Update: Facebook Custom “Hide this from” privacy
A number of Facebook users have contacted Julian about the “Hide this from” feature. They wanted to know whether they could hide posts from some friends. Let’s clear this up. Well Julian will attempt...
View ArticleThe Facebook Immunity System (FIS) uncovered
Facebook has recently released some interesting data from it’s ‘The Facebook Immunity System (FIS)’. According to FIS it processes and checks 650,000 actions every second (it can handle 25 billion...
View ArticleThieves using Facebook and Twitter to identify targets
Most of Julian’s (http://julianevansblog.com) readers probably have a Facebook account, and some of you might also have a Twitter and foursquare account. Given Julian’s blog is all about protecting...
View ArticleHakin9 Extra – Rootkit 06/2011
Rootkits Hidden in Hardware of PC by Anibal Sacco Let’s think like an attacker for a second. There are multiple applications dedicated to find malicious code both in user and in kernel space. So new...
View ArticleFacebook to make retroactive privacy changes ‘opt-in’
After the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigation, Facebook is about to change the way it uses your personal information. Facebook is now close to reaching an agreement with the FTC to change...
View ArticleHackers posting porn on Facebook in major attack on social network
Facebook has been under attack from violent images and porn on several users’ profile pages. It appears to be one of the most prolific breaches of Facebook security since it was first launched. Users...
View ArticleMacXDVD Thanksgiving Special Offer
Thanksgiving day is around the corner, MacXDVD would like to take this opportunity to express our thanks for your help and are glad to provide 10, 000 copies of MacX DVD Ripper Pro for give away,...
View ArticleFacebook is following me from website to website
Back in March of this year I (Julian Evans blog) wrote a post about the Facebook ‘Like’ button JavaScript threat. In it I highlighted how easy it was for Facebook to collect data for internal analysis...
View ArticleFacebook fixes photo privacy security flaw
Facebook has this week (w/c 5th Dec) patched a vulnerability that allowed any user to view any other user’s private photos. Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook account was compromised and a total of thirteen...
View ArticleHow to Use Backtrack for Vulnerability Management? Hakin9 Extra 01/2013
BACKTRACK 5R3 EXPLORED Why Do Hackers Use Backtrack? By William F. Slater, III Backtrack distribution has quickly risen to the position of becoming the de facto hacker’s tool for network...
View ArticleFacebook launches anti-malware URL scanning service
Facebook is introducing URL (link scanning) protection for its users as from today (Oct 3rd, 2011). When a user clicks on any link in Facebook, Websense using its ThreatSeeker Cloud Malware...
View ArticleFacebook and Twitter social media API security
Julian Evans wondered for some time whether it might be possible to develop a security app for Facebook, that provides protection at levels similar to Internet security suites. Julian’s research has...
View ArticleUpdate: Facebook Custom “Hide this from” privacy
A number of Facebook users have contacted Julian about the “Hide this from” feature. They wanted to know whether they could hide posts from some friends. Let’s clear this up. Well Julian will attempt...
View ArticleThe Facebook Immunity System (FIS) uncovered
Facebook has recently released some interesting data from it’s ‘The Facebook Immunity System (FIS)’. According to FIS it processes and checks 650,000 actions every second (it can handle 25 billion...
View ArticleThieves using Facebook and Twitter to identify targets
Most of Julian’s (http://julianevansblog.com) readers probably have a Facebook account, and some of you might also have a Twitter and foursquare account. Given Julian’s blog is all about protecting...
View ArticleFacebook to make retroactive privacy changes 'opt-in'
After the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigation, Facebook is about to change the way it uses your personal information. Facebook is now close to reaching an agreement with the FTC to change...
View ArticleHackers posting porn on Facebook in major attack on social network
Facebook has been under attack from violent images and porn on several users’ profile pages. It appears to be one of the most prolific breaches of Facebook security since it was first launched. Users...
View ArticleMacXDVD Thanksgiving Special Offer
Thanksgiving day is around the corner, MacXDVD would like to take this opportunity to express our thanks for your help and are glad to provide 10, 000 copies of MacX DVD Ripper Pro for give away, along...
View ArticleFacebook is following me from website to website
Back in March of this year I (Julian Evans blog) wrote a post about the Facebook ‘Like’ button JavaScript threat. In it I highlighted how easy it was for Facebook to collect data for internal analysis...
View ArticleFacebook fixes photo privacy security flaw
Facebook has this week (w/c 5th Dec) patched a vulnerability that allowed any user to view any other user’s private photos. Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook account was compromised and a total of thirteen...
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