Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 1, 2017

In 2006, I wrote an essay titled " Refuse to be Terrorized." (I A Turkish Airlines flight made an emergency landing because someone named his wireless network (presumably from his smartphone) "bomb on board.". I am also reminded of my 2007 essay, " The War on the Unexpected."

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Joseph Steinberg

JUNE 17, 2021

In any case, the law should be updated to reflect the prices of 2021, rather than those of 1970 or 2006. (I I am also not convinced that the AML Act sufficiently addresses money laundering via cryptocurrencies – but that is a topic for another time…).

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CSO Magazine

JUNE 30, 2021

Editor's note: This article, originally published in 2006, has been updated to reflect recent trends. To read this article in full, please click here (Insider Story)

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The State of Security

MAY 4, 2022

When I joined nCircle as a security researcher in 2006, ASPL 117 had just been released. I missed the ASPL-100 release celebration, which included custom sweatshirts, but there was still one unclaimed shirt in the office and I brought it home, my first piece of company swag. That shirt still hangs in my closet all […]… Read More.

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SecureBlitz

MAY 18, 2022

Malwarebytes was established in 2006, and it quickly rose to popularity as a free and easy-to-use. Malwarebytes is a popular anti-malware program that has been around for years and years. It protects you from various forms of malware, spyware, rootkits, and other nasties without slowing down your computer.

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The State of Security

MAY 10, 2022

In the UK the Companies Act 2006 is the main legislation that forms the primary source of company law and businesses of all sizes must ensure […]… Read More. The post Building a Strong Business Case for Security and Compliance appeared first on The State of Security.

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NetSpi Executives

JULY 2, 2024

CVE-2024-6387 details CVE-2024-6387 (“regreSSHion”) reintroduces a previous vulnerability from 2006 ( CVE-2006-5051 ) due to the removal of a critical line of code. Versions from 4.4p1 up to, but not including, 8.5p1 are not vulnerable due to a transformative patch for CVE-2006-5051.

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Pen Test Partners

JULY 1, 2024

The CVE, dubbed regreSSHion, is a regression of CVE-2006-5051 reported in 2006. Versions before 4.4p1 are also vulnerable unless patches for CVE-2006- 5051 and CVE-2008-4109 have been applied. A once-fixed CVE resurfacing in a later version, OpenSSH 8.5p1 released in October 2020.

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Heimadal Security

OCTOBER 25, 2021

As it turns out, the stolen data is 100% authentic, even if out of date for some of the affected drivers, and was allegedly obtained between 2006 and 2019. The personal information of millions of Russian drivers is being sold by hackers on an underground market for only a few hundred dollars. What Data Was […].

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

I have updated our 2006 paper on language pattern analysis to detect social network attacks. Some minor formatting changes were needed, given the last time I generated the PDF was 2011. The original post is here. Attacks by scammers appear to make sophisticated use of language ideology to abuse trust relationships.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Stolen data spans from 2006 and 2019, local media outlets have confirmed their authenticity. “The cybercriminals put up for sale for $ 800 a database of 50 million lines with the data of drivers that were registered in Moscow and the Moscow region from 2006 to 2019.

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Spinone

APRIL 15, 2021

Founded in 2006, The post How SpinOne Transformed SaaS Operations of LiveAction: Case Study first appeared on SpinOne.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

In 2006, he came up with the idea to create a “camp” that would bring people together that were passionate about WordPress. On July 9, 2006, Matt shared this idea on his blog, MA.TT, hoping to put together an event in under a month. A Brief History of WordCamp.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 9, 2022

In the UK the Companies Act 2006 is the main legislation that forms the primary source of company law and businesses of all sizes must ensure […]… Read More. Compliance is a key part of any organisation and in business terms, it is about ensuring companies of all sizes and their employees comply with existing national and international laws.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 4, 2022

When I joined nCircle as a security researcher in 2006, ASPL 117 had just been released. I missed the ASPL-100 release celebration, which included custom sweatshirts, but there was still one unclaimed shirt in the office and I brought it home, my first piece of company swag. That shirt still hangs in my closet all […]… Read More.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

For the first decade of its existence, starting with its 2006 release , Defender was a much-maligned piece of software that no business would use to protect its endpoints. Microsoft Defender Antivirus suffers from a perception problem. That’s no longer the case.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 11, 2021

In 2006 a special international communication draft was released by the applied studies program of The Institute of World Politics (IWP) called “Ridicule as a Weapon, White Paper No. It contained sharp analysis such as this: …U.S.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 20, 2020

This isn't news; we learned about this in 2006. It's an interesting read, mostly about the government surveillance of him and other journalists. He speaks about an NSA program called FIRSTFRUITS that specifically spies on US journalists. But there are lots of new details.).

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Threatpost

APRIL 9, 2019

Flowershop, Equation, Flame and Duqu appear to have a hand in the different phases of Stuxnet development, all working as part of an operation active as early as 2006.

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Security Affairs

JULY 1, 2024

The flaw was introduced with the fix for another vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2006-5051. Notably, over 0.14% of these vulnerable instances are running an End-Of-Life/End-Of-Support version of OpenSSH.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2022

Founded in 2006, Avira Operations GmbH & Co. Avira Crypto. KG is a German multinational software company best known for their Avira Free Security (a.k.a. Avira Free Antivirus). In January 2021, Avira was acquired by Tempe, Ariz.

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Anton on Security

JANUARY 20, 2022

I have not kept copies of my oldest presentations (very few like this gem from 2003 survived), but my old speaker page reminds me that I focused on “Log Analysis for Security” (2004), “What Every Organization Should Monitor and Log” (2005) and “Log Mining for Security” (2006). script kiddies as they were known back then.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

SolarWinds did not enable anti-exploit mitigation available since 2006 allowing threat actors to target SolarWinds Serv-U FTP software in July attacks. Software vendor SolarWinds did not enable ASLR anti-exploit mitigation that was available since the launch of Windows Vista in 2006, allowing the attackers to launch targeted attacks in July.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 15, 2022

We saw them use this same kind of attack against the Estonian government in 2006,” he said. Sexton also asserted that this cyberattack is likely linked to the crisis in Ukraine, given that Israel has just joined other countries in sanctioning Russia after remaining neutral.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 31, 2022

It will also give authorization to the fed to make amendments to the 2006 US Safe Web Act and will make it mandatory for public and private entities lodge cross border complaints against individuals and groups launching ransomware and other digital attacks.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

” The government says from 2006 until the service’s takedown, Liberty Reserve processed an estimated 55 million financial transactions worth more than $6 billion, with more than 600,000 accounts associated with users in the United States alone.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

About Clearlake: Founded in 2006, Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. Pressure-tested in the world’s most tightly regulated and high-traffic verticals, Vercara’s mission-critical security portfolio provides best-in-class DNS and application and network security (including DDoS and WAF) services to its Global 5000 customers and beyond.

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Dark Reading

JULY 5, 2018

Progress toward economic parity is in reverse for the first time since 2006, but cybersecurity can help change the game.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

After seeing success with Man Vs Wild television show in 2006, Bear launched his own television studio in association with Banijay Productions in 2019. But the intention of the cyber crook/s was clear- to create business disruption, to encrypt data from access for financial gain and to put a dent on the overall reputation of the company.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Microchip implant – Casino Royale (2006). However, after an operation goes sour in 2006’s Casino Royale , M, head of MI6 and Bond’s matriarchal leader, takes matters into her own hands when it comes to keeping tabs on Bond’s health.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 21, 2021

In April, media reported that Boris Johnson ‘s personal mobile phone number has been freely available on the internet for the past 15 years after it was published in a think tank press release in 2006, but never deleted. ” reported the DailyMail.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

The first ever WordCamp was held in San Francisco in 2006 and was organized by Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg. We were very excited to be present, as this year was Jacksonville’s first! The Camp organizers did an incredible job putting together a fun-filled weekend; one we will not soon forget!

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Since 2006, the investigative reporting site Sharesleuth claims to have tanked dozens of stocks and instigated at least eight SEC cases against companies in pharma, energy, logistics, and other industries, all after its investors shorted the stocks in question.

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Javvad Malik

OCTOBER 26, 2020

As I sit down, I recall a time, probably around 2006 because it was before the iPhone came out and only important people had Blackberry’s which they could use to send and receive emails on. The automation workflow will trigger that photo to be uploaded with that relevant project. Technology is but a mere extension of me.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 15, 2021

Oracle Co-Founder Larry Ellison delivers a keynote address at the Oracle OpenWorld conference in 2006. Kaspersky researchers recently discovered a new file-encrypting Trojan built as an executable and linkable format (ELF) that encrypts data on machines controlled by Linux-based operating systems.(Justin Justin Sullivan/Getty Images).

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 5, 2024

In reality, “Apple magic” is more a byproduct of old advertising (this 2006 commercial from the “I’m a Mac, and I’m a PC” series did irreparable harm) and faulty conclusions concerning cybersecurity’s biggest breaches and attacks: People mistakenly believe that because most attacks target Windows computers and servers, no attacks target Macs.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 3, 2021

Oracle Co-Founder Larry Ellison delivers a keynote address at the Oracle OpenWorld conference in 2006. A researcher found five similar vulnerabilities in the kernel of Linux operating systems that can allow an attacker to escalate local privileges on a victim’s network. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images).

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