We’ve recently discovered a great new resource (well, new to us, at least!) called Start64.com - a news and discussion forum for 64-bit software, security and OS issues. As the first provider of a VPN client for Windows XP 64-bit, NCP will now be regularly visiting Start64.com in order to take part in discussions and help readers [...]
Archive for July, 2008
NCP has just announced the release of its Secure Entry Client for Symbian OS-based mobile devices. The new IPSec VPN client can be used on mobile devices such as the Nokia Eseries, which run Symbian OS from V.9.0 on S60 3rd Edition. See Dark Reading for more information on this news.
One story has reigned supreme on the blogosphere this week: Dan Kaminksy’s DNS vulnerability discovery, Matasano’s accidental (?) explanation of the details, and the resulting community fallout over the ethics of blogging about security. From the Network Security Blog… It’s all out there Martin McKeay gives a good synopsis of the situation so far, [...]
We asked NCP’s Joerg Hirschmann to take look at the arguments presented in Reliable Systems’ recent post, “Remote Access for Everyone,” and offer some respectful criticism of the case made for SSL versus IPsec. Quotations below are from the original article, with Joerg’s comments following. Installation: The success rate for an average user being able to install [...]
In response to our discussion yesterday about “Man in the Middle Attacks,” Rene points us to this article in Wired, which describes how Colombian government forces ‘masqueraded’ as FARC revolutionaries, in order to release hostages. “That was another example of MITM attack,” says Rene. ”This time used for a good purpose!” On the subject of practical precautions against more nefarious [...]
