Twitter now blocking bad URLs, but imperfectly

Payback's a switch for ex-hacker; Hacking the Defcon 2009 badge Security Alert NetworkWorld.com | Update Your Profile Sponsored by Symark Controlling Access to Privileged Accounts This white paper explores insider attacks and insider risk, and shows how to control them by controlling and monitoring access. The paper describes the more common vulnerabilities exploited by insider attacks and a method for assessing insider risk. Spotlight Story Twitter now blocking bad URLs, but imperfectly Hoping to deal with a growing problem, Twitter has quietly introduced a feature to prevent users from posting links to malicious Web sites. But security experts say that it can be easily circumvented. Read full story Related News: Payback's a switch for ex-hacker Kevin Mitnick remains a marked man ... and that notoriety has the former hacker occupying a new spot on the Internet after being booted from his previous home. From a story by my Network World colleague Ellen Messmer: "They kicked me off," Mitnick says, noting he doesn't begrudge Hostedhere.net, which he used for five years. But after a number of break-ins that targeted the former hacker, "they decided... Hacking the Defcon 2009 badge Hackers modify the Defcon 2009 badge to act as a lie detector, confuse facial recognition systems and get around motion detection systems. Kevin Mitnick seeks refuge from hackers Kevin Mitnick, the ex-hacker turned security consultant, is such a high-profile target himself that the Web-hosting firm he was using finally told him it wouldn't host Web pages for him anymore. Is Your Linksys or Netgear Router Open to Attack? If you have a Linksys model WRT160N or Netgear RP614v4 router, it may be time to worry a little. At least according to a report out of Defcon from The Register. The vulnerability is based on CSRF, or cross-site request forgery, an issue with the cPanel web-based control software used to administrate the devices. Defense Department eyes hacker con for new recruits The U.S. Air Force has found an unlikely source of new recruits: The yearly Defcon hacking conference, which runs Thursday through Sunday in Las Vegas. August Giveaways Cisco Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Practical Intrusion Analysis; Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of SCCM 2007 Unleashed. Google Subnet is giving away 15 copies of Web Geek's Guide to Google Chrome. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet, Microsoft Subnet and Google Subnet home pages. Deadline for entries is August 31. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are Black Hat's best How well you remember the Black Hat conference's most notorious incidents? 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