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CA issues no-questions asked Mozilla certOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 8 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: security | Tags ca, mozilla, cert, man-in-the-middle, attack, security,
"Security researchers have uncovered weaknesses in low-assurance digital certificates that create a means for miscreants to mount more convincing man-in-the-middle..." read more »
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CERT: Linux servers under 'Phalanx' attackOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 133 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: security | Tags cert, linux, servers, phalanx, attack, ssh keys, dan goodin,
Dan Goodin writes, "The attacks appear to use stolen SSH keys to take hold of a targeted machine and then gain root access by exploiting weaknesses in the kernel. The attacks then install a rootkit known as Phalanx2, which scours the newly infected system for additional SSH keys. There's a viral aspect to this attack. As new SSH keys are stolen, new machines are potentially vulnerable to attack." read more »
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McAfee 'Hacker Safe' cert sheds more credOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 252 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: security | Tags mcafee, hacker, safe, cert, sheds, cred, ,
Dan Goodin reports on McAfee's recently acquired Hacker Safe certification's failure to force its customers to correct XSS errors and accuses McAfee of offering a "rubber stamp" offering. read more »
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ICANN taps New Zealand lawyer to replace Cerf.Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 424 days ago (http://www.news.com)
Category: internet | Tags icann, vint, cert, internet, dns, , ,
Vint Cerf has been replaced as Chairman of ICANN by Peter Dengate Thrush, a New Zealand lawyer. read more »
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