Enterprise networks are already blocking messenger applications are actively engaged in monitoring P2P traffic and tweaking application firewalls to capture valid patterns of disruptive, noisy freeware applications such as Skype. I know some of the companies that uses Skype as an alternative medium for internal communication and some believe Skype traffic brings misery to their [...]
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Inscrutable Skype
Posted in Security on July 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
BadWare and SpyBye
Posted in Security on May 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The number of websites spreading badware (spyware, malware, and deceptive adware) is rising in an alarming rate; in many cases, the websites are otherwise victims of malicious hacking. Badware is malicious application that tracks your online behavior and pumps that information back to insincere marketing groups so that they can assail you with targeted ads. [...]
Finding needle in the haystack – Need for Intelligent Scanning
Posted in Security on May 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
When it comes to growing Vulnerability Scanning space, predominantly there are two classes of scanning. There is the “noisily scan – everything and look for all possible static signatures/holes” otherwise “quietly find for relevant signatures/holes”. Most adamant will always look for “aggressive” option in nmap rest want to be none-disruptive yet none intrusive methods, nevertheless [...]
Application Firewalls – Pragmatic way to fend emerging attacks?
Posted in Security on April 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Reason for me to write this blog entry is two fold, firstly typical Gartner statistics cited that by the year of 2009, 80% of enterprises will fall victim of application layer attacks (another handy marketing phrase for typical InfoSec consultants) secondly to discuss practicality and effective deployment to avoid possible false positive.
Why these application layer [...]
