The Hacker Perspective on Cyber Security
By Steven Fox, Founder of SecureLexicon
SecurityBinge – a team composed of Chris Martin aka pr4ch, Tim Elrod aka ri0t, and Stefan Morris aka Janus – are forging a video podcast show addressing information security from the hacker’s perspective. Tim and Stefan, the show’s co-hosts, have years of experience both in corporate and hacker circles.
Business Risk Exposure and Firewall Efficacy
By Steven Fox, Founder of SecureLexicon
Firewalls must be considered in Risk Management, Data Consolidation, and Change Management. As a business grows, so does the rule set to account for new risks, network segments, and users. If the organization does not understand its risk exposure, such tools are of little use.
Anti-Malware Strategy Crucial for Businesses
By Steven Fox, Founder of SecureLexicon
This is the first part of my Black Hat interview with Andrew D. Hayter, Anti-Malcode Program Manager for ICSA Labs. In this installment, Mr. Hayter highlights the challenges businesses face in mitigating malware-related risks.
ISR News: Next-gen SQL Injection Flaws
Excerpts From The Register
Research to be presented at the Black Hat security conference in Amsterdam later this month will show how so-called SQL injection attacks open the door to much more serious exploits that give hackers unfettered access to a website’s database and the operating system that runs it. Penetration tester Bernardo Damele Assumpcao Guimaraes says his techniques prey on design flaws in three of the most popular databases, including MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Microsoft SQL Server.
