Day Zero

Source: slashdot.org --- 11 days ago
Ben Rothke writes "Zero Day Threat: the Shocking Truth of How Banks and Credit Bureaus Help Cyber Crooks Steal Your Money and Identity is an interesting and eye-opening look at how banks and credit card companies make ID theft and fraud rather elementary. But with all that, this book must be read in the larger context of how today's society deals with, and is often oblivious to, risk. When is comes to risk, American society tolerates tens of thousands of drunk-driving deaths, gives millions in federal tobacco subsidies, and is oblivious about near-epidemics such as heart disease, obesity, and diabetes. With all that, it is doubtful that the myriad horror stories Zero Day Threat details will persuade Congress or the other players to do anything to curtail the problem with identity theft and internet fraud." Keep reading for the rest of Ben's review. Read more of this story at Slashdot. ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 8 days ago
If you're wondering why identity theft is such a problem, take a look at this book: Zero Day Threat by Byron Acohido and Jon Swartz, two reporters at USA Today. The authors tackle the rise of cybercrime and show how it's fueled by our carelessness. ...

Source: blogs.discovery.com --- 1 day ago
I apologize for the late update. Today's search took much longer than I had initially expected. As I mentioned earlier today, Tim Miller assigned me to a team of 12 searches, to search a "high priority" area with a K9... ...

Source: blogs.discovery.com --- 17 hours ago
It is about 7:00 a.m. and I just arrived on the scene at Texas EquuSearch's command post. It looks like there will be a large turnout of volunteers today, as dozens of cars have already started pulling into the parking... ...

Source: blogs.discovery.com --- 1 day ago
I arrived at the Texas EquuSearch command post at about 7:30 a.m. today. Tim Miller gave Investigation Discovery exclusive behind the scenes access and has promised to alert us of any important developments. I have been assigned to a team... ...

Source: blogs.discovery.com --- 17 hours ago
I have a few minutes to spare, so I want to give you a quick update on what has been happening at the Texas EquuSearch command post. I am happy to report that the volunteer effort has exploded today! I... ...

Source: blogs.discovery.com --- 17 hours ago
All totaled, nearly 1,200 people showed up today to assist in the search for Caylee Anthony. That is a pretty amazing turnout, compared to the low numbers we were seeing last week. One particular volunteer, a lady who is now... ...

Source: www.theregister.co.uk --- 24 days ago
No fanfare here Popular BitTorrent client µTorrent has quietly patched a vulnerability that created a means for hackers to load malware onto the PCs of file-sharers simply by persuading them to open a poisoned Torrent.… ...

Source: services.inquirer.net --- 11 days ago
MANILA, Philippines -- Hackers are exploiting users' inability to comply promptly against announced vulnerabilities, according to an IBM security report. Ironically, IBM said security advisories seem to worsen the problem. ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 32 days ago
Microsoft is introducing a program to work with security companies to let them know about vulnerabilities before Patch Tuesday. The hackers are getting a lot better. That was the subtext underlying everything Microsoft said at the in Las Vegas. And that ...

Source: www.techmeme.com --- 4 days ago
Ryan Naraine / Zero Day : Google Chrome vulnerable to carpet-bombing flaw   —  Google's shiny new Web browser is vulnerable to a carpet-bombing vulnerability that could expose Windows users to malicious hacker attacks.  —  Just hours after the release of Google Chrome, researcher Aviv Raff discovered that he could combine … ...

Source: www.hackaday.com --- 11 days ago
Filed under: news , security hacks IBM's X-Force security team has released a mid-year report (PDF) stating that the number of Zero-Day exploits is growing at an alarming rate . For those of you unfamiliar with the term, a Zero-Day exploit is a program that is created and implemented within 24 hours of the disclosure of a security flaw . These exploits usually affect users before they even know the vulnerability exists and long before a patch is made available. The researchers also found that many of these exploits were targeted at browser plug-ins, which most users utilize on a daily basis. [Kris Lamb], X-Force operations manager, is blaming the problem on a lack of a unified process for disclosing vulnerabilities. He also claims that the long-held practice of publishing example code of vulnerabilities should be frowned upon. [via Liquidmatrix ] Read  |  Permalink  |  Email this  |  Linking Blogs  |  Comments ...

Source: blog.mlive.com --- 31 days ago
By Terry DeBoer | A brief storm stopped the music for 35 minutes Wednesday at Heritage Landing, during the music set of the Christian pop-rock band Stellar Kart. But the "Day Zero" free music event picked right up where it left off and completed its regular schedule before an estimated crowd of nearly 8,000. (Chronicle photo/Kendra Stanley-Mills) Read the story • Mother Nature empties festival grounds -- temporarily • Previews of Kutless , Phillips, Craig & Dean and Rush of Fools • Unity Christian Music Festival coverage • Unity 2008 schedule ...

Source: www.sparkplugging.com --- 24 days ago
For those of you not on Twitter, you can skip this post and ignore us Tweeps. (OR better yet, sign up and join us! Be sure to follow T2Z!) (ON second thought, feel free to play along in the comments if you’d like to join us!) Ever since I gave up my Monday Motivation tradition, I have [...] ...

Source: www.aviransplace.com --- 18 days ago
Malicious hackers are using booby-trapped Flash banner ads to hijack clipboards for use in rogue security software attacks. In the Web attacks, which target Mac, Windows and Linux users running Firefox, IE and Safari, hackers are seizing control of the machine’s clipboard and using a hard-to-delete URL that points to a fake anti-virus program. According to victims [...] ...

Source: www.avclub.com --- 13 days ago
The DNC, OMG! ...

Source: seclists.org --- 35 days ago
Posted by InfoSec News on Aug 1 http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2222923/oracle-issues-security-warning By Shaun Nichols in San Francisco vnunet.com 31 Jul 2008 Oracle has posted an alert [1] for a serious flaw in its WebLogic Server and Express products. The issue lies within the Apache Connector component used by both... ...

Source: www.fredericknewspost.com --- 3 days ago
The 32nd annual Point of Rocks Founders Day, sponsored by the Point of Rocks Ruritan Club, is scheduled for Sunday at the Point of Rocks Community Center and Park, 1635 Ballenger Creek Pike, Point of Rocks ...

Source: www.avclub.com --- 5 days ago
The prospect of the Republican National Convention coming to my hometown has filled me with both excitement and dread for quite a few... ...