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Bringing you the latest infrastructure and web app security information, including contribution from the Application Security team at Realex Payments.

Joined April 2009
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JavaScript CPU cache snooper tells crooks EVERYTHING you do online. Time to switch to AMD? theregister.co.uk/2015/04/21…

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Ransomware Teslacrypt Still Targeting Gamers. It was really just a matter of time... threatpost.com/ransomware-te…

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Active DoS Exploits for MS15-034 Under Way. Have been your servers already patched? If not, go it now. threatpost.com/active-dos-ex…

Active DoS Exploits for MS15-034 Under Way

Public denial-of-service exploits for a critical vulnerability in Microsoft’s implementation of the HTTP protocol stack, HTTP.sys are under way, while remote code execution attacks may still be to...

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Sysadmins, patch now: HTTP 'pings of death' are spewing across web to kill Windows servers! theregister.co.uk/2015/04/16…

Sysadmins, patch now: HTTP 'pings of death' are spewing across web to kill Windows servers

: Patch Tuesday bug reverse engineered by Thursday

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Peristent XSS Vulnerability Plagues WordPress Plugin. Check yours! threatpost.com/peristent-xss…
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Post-Cryptanalysis, TrueCrypt Alternatives Step Forward. New hope for data securtiy? threatpost.com/post-cryptana…

Post-Cryptanalysis, TrueCrypt Alternatives Step Forward

CipherShed and VeraCrypt developers stand ready to step in for TrueCrypt now that the cryptanalysis phase of the audit is complete and no backdoors were discovered.

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The power of social engineering > nakedsecurity.sophos.com/201…
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DARPA's plan to make software security "the domain of machines". Happy days? nakedsecurity.sophos.com/201…
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Manz 🇮🇨⚡👾
@Manz
24 Mar 2015
# /etc/init.d/daemon stop
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Israeli boffins hack air gap, fire missiles on compromised kit. That's not good at all! theregister.co.uk/2015/03/25…

Israeli boffins hack air gap, fire missiles on compromised kit

Slow command and control code uses PC hot spots to murmur secrets

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Default Setting in Windows 7, 8.1 Could Allow Privilege Escalation, Sandbox Escape. Check yours! threatpost.com/default-setti…
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Half of Android Users Exposed to Attack via Installation Vulnerability. Just anither one! threatpost.com/half-of-andro…
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Realex Payments@RealexPayments
25 Mar 2015
Our journey now continues as part of @GlobalPayInc & we’re even more excited about the future than we were 15yrs ago ow.ly/KMmuf

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Is this the ultimate spam fail? nakedsecurity.sophos.com/201…
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The FREAK bug in TLS/SSL - what you need to know. Do not panic! nakedsecurity.sophos.com/201…

Sophos News - The Sophos Blog

The Sophos Blog

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Outbreak! Fake Amazon voucher offer seeds mobile malware attack. theregister.co.uk/2015/03/04…

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Anatomy of a certificate problem - Comodo's "PrivDog" software in the spotlight. nakedsecurity.sophos.com/201…
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Seagate NAS owners: hide it behind a firewall. Fast! theregister.co.uk/2015/03/02…

Seagate NAS owners: hide it behind a firewall. Fast.

Unpatched software in the OS means root to your stuff won't be hard, says researcher

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And the buggiest OS provider award goes to ... APPLE? However, user activity is the first line of defense! theregister.co.uk/2015/02/26…

And the buggiest OS provider award goes to ... APPLE?

Count of 2014's flaws finds more nasties in Mac OS and iOS than in Windows or Linux

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Firefox 36 Arrives With Patches For Three Critical Flaws See more at: threatpost.com/firefox-36-ar…
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