Authored by Mosi Platt, Sr. Audit Consultant at Pivot Point Security
Brian Krebs posted a story on his blog about a California bank that was sued by one of its business customers that alleged the bank failed to use security controls described in its online banking contract that were intended to prevent unauthorized electronic transfers.
Village View Escrow, the company suing Professional Business Bank, ...
Authored by Mike Gargiullo, Sr. Security Consultant, Pivot Point Security
I’m a car guy. I’ve always loved things that go fast. I saw pictures this week of the 2012 Boss Mustang and started drooling. It comes from the factory with 440 HP and a top speed of 155 MPH. This car is designed to drive fast, but I wonder… how long would it last if you were able ...
Authored by Mike Gargiullo, Sr. Security Consultant, Pivot Point Security
I recently installed Windows 7 on a laptop that previously ran Windows XP. I’ll admit, I was kind of flying through the install as it was one of several things I was working on at the time. When the laptop rebooted into Windows 7, I was happy… until ...
I was recently at an entertainment event that was part concert, part story-telling, part presentation, and all fun. I had purchased my ticket for this event the very day they went on sale, just to make sure I’d get a great seat. And the seat really was perfect: center-stage in the front section.
Some of my friends were also attending, but they either hadn’t had the spare cash to buy the great ticket, or ...
Authored by Mosi Platt, Sr. Audit Consultant at Pivot Point Security
I attended the Tenable Security Showcase in New York City last Wednesday and wanted to share some of my thoughts on it. The agenda for the showcase is listed in the table below but I’ll only be discussing the two speakers I found to be the most interesting – Renaud Deraison and Marcus Ranum.
Renaud Deraison – History and Future of Nessus
I had never ...
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