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  1. This has been happening at least since 2016.

  2. SOAP Vulnerability added to Mirai on Deutsche Telekom Says 900,000 Fixed-Line Customers Suffer Outages (reuters.com) · · Score: 2

    see https://isc.sans.edu/forums/di...

    looks like a new SOAP vulnerability was added to Mirai. Here come a few million more mirai bots.

  3. Practical certs like GIAC help and hold value on Ask Slashdot: Are Any Certifications Worth Going For? · · Score: 3, Informative

    If you are serious about infosec certifications, check out GIAC (http://www.giac.org) . The certs are very applied and test practical knowledge (e.g. they are open book... no need to test how well you can memorize stuff). CISSP is good to get you started in the field.

  4. Report it to DShield.org on Ask Slashdot: Where To Report Script Kiddies and Other System Attacks? · · Score: 5, Informative

    "Random" attacks can be reported to DShield.org . They have a number of scripts to automatically submit firewall logs (including from Linux firewalls). See http://www.dshield.org/howto.html . Once set up, it just "runs" and DShield aggregates the data, uses it for research and reports worst offenders to ISPs and other contacts.

  5. better link for this storey on Phishing Site Using Valid SSL Certificates · · Score: 5, Informative

    A better link, with more screenshots:

    Phollow the Phlopping Phish

  6. ISC got counter of vulnerable systems on Unpatched IE Flaw Extremely Critical · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The SANS Internet Storm Center has a counter on their home page showing how many visitors to their site are vulnerable to this particular problem. At this time, looks like it is 43%! (and I assume that people checking the site are more security concious then the average). Also see MSIE 0day exploit.

  7. Link to list on SANS Institute Warns of Attack Shift · · Score: 5, Informative

    the actual top 20 list can be found here: http://www.sans.org/top20

  8. if not ads, who should pay for content? on Why Do You Block Ads? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    So who should pay for content if ads shouldn't? Would you "subscribe" to a website?

  9. Why is this news? on IBM Thinkpads now in Titanium · · Score: 3, Insightful

    So there is a different color thinkpad, and this is newsworthy? Not even a picture of the thing in the article. Nothing a can of spray paint wouldn't be able to do.

  10. Internet Storm Center is tracking "survival time" on Windows Infected in 12 Minutes · · Score: 5, Informative

    The Internet Storm Center is tracking a similar number for while. See the "survival time". It has actually improved over the last few months!

  11. What about a better solution for device drivers on What to Expect from Linux 2.6.12 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I think these changes are nice. But what Linux needs is a rethinking of the way device drivers are integrated. Bundling them all with the kernel will just no longer work (did you ever try to configure a kernel these days?). What I am looking for is a way to be able to use the same driver (aka 'module') in different kernels without having to recompile all over again, and the ability to compile a driver without having the complete kernel source installed.

  12. NPR / PBS / Audible on Sources of Intelligent Audio for Commute? · · Score: 1, Informative

    Back when I had a long commute (1hr +), I listened to NPR/PBS. Great program. I did use Audible.com quite a bit back then as well. Too bad they don't support Linux :-/. Had to drop them as I got rid of Windows.

  13. slashdotted :-( on Mac mini in a Volkswagen · · Score: 0, Redundant

    slashdotted on a saturday night before the first comment was posted :-(

  14. Re:Windows on Worm Hits Windows Machines Running MySQL · · Score: 3, Informative

    Well, Apache, PHP and MySQL run just fine in Windows. Many people run Linux on servers, but Winows on Developer desktops (which then have Apache, php and mysql installed).

  15. serial RJ45 connectors on Worst Bug or Shortcomings in a Standard? · · Score: 1

    A lot of equipment uses RJ45 connectors to provide serial connections (e.g. terminal servers). But they all use different pin outs. Sometimes even different models for the same manufacturer need different adapters.

  16. distro with grsecurity on Security Holes Draw Linux Developers' Ire · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Are there any distros out that include GRSecurity? I use it on all my 2.4 kernel boxes with great success and just started using it on production 2.6 systems. Overall, I find it to be very stable, and a very worth while extra layer of protection even without using the role based ACLs.

  17. snort signatures on Net Worm Uses Google to Spread · · Score: 3, Informative

    The ISC posted a couple of snort sigs and other details.

  18. smae 'SMART' as the one sold by Mercedes on ZAP Smart Car Approved for Sale in the US · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Is this the same 'SMART' car as the one sold by Mercedes in Europe? Sure looks like it, but I can't see any reference to that.

  19. Update version at Amazon for $55 free shipping on SuSE Linux 9.2 Professional Released · · Score: 4, Informative

    I wasn't able to find the update version at Suse.com. However, it looks like Amazon.com got it (with free 'super saver' shipping):

    Suse Linux Professional 9.2 Upgrade Strong Encryption 128 Bit

  20. not just "the web" on The Web's 20 Worst Security Flaws · · Score: 4, Informative

    These flaws cover more then just "the web".
    They include things like week passwords and non-web network threats.

  21. no issue here on Does Your LCD Play Catch-Up To Your Mouse? · · Score: 1

    no issue with my FP2001. Actually, I love the display. Send me yours for a dual headed system ;-)

    Running Suse 9.1 on Nvidia FX 5200 card with Nvidia drivers. Wireless Kensington mouse.

  22. Are you patched? on Public Exploit For Windows JPEG Bug · · Score: 4, Interesting

    These early POC exploits are covered in todays
    ISC Diary. Note that now there is a script to generate images to add an Admin level user (username "X").

    Not too long until we see a remote shell.

    Some people are tlaking about seeing it used in an MSN Messenger worm.

    The hard part about patching this one is that a lot of third party software may overwrite the Windows JPEG GDI library with its own older version :-/

  23. real voip issue: customer support on The Voice Over IP Insurrection · · Score: 3, Informative

    I am currently using VoIP, mostly to save money. While the call quality is great, I think the real issue with VoIP is uptime and customer support. And I think the last issue is not accounted for when people talk about the potential savings from VoIP.

    I can't remember the last time I picked up a regular phone and didn't get a dial tone. For VoIP on the other side, I had a number of extended outages (maybe a total of 10 hrs this year so far). There is just so much more that can break with VoIP, which is out of the control for the VoIP company. As a result, VoIP customer support is always busy, and never able to help :-(

  24. Re:Similar Article on Day in the Life of the Internet Storm Center · · Score: 4, Informative

    don't click on the link unless you want your cube mates stare at you ;-)

  25. Re:SuSE and VMware on Day in the Life of the Internet Storm Center · · Score: 2, Informative

    Get the latest VMware build, and check the vmware community forums. But the latest build I downloaded installed without a hitch on Suse 9.1 running on an AMD64 system.