<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Enterprise Security Update &#187; Information Security</title> <atom:link href="http://www.lexansystems.com/blog/category/information-security/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.lexansystems.com/blog</link> <description>Bulletproof your network!</description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 07:47:23 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <atom:link rel='hub' href='http://www.lexansystems.com/blog/?pushpress=hub'/> <item><title>Is Windows more secure than Mac?</title><link>http://www.lexansystems.com/blog/information-security/is-windows-more-secure-than-mac/</link> <comments>http://www.lexansystems.com/blog/information-security/is-windows-more-secure-than-mac/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:52:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Christopher</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Information Security]]></category> <category><![CDATA[apple]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hacker]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mac]]></category> <category><![CDATA[microsoft]]></category> <category><![CDATA[OS X]]></category> <category><![CDATA[windows]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lexansystems.com/blog/?p=221</guid> <description><![CDATA[I always loved Apple commercials for the Mac, it was always fun to see the new jab they would take a Microsoft.  I specifically got a chuckle out of the claims the Mac is so super secure and Windows was plagued with security issues. 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However, these keyloggers were not placed there by hackers—the companies put them there on purpose. Google and Microsoft added keyloggers to their browsers in an attempt to improve searches for [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.lexansystems.com/blog/information-security/keylogging-malware-or-legitimate-tool/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Breaking Captcha for $.75 /hr</title><link>http://www.lexansystems.com/blog/information-security/breaking-captcha-for-75-hr/</link> <comments>http://www.lexansystems.com/blog/information-security/breaking-captcha-for-75-hr/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2009 06:32:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Christopher</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Information Security]]></category> <category><![CDATA[captcha]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lexansystems.com/blog/?p=105</guid> <description><![CDATA[CAPTCHA &#8211; that annoying security measure that many online service providers use to make sure you are a human and not some spam-bot, has spawned an entire IT sub-industry of service providers whose only goal is to break it. 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The individuals in question may be subject to identity theft. The information on the laptop computer included names, credit card numbers, various addressees, phone numbers [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.lexansystems.com/blog/information-security/full-disk-encryption-a-security-measure-necessity/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Spam is Back in Full Force</title><link>http://www.lexansystems.com/blog/malware/spam-is-back-in-full-force/</link> <comments>http://www.lexansystems.com/blog/malware/spam-is-back-in-full-force/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 17:01:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Christopher</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[CyberCrime]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Denial Of Service]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Emerging Threats]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Information Security]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Malware]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Spam]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Backscatter]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lexansystems.com/blog/?p=51</guid> <description><![CDATA[Symantec’s Monthly State of Spam report for March showed an increase in bounced messages that found spammers forging sent email addresses and using them in the “From” header of their own Spam messages. 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By injecting SQL code in all pages hosted on the same IIS server, this vulnerability allows hackers to inject SQL code and redirect the visitor to a malicious site. 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Tenet Healthcare Corporation &#8211; Dallas, TX An ex-employee was confirmed to have stolen 37,000 records with patient names and personal information. Long Island University &#8211; Brookville, NY 30,000 tax records are considered compromised because of defective mailers with missing adhesive on one [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.lexansystems.com/blog/uncategorized/top-3-data-loss-breaches-march-2008/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>HP USB Key Complete With Worms</title><link>http://www.lexansystems.com/blog/malware/hp-usb-key-complete-with-worms/</link> <comments>http://www.lexansystems.com/blog/malware/hp-usb-key-complete-with-worms/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:48:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Christopher</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Emerging Threats]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Information Security]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Malware]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[In the wild]]></category> <category><![CDATA[infected]]></category> <category><![CDATA[USB]]></category> <category><![CDATA[worm]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lexansystems.com/blog/?p=48</guid> <description><![CDATA[HP Australia has warned that optional USB keys shipped with some of its Proliant servers are infected with malware, bringing attention to the growing use of USB drives as a means to distribute viral infections. The low risk worms, Fakerecy and SillyFDC, were found in a batch of 256MB and 1GB USB keys that shipped [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.lexansystems.com/blog/malware/hp-usb-key-complete-with-worms/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Top attacks used by hackers &#8211; March 2008</title><link>http://www.lexansystems.com/blog/information-security/top-attacks-used-by-hackers-march-2008/</link> <comments>http://www.lexansystems.com/blog/information-security/top-attacks-used-by-hackers-march-2008/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:58:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Christopher</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[CyberCrime]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Emerging Threats]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Information Security]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.lexansystems.com/blog/2008/03/17/top-attacks-used-by-hackers-march-2008/</guid> <description><![CDATA[1,800 attacks were registered throughout the United States throughout the last month, almost 20% higher than the previous month.  Foreign based attacks showed a decline of 4.5% resulting in over 2,800 attacks originating from a Foreign IP space. Top 5 attacks used by U.S. hackers Cisco IOS HTTP Server HTML auto-view exploit Hacktool FxScanner detection [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.lexansystems.com/blog/information-security/top-attacks-used-by-hackers-march-2008/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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