c0c0n is an annual information security event conducted as part of the International Information SecurityDay (http://www.informationsecurityday.com).The Information Security Research Association along with the Matriux Security Community is organizing a 2 day International Security and Hacking Conference titled c0c0n 2011, as part of Information Security Day 2011. Various technical, non-technical and community events are organized as part...

Amrita University & TIFAC CORE proudly present InCTF ’11National Level “Capture the Flag” Ethical Hacking contest InCTF’11is from February to March 2011 and is focused exclusively on the student community. You can participate from your own university and no travel is required. No prior exposure or experience in cyber security needed to participate. What you need to do? 1. Form a team (max five members from your college) 2....

Last day when my dad was checking his mail, he found out an unusual mail from Yahoo Services that says to update your account so as to continue the mail service without deletion. Also it says in order to continue you have to reply the mail with your email address & password. As the email appears to be as a legit one, he asked me what it was all about. I figured it out, it was a forged email. An email spoofing. So What is an Email...

Hackers have flooded the Internet with virus-tainted spam that targets Facebook’s estimated 400 million users in an effort to steal banking passwords and gather other sensitive information. The emails tell recipients that the passwords on their Facebook accounts have been reset, urging them to click on an attachment to obtain new login credentials, according to anti-virus software maker McAfee Inc. If the attachment is opened, it...