Customers can see all malicious attacks attempted on their sites on the FireHost platform through the Security View graphical interface on the customer dashboard. – Firehost added a Security View feature to its customer
portal to give IT managers a detailed overview of the types of attacks hitting
their systems, the secure hosting provider said Feb. 1.
FireHost uses a variety of virtualization technologies to
protect customers from hacking attempts, malware…
A sophisticated group of malware attackers often categorized as "Advanced Persistent Threats" are increasingly using Web services and social networking sites for command and control operations. – An increasing number of sophisticated cyber-criminals are
using social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook to manage targeted
attacks, according to report from security firm Mandiant.
In Mandiants latest “M-Trends” report, released Jan. 27,
researchers observed more examples of “Advanced …
Researchers at Imperva reported administrative access to a number of military, government and educational Websites being offered for sale online. – Researchers at Imperva have
discovered administrative access to numerous military, government and education
Websites being advertised on an underground hacker forum.
The owners of the sites have
all been notified of the situation, Imperva told eWEEK. Among
them are sites belonging to the Depart…
Iran has opened the doors of two atomic facilities to foreign diplomats, but representatives of the leading world powers declined to attend or were not invited.
The two-day tour reportedly takes the diplomats to the heavy water installation in Arak and the main uranium-enrichment facility at Natanz, both in central Iran.
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton says the EU will turn down Iran’s offer to visit its nuclear facilities. She stressed that the EU welcomed Iran’s invitation but that the task should be carried out by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
A Serbian Orthodox Church dignitary says the reduction in the number of KFOR soldiers in Kosovo is “worrying and represents a very dangerous process”. “The cut in the number of KFOR soldiers, given the permanent political and security instability in Kosovo-Metohija, is a very dangerous process,” Archimandrite Sava Janjić stated at the SPC DeÄani Monastery, adding that the KFOR reduction can cause a security vacuum in the province.
Wilmar International (WLIL.SI), the world’s largest listed palm oil firm, said today it will submit a joint bid to buy the land use rights for six sites in China’s northern province of Liaoning.
Wilmar will partner Kerry Properties (0683.HK) and Shangri-la Asia (0069.HK), two firms linked to Malaysian billionaire Robert Kuok, in the bid.
Wilmar, controlled by a Kuok’s nephew, earlier this month bought land in Liaoning in partnership with Kerry and Shangri-la, sparking a sell-off in its shares as investors questioned why an agricultural firm was diversifying into property.
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A group of hackers attacked and took offline several
sites belonging to credit-card sharing groups, security experts and other hacking communities who made mistakes in basic security. – Administrators of six Websites woke up Christmas morning
to discover their sites had been hacked, according to an online newsletter
published by the hackers themselves on Dec. 25.
In the second issue of quot;Owned and Exposed, quot; the attackers
listed carders.cc, ettercap, exploit-db, backtra…
Web host SiteGround has suspended the accounts of at least two WikiLeaks mirror sites claiming the presence of the files put the host at risk for a DDOS attack. – First it was WikiLeaks. Now, several mirror sites appear
to be in the crosshairs, as another Web host, this time SiteGround, suspended
accounts claiming the sites violated the Terms of Service, engaged in illegal
activity and were at risk for potential DDoS attacks.
According to a post by Electr…
A new report from Harvard University underscores the use of DDoS attacks to silence political speech, and what organizations can do about it. – Its no secret denial-of-service attacks have increasingly become a
mode of protest in the cyber-world, as well as a way to silence
political critics; but a new report from Harvard University’s
Berkman Center for Internet amp; Society underscores just how much.
According to the report (PDF), …
If you have been thinking about making and sharing videos online, especially on YouTube, then this is the best time to do so. They are fast becoming a rage, since they are quite entertaining and also offer information in a very creative manner.
Hundreds of banking Websites are still vulnerable to a patched vulnerability affecting certain versions of the RSA Adaptive Authentication platform. – RSA, EMCs security division, is advising customers to apply a
two-year-old patch for its Adaptive Authentication product after a
researcher discovered hundreds of banking Websites are still open to
attack.
RSA Adaptive Authentication is a risk-based fraud prevention and authentication platform t…
Two months ago, I decided to launch a training program called the 7 Day Bootcamp. In that program, I teach people how to start an internet business in 7 days. I spent a ton of time putting together the videos, resources, task sheets and I really focused on the quality of the content. Then I [...]
According to the latest quarterly malware report from Dasient, the number of infected Web sites doubled to 1.2 million. – More than 1.2 million Web sites were infected by malware in the third quarter of 2010, according to security firm Dasient. This includes legitimiate sites belonging to government agencies and “malvertisements,” or malicious advertisements.
In the third quarter of 2009, there were 560,000 Web sites …
As a printing professional with a web presence, can you offer online print templates to your customers that allow them to professionally design? Can they create ads and brochures that look as if they came from an ad agency, or a designer with your print templates? The print shop who can bring this service to their customers will have loyal followers.
In a recurring pattern, GoDaddy-hosted sites running PHP applications may be under attack again as hackers inject malicious code onto their sites. – Web administrators who host their domains on GoDaddy should
check their source code again for rogue code that downloads malware, according
to a security research firm.
Sucuri Security updated its Oct. 30 post warning about the
latest malware
attacks on GoDaddy-hosted sites with another note on …
Keppel Land has entered into joint ventures (JV) with Vietnamese developers, Tien Phuoc Company Limited (Tien Phuoc) and Hung Phu Real Estate Corporation (Hung Phu), to develop two prime sites in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC).
The first agreement seals the collaboration between Keppel Land, through wholly-owned subsidiary, Antiaris, and Tien Phuoc for the development of a 13.5-ha waterfront site in HCMC.
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