Regardless of the title of this, I’m mainly aiming this at the copies of Windows 7 RC that are being distributed via .torrent files. Yes I know there have been “leaked” copies of Windows 7 out, but the Release Candidate is available from Microsoft now. So, my question is what […]
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This is a continuation of my post about the cyber attack on Morgan Hill, CA. In that post, I mentioned how the “ham” radio operators helped out, and suggested that people either get their license, get a CB radio, or befriend someone who has one. I want to discuss part […]
Bruce Perens – A Cyber-Attack on an American City On April 9, the people around Morgan Hill, CA woke up to a cyber nightmare. Their phone systems, ATM’s, Internet, and way of life were cut. Even their hospitals were helpless. Eight fiber cables were cut just after midnight. This disrupted […]
VRT: Updating Software This is a short blog post from the VRT team at Sourcefire. It’s mainly about updating software on a *nix system (or mac) but can easily be modified to work on Windows. The post boils down to the following items if you’re installing on Windows (although you […]
US-CERT Cyber Security Tip ST06-003 — Staying Safe on Social Network Sites I may have posted a blog entry about this in the past, but it’s worth revisiting. Recently the daughter of an old friend got in contact with me through a social networking site. Upon looking at her profile, […]
Some conficker lessons learned – isc The Internet Storm Center has some good lessons learned about the Conficker worm. They’re posted from an academic institution, which ran into the infection recently. Mainly these reiterate the need for proper patching, making sure your antivirus and antispyware are updated, and disabling autorun […]
It’s been a busy week for the virus creators and the antivirus companies. And we’re all the collateral damage. On April 8, Conficker finally got the update that the world was dreading 8 days earlier. As you know, the Internet didn’t end though. Then over the Easter weekend, Twitter was […]
First Conficker Update After April 1st – Security Labs Alert Websense Security is reporting that Conficker has received an update via P2P. As of this reporting, they haven’t determined what the update contains, but are analyzing the file and monitoring Conficker’s communication. I’ll keep looking into this development and […]
As reported by Microsoft and Websense in the past few days, an old worm called Neeris has a new look. The people behind the worm have updated it to use some of Conficker’s methods and techniques. Neeris was originally (and still is) an IRC Bot that traveled through MSN Messenger. […]
Some of these books are from my college courses. Others are just books that I’ve read (or am reading) because I like the genre or series. I hope you enjoy this list. If you think of any that you recommend, leave a comment. Patrick. C Programming for the Absolute Beginner […]