I was reviewing the most recent SANS @RISK Consensus Security Vulnerability Alert and it reminded me of how easy it is to get caught up in the big stuff and overlook the seemingly innocuous when performing Web security assessments. The @RISK alert lists 69 unique…
Monthly Archives: July 2010
Cloud Computing Benefits
Mention “the cloud” and many who are not heavily involved in the preparation and creation of internet-based resources will turn their heads skyward. To be fair, cloud computing can be a difficult concept to grasp even for those who work within the IT industry because…
Large Companies Don’t Protect From Malware
Everywhere we turn in the recent weeks we are reading articles, blog posts and social media updates about frustrations consumers are having with Adobe products. This comes in light of the Kaspersky Lab report titled “Information Security Threats In the First Quarter of 2010” indicating…
Dangerous XSS vulnerability found on YouTube – vulnerability explained
On the 4th of July 2010 YouTube users began complaining that their videos had been hijacked, the comments section of their videos seemed to be most severely affected, many complained that old comments vanished and new comments could not be added. Others reported that offensive messages were popping up on their screen or scrolling horizontally in large fonts and striking colors. Some users also seemed to suggest that there were experiencing page redirects, often to sites promoting pornographic content.