2007.08.08 Daily Security Reading
by Rodney.Campbell on Aug.08, 2007, under Security
LLDP – Link Layer Discovery Protocol Fuzzer
LLDP is a Layer 2 protocol which allows network devices to advertise their identity and capabilities on the local network, it helps to keep track of devices and the packets are multi-casted.
Threats when using Online Social Networks (pdf)
This research paper describes some of the threats when companies or a private person uses Online Social Networks.
A series of legal events means that companies that have no business reason to retain documents or records may be compelled to create and retain such records just so they can become available for discovery.
Protecting Browsers from DNS Rebinding Attacks
DNS rebinding attacks subvert the same-origin policy and convert browsers into open network proxies. These attacks can circumvent firewalls to access internal documents and services and require less than $100 to temporarily hijack 100,000 IP addresses for sending spam and defrauding pay-per-click advertisers.
