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DNSChanger Rogue DNS Servers Taken Down

Great info from the Palo Alto Networks Product Management Team on the latest events surrounding DNSChanger.

DNSChanger is a malware family that has been around for several years now, and at its height controlled the web browsing of some 4 million PCs. DNSCh...

Threat Advisory/Analysis

Feb 06, 2012

By Palo Alto Networks

Palo Alto Networks

Products and Services

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Another Chrome Feature; A New Hole in Your Firewall?

The recent addition of remote desktop control to Google Chrome sounds pretty cool – the casual, tech savvy user can now help their friend or family out if they are having problems with their PC. While remote ac...

Oct 12, 2011

By Matt Keil

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Cybersecurity: A Fight on Two Fronts

While talking with a few federal security analysts at the recent GFIRST Conference, I was reminded of just how challenging the job of information security really is at the government level today. Most anyone who follows security, knows that state and federal agencies ha...

Aug 30, 2011

By Palo Alto Networks

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Which is Riskier: Consumer Devices or the Applications In Use?

A somewhat rhetorical question really. Much like which came first, the chicken or the egg. In his ThreatPost article, George Hulme highlights the challenges and risks associated wi...

Dec 03, 2010

By Matt Keil

Uncategorized

Prepare for Soccer Hooliganism 2.0

World cup soccer is upon us and millions of people world wide will be clamoring for the latest updates on their favorite teams. In the US, the games are being streamed live by ESPN3, an easily accessible website that can deliver updates during common work hours. But the...

Jun 11, 2010

By Matt Keil

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Beyond Ports and Protocols

Often we talk about how destination port is not an accurate classification for controlling network traffic. At this point, hopefully that is obvious. Everyone knows that just about anything can get out of an enterprise network via port 80 or 443. Lately I have had sever...

Sep 19, 2009

By Mike Jacobsen

Application usage & risk report, Firewall

Hulu Networks’ Battle Against External Proxies

This TechCrunch article outlines how Hulu Networks, the rapidly growing purveyor of streaming HD content, is taking some fairly extreme steps to make sure that their content is only accessed by users in the US....

May 12, 2009

By Matt Keil

Application usage & risk report

Found On Lifehacker - an easy way past workplace security controls

Here's an article I found on Lifehacker, a useful, mainstream website. The article points to a step-by-step tutorial on how to circumvent IT's securi...

Apr 28, 2009

By Palo Alto Networks

Firewall

Joost Opens 1.0 Beta

ALERT – The wait is over... No longer do users need a precious invitation to join the closed Joost beta to experience IPTV at its best. Joost has recently opened their 1.0 beta to the public. Enhancements include a slightly revised user interface and open API for...

Oct 05, 2007

By Mike Jacobsen

Firewall

Meebo Adds File Sharing Service

ALERT – Meebo, the web-based instant messaging service, has now added a file transfer feature that allows users to share files with IM contacts regardless of which IM network they are on. Utilizing Amazon's S3 (Simple Storage Service), Meebo provides a 2-step file...

Sep 20, 2007

By Matt Keil

Firewall

Fake Tor Application Helps Storm Worm Spread

ALERT – Capitalizing on user fears of hackers capturing and viewing their internet traffic, the Storm worm's latest propagation method uses spam email with the subject line "Careful, you.re being watched....

Sep 11, 2007

By Matt Keil

Firewall

Google Desktop Can be a Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

ALERT – Google Desktop has become popular in large part due to very painful desktop search functions in Windows. It is able to find documents and email very quickly and accurately. However, it has a featu...

Aug 22, 2007

By Matt Keil

Firewall

Meebo Repeater: An Evasive Extension to an Already Evasive App

ALERT – If you are trying to control IM use and haven't heard of Meebo, it is very likely your users have. Meebo's purpose in life is to allow people to continue using IM eve...

Aug 20, 2007

By Mike Jacobsen

Firewall

HTTP Tunneling 101

Network administrators are more and more concerned about scrutinizing the traffic that comes in and out of their networks, but applications and attackers know that they won’t block HTTP traffic over port 80.

May 25, 2007

By Mike Jacobsen

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