Monthly Archives: February 2007

New Google Desktop Flaw Discovered

Can we trust to desktop search engines such as Google, Microsoft and similar. I’m afraid but I still don’t want to use it. I tried it and know that they help a lot to organize and search data. Also they … Continue reading

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Security Hole in Snort Intrusion Detection / Prevention System

A week ago, Neel Mehta from IBM Internet Security Systems X-Force has reported a vulnerability in Snort, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the … Continue reading

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IDC IT Security Roadshow 2007 in Belgrade

IDC IT Security Roadshow 2007 “Securing Your Business: Technology Meets People” Conference will be held on February 13, 2007 in Belgrade, Serbia (Venue: Hyatt Regency Belgrade). You can see schedule, general information and other details here. See you there.

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Silica – A Wireless Hacking Tool

Ryan Naraine writes on his ZDNet blog about Wi-Fi hacking with a handheld PDA. The palm-sized PDA tucked away in Justine Aitel’s pocketbook just might be the most scary device on display at this year’s RSA security conference. Aitel is … Continue reading

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NIST Competition for New Cryptographic Hash Function

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is having a competition for a new cryptographic hash function. NIST did a good job managing the AES process (competition for Advanced Encryption Standard). They are obviously going to do in similar way … Continue reading

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