Lucian Constantin

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Security researchers link second malware program to rogue printing incidents

The propagation routine of the W32.Printlove worm can cause the printing of useless data, Symantec researchers say

By Lucian Constantin

Jul 3, 2012 3 mins

Access Control Malware Small and Medium Business

Widely used Web attack toolkit exploits unpatched MSXML flaw

Security researchers saw an exploit for the CVE-2012-1889 vulnerability being used with the Blackhole exploit toolkit

By Lucian Constantin

Jul 2, 2012 2 mins

Malware Microsoft Small and Medium Business

Web attackers start borrowing domain generation tricks from botnet-type malware

Hackers have started using domain-name generation techniques to prolong the life of Web-based attacks, Symantec researchers say

By Lucian Constantin

Jun 27, 2012 2 mins

Malware Network Security Small and Medium Business

Researchers devise practical key recovery attack against smart cards, security tokens

Researchers optimize known oracle padding attacks to make them practical against cryptographic devices that use older encryption standards

By Lucian Constantin

Jun 26, 2012 2 mins

Access Control Encryption Network Security

Malware infection forces printers to print garbled data, researchers say

New Trojan.Milicenso variants can cause printers to print an executable file

By Lucian Constantin

Jun 25, 2012 3 mins

Malware Small and Medium Business Windows Security

Cisco patches vulnerabilities in VPN client, security appliances

Cisco released security updates for AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client and several hardware security appliances

By Lucian Constantin

Jun 21, 2012 2 mins

Cisco Systems Patch Management Software Small and Medium Business

Report: Flame part of US-Israeli cyberattack campaign against Iran

Unnamed Western officials confirmed that Flame was developed by US and Israeli governments, the Washington Post reported

By Lucian Constantin

Jun 20, 2012 2 mins

Malware Network Security Small and Medium Business

Fake Android antivirus app likely linked to Zeus banking Trojan, researchers say

Cybercriminals are distributing a mobile component of the Zeus banking Trojan as an Android security application, Kaspersky experts said

By Lucian Constantin

Jun 19, 2012 3 mins

Fraud Malware Small and Medium Business

Governments should invest more in catching cybercriminals, researchers say

Investing in law enforcement action against cybercriminals is more important than buying cybersecurity software, researchers say

By Lucian Constantin

Jun 18, 2012 4 mins

Cybercrime Government IT Legal

MySQL vulnerability allows attackers to bypass password verification

Exploit code is available for a MySQL authentication bypass vulnerability

By Lucian Constantin

Jun 11, 2012 3 mins

Access Control Malware Mobile Device Management

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Lucian Constantin

Articles by Lucian Constantin

Security researchers link second malware program to rogue printing incidents

Widely used Web attack toolkit exploits unpatched MSXML flaw

Web attackers start borrowing domain generation tricks from botnet-type malware

Researchers devise practical key recovery attack against smart cards, security tokens

Malware infection forces printers to print garbled data, researchers say

Cisco patches vulnerabilities in VPN client, security appliances

Report: Flame part of US-Israeli cyberattack campaign against Iran

Fake Android antivirus app likely linked to Zeus banking Trojan, researchers say

Governments should invest more in catching cybercriminals, researchers say

MySQL vulnerability allows attackers to bypass password verification

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F5 fixes actively exploited zero-day flaw in BIG-IP APM

Selector brings Git-based workflows and incident replay to network AI agents

80% of network pros are OK with giving AI an autonomous role in NetOps

Has the hype around ‘Internet of Things’ paid off? | Ep. 145

Episode 1: Understanding Cisco’s Converged SDN Transport

Episode 2: Pluggable Optics and the Internet for the Future

Master Linux Math with the bc Command | Easy CLI Calculations Explained!

Master Linux Math in Seconds: How to Use the expr Command Like a Pro

How to Do Math in the Command Line Using Double Parentheses

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