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OUCH! Security Newsletter, December 2007
Posted in SecurityCheck out the latest newsletter for OUCH! - the SANS Institute Security Newsletter for Computer Users, Dec. 2007. You can take their security mini-quiz, learn about recent malware, scams and hoaxes (including a Merry Christmas email virus), Microsoft and and Apple security updates, and the security screw-up of the month: Dec. 07 OUCH newsletter.
posted by Richard Stockton 11:18 am December 10, 2007permalink | digg this | technorati
Beware of Google Searches
Posted in SecurityHere’s a worrisome news article on ZDNet, folks. Please be very careful about what you click on when you do a Google search.
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Spoofed Adhost Emails
Posted in SecurityWe note that clients are receiving email that looks like this:
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Dear user stockton,
You have successfully updated the password of your Adhost account. If you did not authorize this change or if you need assistance with your account, please contact Adhost customer service at: admin@adhost.com.
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There is a zip attachment to this email, and if you open it, you could be infected with the “Mytob.KU” worm. Our virus filters have been catching this email if it is bound for one of our local pop/imap accounts, but if the mail is aliased to go offsite, it could get through to you. BEWARE! If this email gets through to you, just delete it without opening the attachment.
Note that “admin@adhost.com” is NOT a normal Adhost support email.
posted by Richard Stockton 4:47 pm November 1, 2007permalink | digg this | technorati
Beware of Krackin
Posted in SecurityYou should be aware of yet another tactic to compromise your computer with botnet software. Websense® Security Labs™ reported that a new Web site is being distributed in spam sent out by those running the Storm attacks. This site poses as a new piece of software called “Krackin v1.2″ and claims to be a new global sharing network.
If your computer is unpatched it will be automatically exploited. If your computer is patched, you’ll be prompted to download and run a file called “kracking.exe” which contains the Storm payload code.
The latest emails say things like “All the new movies, music and more” or “I’ve been downloading for 2 days straight from this great site!” Don’t click on any links in this type of email. For more details and to see a screen shot of the Krackin Web site, visit Websense.
posted by Richard Stockton 10:38 am October 19, 2007permalink | digg this | technorati
SANS Security Update for Computer Users
Posted in SecuritySANS publishes a fine security newsletter every month especially for the home and business computer user. We read their newsletter internally here at Adhost every month and recommend that you check it out: SANS Ouch Vol. 4 No. 10. Take the “Security Mini-Quiz” and see how well you do. (Answers at the bottom of the report.)
What is the SANS Institute? SANS is the most trusted and by far the largest source for information security training, certification, and research in the world. Their full site is at http://sans.org/.
Watch our blog (or SANS.org) every month for helpful, up-to-date security information.
posted by Richard Stockton 1:33 pm October 4, 2007permalink | digg this | technorati
Performing a Windows Server 2003 Security Audit
Posted in SecurityHas your Windows Server 2003 machine been acting up lately? Is resource usage higher than normal?
Now is the time to perform a security audit on your server. If you aren’t sure where to start, you can begin by using the following document on the Adhost Support site: http://www.adhost.com/support/colocation/windows/audit.shtml
posted by Ron Johnson 12:21 pm September 24, 2007permalink | digg this | technorati
Securing a new installation of Windows Server 2003
Posted in SecurityLately I’ve been asked many questions in relation to securing a new installation of Windows 2003 Server. I’ve prepared a document that you can follow to harden your new installation of Windows 2003 Server. You can view the entire document at: http://www.adhost.com/support/colocation/windows/security.shtml
Did you know that Adhost provides managed services for your dedicated server? Managed services include keeping your data secure as well as service monitoring and patch management. Let the expert systems administrators at Adhost do the work for you! For more information see: http://www.adhost.com/colocation/managed.shtml or call 1-888-234-6781.
posted by Ron Johnson 12:13 pmpermalink | digg this | technorati
Web Site Security
Posted in SecurityOur system administrators recently wrote three articles on different facets of Web site security. We encourage our new clients and existing clients to read them:
- Vulnerabilities for Web Site Hacking
- Protecting your Web forms from spammers
- Protecing your code from SQL Injection
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