About Net Security: January 16, 2009

Net Security In the Spotlight | More Topics |   from Tony Bradley, CISSP-ISSAP Hello again. Due to 'technical difficulties' brought on by having too many Beta applications running on my primary system my computer access was incapacitated last week. Lesson learned: leave your primary work computer alone and experiment with Beta software and other applications on an alternate computer. Anyway, I'm back. This week Microsoft released the first Security Bulletin for 2009. It is possible that it could wreak havoc on unpatched systems, so make sure you apply the update to protect your computer. Also check out the news about the security issues at Twitter, the problems with secure Web surfing, and other new posts below.   In the Spotlight Microsoft Welcomes 2009 With One Security Bulletin Microsoft says Happy New Year! To celebrate, they started the year off slowly with only one Security Bulletin for the month of January. MS09-001 is a Critical Security Bulletin that addresses a few vulnerabilities with Microsoft's implementation of the SMB protocol. SMB is utilized for file and folder sharing on network. Successful exploit of the vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute malicious code...read more              More Topics Pearson Unveils New Certification Exam Prep Tool Studies Show Teens Exhibit Risky Behavior on MySpace Profile: mSecure iPhone / iPod Touch App 5 Steps to Protect Yourself From Spyware Disable Storing Usernames and Passwords in Internet Explorer Wireless Network Security for the Home Protect Your Business From Phishing Scams Can You Trust Your Web Sites? It was big news when security researchers recently announced that they had broken SSL. If you are not a securiy researcher, or at least an information security professional, you might ask "what is SSL". In a nutshell, SSL (which stands for Secure Sockets Layer) is a protocol that allows for secured connections over the Web. What you might be more familiar with as a common user is either a little padlock icon at the bottom of your browser that illustrates a secure connection, or the fact that the URL starts with 'https' rather than just 'http'. However, the security of connections over the SSL protocol...read more   Twitter Phishing Scams and Hacks Do you 'tweet'? That is the term used for individual posts or comments on the social networking site Twitter. You can check out 'What is Twitter' from the About.com Guide for Web Trends Dan Nations if you want to know more about how the service works. But, if you are one of the millions of 'tweeters', you should be aware of some recent security issues with the service. First, there has been a phishing scam circulating that impacts Twitter. Twitter users receive private messages which should only be able to be sent from trusted Twitter friends...read more     Sponsored Links   Best Moves in a Bad Economy Save & Invest the Right Way Find out how to beat a bear market, make smart choices, and keep your cool even when the economy is unpredictable. Internet / Network Security Ads Security News Security Newsletter Virus Removal Computer Hacking Security Flaws Advertisement     Visit Related About GuideSites: Wireless / Networking Antivirus Software Focus on Windows Email internet   Search About      Sign up for more free newsletters on favorite topics. You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Net Security newsletter as security.world@GMAIL.COM. If you wish to change or remove your email address, please visit: http://www.about.com/nl/usgs.htm?nl=netsecurity&e=security.world@GMAIL.COM About respects your privacy. Our Privacy Policy. Our Contact Information. 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2008 About, Inc.