Failure Audit and Suspicious IP
We were tipped off by the Alienvault alerts on Spiceworks of suspicious IP interaction. As we dug deeper we started noticing a ton of Failure Audits in the Security section of Event Viewer. These were...
View ArticleAD group to allow users to remote-in from home & prevent others from doing so
We have a RDS server in production that a majority of our users need access to. This is about 40-50 people that use RDS daily. About 60% of these users are here at our hub, the other 40% are at one of...
View Articlesecure putty xming connection
I want to connect to my linux server from my windows 7 client computer with putty and Xming but concerned that it will be unsecured. How can I ensure that the connection will be as secure as possible?...
View ArticleBehavioral authentication technologies
Interesting article about a new industry of "post-password" products: http://www.nasdaq.com/article/beyond-passwords-behavior-looms-20140711-00266How likely are you to adopt these more sophisticated...
View ArticleSeriously! Where do people get these things?
Last night, while at home, I ran short on things to do. So I set up a virtual XP machine with no AV/Firewall/Security Patches with the intention of finding a virus from some sketchy site and running it...
View ArticleAvast been looking at naked selfies
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28264446Its not as bad as you might think
View ArticleLobby Online Banking Kiosk
We are a credit union looking for a simple way to create kiosk PC to allow our members to access their online banking from a PC in our lobby. The web is easily configured via white lists and some VLAN...
View ArticleMaybe DNS cache poison? Would you agree with the result of the investigation?
****EDIT: Changed the title has this reflects more what I need now.This is my first time investigating this, I do not understand what they were trying to do. With the help of l0ft1369 we came to the...
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All about ATM Skimmers: Would you have spotted it?
I'm a huge fan of Krebs on Security. He has a special section on his site:All about ATM Skimmers. I strongly encourage you to check it out. But here are some juicy bits from there to whet your...
View ArticleTor - What's your opinion?
I was having a debate with a work colleague today about Tor and its pros and cons and the implications of using it ranging from the end user to the guys running the exit nodes etc.I can see both sides...
View ArticleSSCP Preparation_Help needed
I am a University of Bristol student with a degree in cyber security and I want to attempt the SSCP exam by ISC2.I don't know how to prepare as I have read many blogs where people posted that they...
View ArticleWhat Do I use to encrypt my hard drives now that TrueCrypt "is no longer secure"
Everywhere I looked, TrueCrypt was the best. But then I saw this message on their site:"WARNING: Using TrueCrypt is not secure as it may contain unfixed security issues"So now what does the...
View ArticleWhat are my options for encryption on Windows 8.1 (GPT)?
I'm looking to buy a new notebook with 8.1, but I want to have encryption. I recently had my notebook stolen and shortly after I find out someone tried opening a credit card using my name.I understand...
View ArticleGiving Consumers more online privacy
I am new to Spice Works and see privacy this way. As you get older, privacy becomes much more important. I am the CEO of a start-up whose focus is giving consumers privacy and at the same time security...
View ArticleSecurity Position Pursuit
I'm hoping to get some opinions on getting into IT security.Earlier this year I finished up my CCNA and I was working on what I should do next. I was thinking either MCSA to get more of a server...
View ArticleFive Travel Scams Of The Week
It's summer and a lot of people are on the road, but some of youremployees are always traveling for business, and often these aremanagement-level people with access to lots of confidential data.These...
View ArticleGFI Languard 2012 - the most craptacular piece of s...ecurity software?
Hello, Any GFI Languard users out there? Just wondering is it me or is Languard 2012 the worst piece of software I have come upon on recent years. I have previously used the Languard 9.6 and it was a...
View Articlepassword manager
Looking for a good password manager that I can recommend to fellow employees. What I would like out of one (some of these might not exist): 1) In order to log into the system, you need to answer...
View ArticleESET or Isheriff
Hi Guys ,I have no Idea which way to go regarding these two products. We currently have Trend Micro and will be moving to ESET or Isheriff . ESET anti-virus we had when I started here about 4 years...
View ArticleSecurity Question: Do you turn off C$ admin shares?
We're finally beginning to tighten security at my company and it occurred to me that anybody who is a domain admin can browse to anybody's C:\ drive by using the default C$ admin share. There are a lot...
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