referring to is Facebook, Twitter, Read more…
Twitter.Grader.com hacked, tweets sent for SEO purposes
The onslaught against social media continued today when someone managed to hack into Grader.com, a service to measure inbound marketing leads from Twitter, Facebook, and other media. Around 11:30 am PST this morning I started getting some tweets that were Read more…
What is identity?
Guest blogger Michael Argast: SSN 627-44-3942, DOB July 17th, 1971 Lie. I generally consider myself pretty truthy, but increasingly these days I find myself lying. A website needs my date of birth? Make something up. Mother's maiden name: Jones. Favorite Read more…
Google China may exit stage left
We are going on hour 12... What will Google do? It certainly is an interesting question. If you haven't seen the 300 stories on the Internet, Google has threatened to withdraw from the Chinese market amid concerns of security of Read more…
