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How the Internet is Being Used for Cyber Jihad

Failing to validate data causes several serious Web application vulnerabilities.

Why do disruptive cyber attacks seem to rise every August? I've been asking myself that question for several years now. Could it be the timing of the annual Black Hat convention? Students going back to college? Are the hackers taking July off and coming back refreshed in August? Or am I imagining things? I need your help.

Protecting and securing our systems can be an exhaustive and long term duty when we are dealing with the complexity of network infraestructure today.

Malware is evolving from annoying popup ads to stealthy monitoring of user-system interactions. The business risk of malware is evident in the recent Heartland Payment System breach. This is the 1st part of a Black Hat interview discussing the threat and mitigating controls.

California recently joined approximately thirty other states in deciding to amend its Code of Civil Procedure to more directly address electronic evidence.

According to Fortify's Barmak Meftah, “you can't blindly identify problems inside of code without taking the risk element into account.” This is the first part of a BlackHat interview discussing the current state of application security and Mr. Meftah's vision of the future.

Most believe the CARS stands for ‘car allowance rebate system’ but it really looks like it stands for ‘cyber asset review system’ based upon information gleaned from the CARS.GOV website.

Read between the lines for the real story