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Twitter Bio:: Chief Architect, Advanced Research and Threat Intelligence McAfee Federal Advanced Programs Group
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New Java Exploit Fetches $5,000 Per Buyer — Krebs on Security

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Less than 24 hours after Oracle patched a dangerous security hole in its Java software that was being used to seize control over Windows PCs, miscreants in the Underweb were already selling an exploit for a different and apparently still-unpatched zero-day vulnerability in Java, KrebsOnSecurity has learned.On Sunday, Oracle rushed out a fix for a critical bug in Java that had been folded into exploit kits, crimeware made to automate the exploitation of computers via Web browser vulnerabilities. On Monday, an administrator of an exclusive cybercrime forum posted a message saying he was selling a new Java 0day to a lucky two buyers. The cost: starting

Schneier on Security: Backdoors Built in to Barracuda Networks Equipment

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Let me just reset the password to the factory default of 123456. Then you can get in to fix it - just reset the password when you are done.Actually, no need to get Barracuda to actually give you the password. You have physical control of the device, replace the ssh binary with one that grabs the password for you, then call Barracuda for support. Done.