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Smishing

Filed under IPS by on December 10, 2011 at 4:25 pm {no comments}

Today I received the below email from my Credit Union. While this is not new it is the first time I have received an email warning from my bank. This is just a example of the threats to come. With the rise of the mobile Internet this is only going to continue to grow.
 Credit Union has received several reports from members receiving suspicious text messages and phone calls which state that their debit or credit card needs to be reactivated. Please be advised that these messages were not originated by #####, and is a reminder that cyber-crime is not just for computers anymore.

“Smishing”, the combination of texting and automated phone dialing, is an increasing scam the Federal Bureau of Investigation is warning consumers about as we head into the holiday shopping season. Holiday weekends typically see an increase in identity theft activity nationwide, as many financial institutions have limited Saturday hours or are closed. For additional information on how this scam works or steps you can take to safeguard your confidential information, please visit the Fraud Education section of our website.

At ######, we utilize the most advanced security technologies to protect your confidential information, and work diligently to identify scams and alert our members when such attempts are made. Neither we, nor any reputable financial institution would contact you by phone, text message or e-mail and ask for your confidential information.

If you suspect you have been a victim of identity theft, contact us immediately to report your card lost or stolen at the toll-free telephone number printed on the back of your ######### debit or credit card.

Sincerely,
Credit Union

Building the Case for Intrusion Prevention

Filed under IPS, Mcaffe by on September 9, 2011 at 6:23 pm {no comments}

With the myriad of ‘trendy’ security topics taking the spotlight today, it is critical that organizations continue to focus on core network security, namely intrusion prevention, which is one of the most effective methods for securing the enterprise.

Please join DG Technology for an online briefing on: • Do businesses need Intrusion Prevention Systems (”IPS”)? • If so, what’s the best way to evaluate potential IPS vendors? • Which vendor should you select for your IPS requirements?

Join us for this webinar. https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/206228382

Article on DDOS related to WikiLeaks

Filed under IPS by on December 13, 2010 at 10:14 am {no comments}

While it is certainly not new the fallout from the Wikileaks postings continue to come to light. As companies have decided not to be involved with Wikileaks and have distanced themselves from Wikileaks they have become the target of attackers that feel they are the bad guys. There have DDOS attacks against Mastercard, PayPal, Visa and others. Many of these attacks have been carried out by a group that call themselves “Anonymous”. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on your perspective) for those that want to join Anonymous in their “hacktivisim” they are not truly anonymous.

Below is a link to an excellent paper that analyzes these DDOS attacks and the tool used to generate it. It is a good read.

http://bit.ly/i3okxm

Nessus Iphone App

Filed under IPS by on November 10, 2010 at 11:05 am {no comments}

Nessus has joined other security vendors in creating a Iphone app. They are the first vendor I know of though that allows you to manage their product. Up to this point the Iphone apps have only provided information and not allowed you to manage a product. Yes, you could get an SSH client for the phone and use that to connect to a product and scan but this is the first one I know of that allows you to manage their product. I would think companies like Qualys would have already done this since they are cloud based. It is nice to see Nessus continue to innovate and evolve.

Intel buys Mcafee

Filed under IPS by on August 19, 2010 at 1:25 pm {no comments}

It was announced today that Intel will buy Mcafee for over $7 billion dollars in cash. There had been rumors that HP was looking to buy Mcafee which would have been interesting to see how they would have combined the Tippingpoint and Mcaffe intrusion prevention systems. At first glance the Intel merger does seem odd until you begin to look at some of the benefits.

Intel is developing processors with AES instructions sets included. In many ways this allows Intel to provide hardware based encryption and they now own a product to directly integrate with this processor. They could also develop AV solutions running on chips which would dramatically increase the scanning speed.

If  handled correctly this could dramatically change the availability of these products. Why buy another solution if your hardware already has one.

Intel® AES-NI Impact
Testing with McAfee Endpoint Encryption* for PCs (EEPC) 6.0, encrypting a 32GB Intel® X25-E SATA SSD using the Intel® Xeon® processor 5600 series with Intel® AES-NI showed a 30% faster server SSD provisioning time compared to the prior generation processor without Intel AES-NI.
Link to Intel article.
http://bit.ly/9f3bKb
Article on CNN
http://bit.ly/aW36s1

Results for the CISM

Filed under IPS by on August 16, 2010 at 11:25 am {no comments}

Well ISACA was not kidding when they said it takes 6-8 weeks to get the results. I received my email at 4:00pm exactly 8 weeks after taking the exam. The good news is that I passed the exam! I am now beginning the process of  verification of my work experience. ISACA says it takes 6-8 weeks for this as well and I am sure it will probably take the full 8 weeks.

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