Security Books » Internet Security http://www.securityfirstbook.com/security/books Sat, 15 May 2010 16:35:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Microsoft responds to international criticism of Internet Explorer and advises that upgrade to IE8 is the best tactic http://www.securityfirstbook.com/security/books/internet-security/microsoft-responds-to-international-criticism-of-internet-explorer-and-advises-that-upgrade-to-ie8-is-the-best-tactic/ http://www.securityfirstbook.com/security/books/internet-security/microsoft-responds-to-international-criticism-of-internet-explorer-and-advises-that-upgrade-to-ie8-is-the-best-tactic/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:25:48 +0000 admin http://www.securityfirstbook.com/security/books/?p=29 Microsoft has hit back at criticism by French and German cyber security offices over vulnerabilities in its Internet Explorer browser.

Over the past few days, the German Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik and the French CERTA (Centre d’Expertise Gouvernemental de Réponse et de Traitement des Attaques informatique) have issued advisories recommending users temporarily ‘switch to an alternative browser while waiting for Microsoft’s patch’.

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]]> http://www.securityfirstbook.com/security/books/internet-security/microsoft-responds-to-international-criticism-of-internet-explorer-and-advises-that-upgrade-to-ie8-is-the-best-tactic/feed/ 0 Roadmap to Information Security For IT and Infosec Managers http://www.securityfirstbook.com/security/books/internet-security/roadmap-to-information-security-for-it-and-infosec-managers/ http://www.securityfirstbook.com/security/books/internet-security/roadmap-to-information-security-for-it-and-infosec-managers/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:33:55 +0000 admin http://www.securityfirstbook.com/security/books/?p=40 This is the latest book from Cengage Learning on Roadmap to Information Security: For IT and Infosec Managers.

]]> http://www.securityfirstbook.com/security/books/internet-security/roadmap-to-information-security-for-it-and-infosec-managers/feed/ 0 Gizmodo, world’s biggest gadget website, hit by malware in ad http://www.securityfirstbook.com/security/books/internet-security/gizmodo-worlds-biggest-gadget-website-hit-by-malware-in-ad/ http://www.securityfirstbook.com/security/books/internet-security/gizmodo-worlds-biggest-gadget-website-hit-by-malware-in-ad/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:17:07 +0000 admin http://www.securityfirstbook.com/security/books/?p=25 Charles Arthur at the Guardian reports that “Hackers have been running viruses hidden in adverts on the world’s biggest gadget website, Gizmodo, which receives more than 3m visitors per day, the site’s editor warned on Tuesday.

Gizmodo says the ‘malware’ was on its site ‘for a little while last week’. Its announcement did not specify the nature of the problem, but some attacks are now able to infect some Windows machines simply when an advert is viewed. Others flash up warnings that encourage people to download and pay for programs that claim to protect them from fake viruses.”

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]]> http://www.securityfirstbook.com/security/books/internet-security/gizmodo-worlds-biggest-gadget-website-hit-by-malware-in-ad/feed/ 0 The Web: An Unprecedented Challenge for Security Services http://www.securityfirstbook.com/security/books/internet-security/the-web-an-unprecedented-challenge-for-security-services/ http://www.securityfirstbook.com/security/books/internet-security/the-web-an-unprecedented-challenge-for-security-services/#comments Sun, 07 Jun 2009 13:13:38 +0000 admin http://www.securityfirstbook.com/?p=13 Ex-spy chief Sir David Pepper has told BBC Two programme Who’s Watching You? the web presents an unprecedented challenge for the intelligence services.

In his first broadcast television interview, the former director of listening service GCHQ says it has a major bearing on the way suspected terrorists are monitored.

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