As the acronym says VoIP (Voice over IP) is based on IP networks! It means that the protocols used by this technology travel across links and routers like HTTP, SMTP or any other IP based protocols. With classic telephony (based on copper cables), tapping was very easy to perform but
Category: Security
Safe File Eraser on Linux
Working as a security consultant, my laptop contains a lot of confidential data: corporate data (emails, procedures, contacts list, etc) and, even more critical, temporary customers data (reports, documentations, network topologies, packet captures, etc ). That’s why data protection is a key point for me. First, data are encrypted using
Secunia PSI 1.0 (Final) Has Been Released
Secunia announced in its blog the availability of PSI 1.0 (Personal Software Inspector). This is a must have to keep track of unpatched or end-of-life applications!
Merry (Safe) Christmas!
We are just one month away from Christmas! Traditions, nice time with your family and friends, holiday. Internet will be even more used to spread greetings cards, to find the best gifts… Malicious activity will certainly grow in the same way: Cybercriminals release Christmas themed web malware exploitation kit Take
TV Show: Les pirates informatiques peuvent-ils vaincre les armées ?
Wednesday 26th November, 08:25 PM (GMT+1), La Une (Belgian First French TV Channel) will broadcast a reportage about the cyber war: “Les pirates informatiques peuvent-ils vaincre les armées ?En moins de dix ans, le réseau internet est devenu accessible à tous. Les grandes puissances mondiales se préparent à la guerre
The Right Words at the Right Place
I read an interesting post on itmanagement.earthweb.com. It covers the problem that almost all of us have: it is difficult to find the right words during a presentation. Terms must be properly chosen depending on the audience! If you don’t success, you won’t be able to captivate the attention of
Gmail Security Flaw?
Lot of sites report a security flow in Google Mail! It should be possible to redirect all your incoming e-mails to an external address. How? By using a malicious filter created without your approval! Check out a good review of this issue: http://geekcondition.com/2008/11/23/gmail-security-flaw-proof-of-concept/.
Back on Finjan
security4all posted a comment about a potential disclosure of personal information when using Finjan. Thanks to him! Once installed the Finjan Firefox add-on does not require any registration nor authentication on the Finjan web site. The service is available “as is” and relies on the HTTP protocol. Here follow more
Rabobank Fishing Site
I just received the following e-mail a few minutes ago: From: “RaboBank” Reply-To: To: undisclosed-recipients: Subject: RaboBank Survey Dear user, This is the first Survey at RaboBank! Please participate in our survey and in exchange you will be rewarded!!! All you have to do is to answer at 8 questions
Safe(r) Surfing with Finjan
A interesting Firefox add-on was recommended by a colleague today. It increases your security while looking for content on popular search engines: “Finjan SecureBrowsing is a free service that proactively alerts you to potential malicious content hiding behind links of search results, ads and other selected web pages. Finjan SecureBrowsing