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Monthly Archives: April 2009
Adobe Acrobat Hit Again
It’s true. Adobe Acrobat is vulnerable once again. This is getting ridiculous. They have enough money to buy up software companies but yet they can’t invest the time and money to harden their existing products? They worked so hard to … Continue reading
The Internet Explosion
According to research, there are approximately 162 million websites on the Internet as of April 2008. To put this into perspective, in 1996 there were only 100,000. Talk about a meteoric rise. The cause of this growth has many roots. … Continue reading
Don't Open That File!
Yes, just when you thought it was safe to open Adobe Acrobat files (with a .pdf extension), it’s not. Everyone who reads this should update their Adobe Acrobat Reader here: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb09-04.html Hackers (or as some prefer – cybercriminals), have found … Continue reading
Paul McCartney's Web Site Hacked – "Back in the USSR"
Yes it’s true. The rock n roll icon Paul McCartney had his website hacked. (This attack isn’t necessarily originating in Russia, but I couldn’t refuse the obvious opportunity.) It’s amazing how certain hackings follow the news. It was just a … Continue reading
What Conficker was – and wasn't
Well, the big April 1st “dooms day” has come and gone. I’ll admit that even though we really didn’t think anything malicious was going to happen, we did add a Conficker scanner to The Box (our security appliance at www.ebasedsecurity.com) … Continue reading