Misc Security
Misc Security
| The SoakSoak.ru website is known to contain and distribute a malware which has the capability to infect Wordpress by exposing a previously identified vulnerability.This has led to Google blacklisting hundreds of domains. What can do if I am targeted by this malware? What is the risk to my website from such an attack? |
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| The recent news of the Home depot systems being breached has been the latest with respect to attack on major retailers and in line with the attack on Target last year. As customers using credit cards at local stores for over the counter purchases what is the recourse available for us to protect our credit card data from being stolen? |
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| A new malware called Misfortune Cookie targets office and home routers by exploiting a vulnerability in them . this will expose the device to the malware and leave it at its risk.What kind of risk does such an infection pose to the users attached to these systems? Is there a known solution to this? |
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| The Sony Pictures hack has led to a vast amount of employee records being exposed to the hackers who could potentially misuse the personal details of employees. What kind of risk does this hack expose Sony's employees to? What can employees do now to ensure that their personal data is not misused? |
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| Coinvault is a new ransomware which offers a free decrypt option. What is a ransomware? What can it do and with what intent, is it launched?Why doesn't the claim of Coinvault not worth much anyway? How is it different from the other ransomwares like CryptoLocker? What is the backup policy that needs to be maintained in case of an infection? |
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| What is Regin?Wy is it said to have disastrous consequences? What is the effect of being infected by this malware? Which type of industry is being most targeted? Is it true that the threat is capable of intercepting calls and SMS between individuals? What else can the malware do? Why is it very difficult to detect this malware? |
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| What is the (Cross Site Scripting) XSS vulnerability that has been recently noticed on the website Weather.com. What is the consequence of this and how could it leave the website exposed to attacks What has caused the website to be exposed to such an attack? What can be done to patch the issue and secure the website? |
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| What is the risk caused by the POS malware which is recently in the news? The malware can supposedly act as a an advanced backdoor.what is a a backdoor in computing and why is it created?What can the POS malware affect? Why are ticketing systems and kiosks in public places,particularly at risk from this malware? |
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| What is the risk caused by the recent attack on Sony? The attack is claimed to have released some of Sony's major pictures online, including some to be released in the coming years. It is reported that this might be caused by some data wiping malware. What will be the outcome of such an attack? |
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| What is Cross Site request Forgery (XSRF)? How is it different from Cross Site Scripting (XSS)? Could you please explain XSRF with an example? What is login CSRF? How can one defend against CSRF attacks. As a website admin, what can I do to protect by website from an XSRF attack? |
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