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Favourite Security Reads of the Week (27 Jul 2012)

       Favourite Security Reads of the Week (27 Jul 2012)   "Favourite Security Reads of the Week". Each week we share five news or articles that we like. We hope you will love this column and we welcome your comment via email to [email protected].   Below is the Favourite Security Reads of this Week.   1. Beginner’s Guide to BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) (Microsoft Security Blog, 17 Jul 2012)   2. Top Spam Botnet, “Grum,” Unplugged (Krebs on Security, 19 July 2012)   3. Skype: Nearly half of adults don't install software updates  (The register, 23 July, 2012)   4. 揭秘手机流氓推广黑色产业链 每日暴利可达千万元 (国家互联网应急中心, 25 July 2012, Chinese)   5. WordPress and Server Hardening – Taking Security to...
Release Date: 27 Jul 2012 2653 Views

Favourite Security Reads of the Week (20 Jul 2012)

    "Favourite Security Reads of the Week". Each week we share five news or articles that we like. We hope you will love this column and we welcome your comment via email to [email protected].   Below is the Favourite Security Reads of this Week.   1. SQL Injection Tutorial: Learn About SQL Injection Vulnerabilities and Prevention (Veracode)   2. Cyber security during sporting events (Security Affairs)   3. 面書上,大家都在裸奔! (inmediahk, 9 Jul 2012, Chinese)   4. The Rise of the “Blackhole” Exploit Kit: The Importance of Keeping All Software Up To Date (Microsoft, 19 Jul 2012)   5...
Release Date: 20 Jul 2012 2739 Views

Mass website compromise arising from Parallels Plesk Panel vulnerabilities

Recently, a webmaster request us for assistance, he found that the website's home page or .js files were injected with some malicious code by hackers. The malicious code directs the visitor to some unknown .ru website unknowningly. These websites contain a well...
Release Date: 19 Jul 2012 4864 Views

Favourite Security Reads of the Week (13 Jul 2012)

      Favourite Security Reads of the Week (13 Jul 2012)   "Favourite Security Reads of the Week". Each week we share five news or articles that we like. We hope you will love this column and we welcome your comment via email...
Release Date: 13 Jul 2012 2706 Views

Favourite Security Reads of the Week (6 Jul 2012)

     Favourite Security Reads of the Week (6 Jul 2012)   "Favourite Security Reads of the Week". Each week we share five news or articles that we like. We hope you will love this column and we welcome your comment via email to hkcert...
Release Date: 6 Jul 2012 2714 Views

HKCERT Security Newsletter (July 2012 Issue)

July 2012 Issue of Security Newsletter is available now: /my_url/en/newsletter/1207   HKCERT Strategic Plan (2012-2015) Count Down to D-day (Jul-9) for DNSChanger Victims Security is not an island – a brief summary...
Release Date: 3 Jul 2012 2682 Views

Favourite Security Reads of the Week (29 Jun 2012)

      Favourite Security Reads of the Week (29 Jun 2012)   "Favourite Security Reads of the Week". Each week we share five news or articles that we like. We hope you will love this column and we welcome your comment via...
Release Date: 29 Jun 2012 3065 Views

Phishing email - Utilized a [ DNSChanger Malware Warning ]

HKCERT received an incident report related to a phishing email today. The phishing email utilized a press release from Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) sent out on 27 June 2012 for reminding businesses and members of the public to check their computers for DNSChanger infection.   The...
Release Date: 28 Jun 2012 4140 Views

Count Down to D-day (Jul-9) for DNSChanger Victims

Do you remember the DNSChanger malware? The DNSChanger malware infected 4 million computers around the world. The criminals behind DNS Changer altered the domain name server settings of the infected computers or broadband routers to point to attacker owned domain name server. It causes the victims to...
Release Date: 27 Jun 2012 10428 Views

Favourite Security Reads of the Week (22 Jun 2012)

 Favourite Security Reads of the Week (22 Jun 2012)   "Favourite Security Reads of the Week". Each week we share five news or articles that we like. We hope you will love this column and we welcome your comment via email to hkcert@hkcert....
Release Date: 22 Jun 2012 3215 Views