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Interesting links – September 1

September 1st, 2009 Posted by D Webber

Potentially interesting links for September 1:

• Cross-protocol XSS with non-standard service ports – Mostly affects Internet Explorer, but cookies can be stolen on every browser.
• Key findings in the IBM X-Force Mid-Year Trend and Risk Report – IBM sees more file based attacks, obfuscation to evade IPS/IDS, big decrease in phishing and huge increase in trojans hidden on web sites.
• ‘Freakshow’ Provides Inside Look At Real Malware Behind Big Breaches – (Dark Reading). Custom malware and camping out on an internal network for months: the current trend by attackers.

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