Sean Michael Kerner

From the ‘Drive-by’ Files: LAS VEGAS.  A new tool shows how easy it can be to target websites for drive-by downloads in an effort to help build better security. The Black Hat conference is one that is legendary for its talks that get pulled. Once such pulled talk in 2010 is a talk on the […]

From the ‘Caffeinated Tools‘ files: LAS VEGAS. Security researcher Arshan Dabirsjaghi (pic left) now has a new tool out that will enable users to ‘hack’ Java. Licensed under the GPLv3 open source license and available at Google Code – Javasnoop is all about testing Java to see if it can be hacked – or so […]

The Black Hat security conference has established itself as a key venue for the release of important security-related news and developments. Not only are new solutions announced, but security researchers use Black Hat to draw attention to security holes and vulnerabilities. Wi-Fi Planet reports on the latest research Core Security discussed at Black Hat, which […]

From the ‘Black Hat Buzz‘ Files: LAS VEGAS. Black Hat is always busy, and this year moreso than any year I can ever remember. Even the vendor booths are busy this year! The busiest booth by far this afternoon was Google’s. (that’s a pic of their booth- left) Why? Google had the most ‘interesting’ giveaway. […]

From the ‘John Connor Beware‘ files: LAS VEGAS. Security researcher Barnaby Jack (pic left) took to the stage at Black Hat and showed how he could ‘jackpot’ ATMs to get cash. And guess what? According to Jack, it’s Microsoft Windows that bears some of the blame for the way that he can get ATM’s to […]

Security firm CoreTrace is refreshing its Bouncer application, a product that helps enterprises determine which applications are safe for use inside the firewall. With Bouncer 6.0, out this week, CoreTrace is offering enterprises a cloud-based intelligence service to provide real-time updates on security vulnerabilities and patches, a feature that aims to streamline whitelisting and ensure […]

LAS VEGAS — When it comes to locking down wireless access points, few experts consider the WEP wireless security protocol to be secure, since it can be compromised easily with widely available tools. Yet despite WEP’s known weaknesses, support for the discredited protocol remains available on some routers available from industry leader Cisco — a […]

The popularity of Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android-based smartphones has sparked a revolution in the mobile application development world. Users buy the smartphones mainly for the apps and developers track the smartphone sales to decide which platform to create the next must-have application. But as CIOUpdate reports, security experts want users to know that many […]

From the ‘Big Words‘ files: LAS VEGAS. Jane Holl Lute (pic left), the deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security took the stage at Black Hat this morning with a key message. Lute said that cyberspace isn’t the wild west and it’s not a jungle either. “What is DHS trying to do?” Lute […]

Managing enterprise security is a complicated endeavor. With so many potential attack points across the network, security professionals are clamoring for a unified view of the enterprise. Sourcefire thinks it has an answer. The company, known to many as the leading commercial sponsor of the Snort IDS project, has debuted Razorback, an open source framework […]

The market of open source Linux appliance software is pretty big. There are already 80,000 users in Novell’s SUSE Appliance program who have developed over 300,000 Linux appliances. As Server Watch reports, Novell has now unveiled a new SUSE Gallery that features a wide variety of Linux appliances that users can download or use as […]

Tens of thousands of attendees have made their way to Las Vegas this week for the single most important security conference of the year, Black Hat USA 2010, a show that promises to unveil more than most people ever really wanted to know about IT vulnerabilities. As eSecurity Planet reports, this year’s iteration will include […]