Monthly Archives: December 2008

Spying on Smartphones

Posted on 26/12/2008 by Roger

I was recently at an event for Law Enforcement where one of the discussion points was how critical it is to protect Smartphones – actually it was more about how easy to would be to claim that my Smartphone was … Continue reading →

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SQL Injection – again?

Posted on 22/12/2008 by Roger

This week I had – again – a longer mail thread on SQL Injection attacks. Probably it caught me at the wrong moment, as it was a very long week preparing for the IE Out of Band making sure everybody … Continue reading →

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Stealing the Empire State Building in 90 Minutes

Posted on 18/12/2008 by Roger

You do not trust e-Business? Why do you trust “normal” business then? Read this: Newspaper ‘Steals’ Empire State Building in Just 90 Minutes Roger

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Internet Explorer Security Update Ready

Posted on 17/12/2008 by Roger

Go out there and install the update immediately now. Here is the bulletin: MS08-078 – Security Update for Internet Explorer (960714) If you think that you could be infected, run a scan with the online Windows Life OneCare Safety scanner … Continue reading →

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IMPORTANT: IE Vulnerability: Out of Band Release Scheduled for Tomorrow

Posted on 16/12/2008 by Roger

Just as a short notice: We just started to communicate that we will release a security update for the Internet Explorer vulnerability. At the moment, the update is schedule to be released approx 10:00 am PST (19:00 CET) tomorrow. Have … Continue reading →

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Why you should clean your devices before selling them

Posted on 16/12/2008 by Roger

Outch: McCain campaign sells unwiped Blackberry for $20 Roger

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Videos about the latest Security Development Lifecycle

Posted on 15/12/2008 by Roger

I know that this is not particularly news but nevertheless it could well be that the non-developers out there have not yet seen this. During TechEd EMEA for Developers we announced several things around SDL and had some speeches. Some … Continue reading →

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Vulnerability in Internet Explorer Could Allow Remote Code Execution

Posted on 13/12/2008 by Roger

You know that I rarely blog on Advisories we publish unless they are heavily critical. I just want to make sure that you have seen this. MSRC (the Microsoft Security Response Center) constantly updates this advisory with workarounds. Please take … Continue reading →

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Privacy Video Competition

Posted on 11/12/2008 by Roger

On January 28th the European Union is holding the Data Protection Day. To prepare for that, they are holding a competition for young people from 15 to 19 to express their views about online privacy. Here is the teaser: Surf … Continue reading →

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Europol High Tech Crime Experts Meeting 2008

Posted on 11/12/2008 by Roger

I recently had the great opportunity to join the Europol High Tech Crime Experts Meeting 2008 in Den Haag. This is mainly a get together of the High Tech Crime leads of the EU Law Enforcement agencies and countries where … Continue reading →

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