Facebook social engineering attack strikes NATO

When you think about it, it's really surprising there are so few of these attacks. As a company, we're putting a big push behind social networking for marketing, with editors and marketers creating and posting to many sites. Is going to make us more vulnerable?

Jesse Varsalone to lead ethical hacking and systems defense seminar

Jesse Varsalone, author of "Defense Against the Black Arts" and the forthcoming book "Intrusions: How Hackers Get In and the Evidence They Leave," is giving a two-day seminar on ethical hacking and systems defense on June 9 and 10.

Anonymous Threatens to 'Erase NYSE from the Internet'

Anonymous Threatens to 'Erase NYSE from the Internet'. Can't say they're not ambitious. Wish they'd drop the "V for Vendetta" masks. What more is there to say?

Kevin Mitnick on Anonymous and LulzSec, and how he thinks the government overreacted to his exploits

I can't believe it's been seven years since Mitnick took that stage at the 2004 Infosecoworld. Nor can I believe that some certification organization boycotted the conference because of it. I recall, probably incorrectly, that he was interviewed by the guy who prosecuted him. Both the interview and Mitnick's stage presence and "tricks" were great. It might have been around the time his book on social engineering was published. Now, he's published his memoirs, although considering how his life and exploits have been documented so far, one wonders if there's anything new to recount. In this interview on Salon, he talks about Anonymous, LuzeSec, and other contemporary hacks, and touts his book.

Help Wanted: Hackers in India

The Time of India reported that India is looking to hire ethical hackers in both the public and the private sectors to help protect Websites and data from attack. I wonder what took them so long, or this is a concerted push to beef up its defenses? Can an offensive capability be far behind?