http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/09/06/hackiswack_secure/ By John Leyden The Register 6th September 2010 Symantec has belatedly secured its laughable HackIsWack competition website. The site - a collaboration between the security software firm and rapper Snoop Dogg - is designed to raise awareness about malware and identity theft by providing a forum for a user-generated cybercrime-themed rap competition. The site had a slow start, and currently boasts an underwhelming 22 videos. Reg commentards have described the campaign as the most comically inept since the Don't Copy that Floppy anti-piracy screed of the 1990s, an earlier rap music meets security multi-purpose fail. Even more embarrassingly the security giant went live with a branded site that was riddled with security holes, including a cross-site scripting flaw that amusingly lent itself to a rickrolling attack. In a statement issued over the weekend, Symantec acknowledged the problems, which it said were now resolved. [...] _______________________________________________________ Subscribe to InfoSec News - www.infosecnews.org http://www.infosecnews.org/mailman/listinfo/isnReceived on Mon Sep 06 2010 - 22:23:30 PDT
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