Showing posts with label information security business. Show all posts
Showing posts with label information security business. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

cDc's Goolag googles for vulnerabilities


LUBBOCK, TX, February 20th - CULT OF THE DEAD COW (cDc), a hacker group,announced the release of Goolag Scanner, a web auditing tool. Goolag Scanner enables everyone to audit his or her own web site via Google. The scanner technology is based on "Google hacking," a form of vulnerability research developed by Johnny I Hack Stuff.
Goolag is open source and comes as a standalone application with GUI. You can read the specifications here
"It's no big secret that the Web is the platform," said cDc spokesmodel Oxblood Ruffin. "And this platform pretty much sucks from a security perspective. Goolag Scanner provides one more tool for web site owners to patch up their online properties. We've seen some pretty scary holes through random tests with the scanner in North America, Europe, and the Middle East.
If I were a government, a large corporation, or anyone with a large web site, I'd be downloading this beast and aiming it at my site yesterday. The vulnerabilities are that serious."

More info here




Tuesday, February 26, 2008

nCircle Connect 2008: Interaction. Insight. Innovation


This event will help you Connect with the nCircle community to:

  • Interact with nCircle customers, employees and partners
  • Gain insight into security and compliance trends and best practices
  • Learn about innovative implementations to maximize security and compliance
Attend nCircle Connect 2008 March 19-20 in San Francisco and you will be ready to address any security and compliance challenges using the industry’s most advanced technology with a fresh approach reinforced by experience and a new understanding.

Those expected to attend include C-level, Director-level as well as mid-managers in addition to front line IT staff, plus internal auditors and policy-makers. You’ll find colleagues from just about every industry, including financial services, healthcare, retail, technology, manufacturing and pharmaceuticals among others.

This is your best chance to “Connect” with some of the most influential professionals in their organizations as well as in the information security business. Don’t miss it!

The NCircle Connect site