Beware of what you download

There have been some changes, now the malware file you download is actually named adobe_flash.exe.

Facebook Worm Spreads Rapidly. Watch Where You Get Your Flash Player – Security Watch

A worm is spreading through MySpace and Facebook users. Most of the action, as usual, seems to be on Facebook.

The worm was originally written up by Kaspersky about a week ago. They designated the MySpace and Facebook versions as Net-Worm.Win32.Koobface.a. and Net-Worm.Win32.Koobface.b respectively, and say that the worm is adaptable to other environments.

The funny things infosec people put in their bios

What’s so funny about security? Black Hat bios show a humorous side – Network World

LAS VEGAS — What’s so funny about information security? A lot if you read some of the bios that security experts have written about themselves in the official Black Hat conference guide. A tip of the Black Hat to the funniest excerpts from the official bios:

Rod Beckstrom, director of the National Cyber Security Center in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in addition to a million other things written in his bio, says in 2003 before his current job “he co-founded a peace network of CEOs which initiated Track II diplomatic talks between India and Pakistan. This group took symbolic actions which led to opening the borders to citizens, trade and contributed to ending the recent Indo-Pak war.”