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24 September
New Twitter Flaw Highlights Need For Kaspersky Software
Kaspersky First For
Security As Twitter Flaw Is Exploited
by
SoftwareGuru
When this week's Twitter bug attack happened it was significant
that Kaspersky were on top of it before major
news outlets like RTE or national Irish newspapers.
On the day in question there was much initial confusion
surrounding the extent of the attack.
"As of 2pm on 21.09.2010 there is a
Persistent XSS Bug on Twitter Being Exploited and not even
BBC News know as much as Kaspersky do at this point."
Thankfully Twitter staff were able to solve the security issue
within a few hours.
Whenever I'm working online I often keep a twitter window open
in the background so I can keep an eye on current events.
Around lunchtime, one of the tech experts I follow gave a simple
message: "Everyone, get off twitter. NOW."
Knowing how frequently the Twitter website falls down, I figured
this could be a legitmate warning and not just some 4Chan-style
prank.
A visit to
Threatpost, Kaspersky's security news service, confirmed
that there is indeed a problem with web browsers being attacked
if they are viewing the Twitter.com website.
Users do not even have to click on a link, they only have to
mouse-over a link to activate the bug.
At the risk of saying "I told you so", anyone who hasn't been
taking the security of their web browser seriously must now do
so.
It's safe to assume that popular sites will be targeted for
these types of attacks and relying exclusively on free antivirus
software options may not be enough.
It's your choice...
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Clickjacking
The latest attack on Twitter is a step beyond the
clickjacking attacks which have appeared on Facebook in
recent months.
I use four browsers (IE8, Firefox, Chrome and Opera - sorry Mac
users but Safari just bugs me) and they all have their own
strengths and weaknesses.
A combination of Firefox and NoScript is currently the
safest way to surf the web that I'm aware of and I also disable
3rd party cookies in IE8.
I hope IE9 will allow users to add Firefox-style plugins,
otherwise no one will be using Internet Explorer in two years
time. Security is too important to not have access to these type
of amazing free tools whether it's NoScript or Firebug.
Personally, with cheap software being so, well... cheap these
days it seems insane for anyone to use non-legit
versions of Windows or have a dodgy antivirus security system.
If my computer is going to come up against net nasties, I want
them to have all the weapons at their disposal to KICK ASS.
I don't send my troops into battle armed with dodgy gear. I want
The A Team!
Especially when I can get the Kaspersky security tools I
need for very cheap prices here at Software4Students Ireland.
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I Love It When A
Plan Comes Together
By now you should be
whistling the A-Team theme tune and just as they would pimp
their van with weapsons, it's time you did the same to your PC
or Mac.
- Use
Official operating systems and make sure you get your free
updates weekly
- Never open email attachments from people you don't know
- If you've downloaded a file from the net, scan it first BEFORE
you open it. That goes double for file-sharing P2P students.
- Use passwords that include letters, numbers and symbols such
as £$%^&*
- Make sure you Antivirus is up-to-date and that your Internet
Security software is up to the job of protecting your computer.
If you need new software take a look at the money saving
cheap Kaspersky Internet Security 2011 deals we have on
offer.
- Mac users who want to get on with being creative can enjoy
peace of mind if they have
Kaspersky Mac Antivirus software
- Adware and Spyware are now normally tackled by a proper
internet security package. Pop up windows can be tackled through
browser settings and don't necessarily mean you're infected. If
you stop all pop up windows you'll find simple downloads such as
Adobe Flash won't download properly.
The key thing to remember is that there's a balance to be
achieved between security and usability.
Your day to day PC or Mac use shouldn't involve your security
system constantly informing you what it's up to because all that
should run quietly in the background.
It will be interesting to see the security reports that are
released in the wake of today's Twitter attack. The type of
online storms that can be expected in the future may be more
severe.
This Captain Is Ready To Set Sail, Are You Ready?
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New Twitter Flaw Highlights Need For Kaspersky Software