IBM X-Force Videos on Security Trending Topics

Today I came across a few small videos recently posted in IBM Security Solutions YouTube Channel. Those videos were recorded by some of the IBM X-Force researchers on various trending topics, i.e., Malware, SEO, Browser Attacks, ... I have listed a few of them below but make sure you check & subscribe to the YouTube Channel for more bits.

• Social Engineering Attacks, by Jon Larimer (@shydemeanor) http://youtu.be/hBr5u9A_bPw
• Web Browser Attacks, by Robert Freeman http://youtu.be/-PSsPxAGoiQ
• SEO Attacks, by Michelle Alvarez http://youtu.be/QHa51b6UptI
• Protocol Analysis Module (PAM), by Clinton McFadden http://youtu.be/Xb5lH-z8YkU

IBM X-Force website: http://www.ibm.com/security/x-force

License Plates Used for Public Messaging

Related to previous blog post, now with bump.com, one can get in touch with others just by specifying the (US) state and the car place... See full article below.

http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/editors/25753/

Branded Car Plate Holder Can Lead To Easy Theft?

While driving to work this morning, something came to my attention. Not something new, or something unusual, I don't know why, but today that got me thinking -- Car Plate Holders.

In a lot of countries, your car plate holder is/can be branded with either your car leasing company logo, your car brand logo, your country flag, and last but not least, your company logo!

What could that change you'd say? Well, I could think of one use that would easily make thieves filter cars they want to break into to steal laptops with valuable data about your company, your customers that you left in your trunk while having an after-work drink with some colleagues. Sure the beer is good but does having your entry on DataLossDB.org do any good?

Paranoid? Food for thoughts? Whatever?

The Pwnie Awards

From pwnie-awards.org:

An annual award ceremony celebrating (or making fun of) the achi[e]vements and failures of security researchers and the wider security community.

It is also supposed to be funny.

Nominations will be accepted from July 21 until July 28. Hurry up!

More information here.