Best of the Week - January 20, 2013

This week my post is almost completely devoted to malware, cybercrime and espionage. What a tough time this is!

Hope you enjoy my list.

@hdmoore: @kaspersky 's Red October report is amazing: http://www.securelist.com/en/blog/...  I confirmed C&C IPs via Critical.IO: http://pastie.org/private/5e8h394xvpdxmpsk5nmnpa

Ryan Naraine ‏@ryanaraine Red October Part 2: The modules https://www.securelist.com/en/blog/208194091/Red_October_part_two_the_modules … (cc @4Dgifts

Alan Woodward ‏@ProfWoodward Blackhole exploits explained in good technical papers from @SophosLabs http://sophosnews.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/blackhole_paper_mar2012.pdf & http://www.sophos.com/en-us/medialibrary/PDFs/technical%20papers/sophosinsideablackholepart2tpna.pdf?dl=true

Damballa ‏@DamballaInc Updated Shylock #malware hooks into #Skype http://bit.ly/10BSSgu

Neira Jones ‏@neirajones [INFOGRAPHIC] Knowing Your Risks http://www.risknewstand.com/knowing-your-risks-an-infographic-guide/ risk #infographic

CcureIT ‏@CcureIT Cybercrime and the Underground Market http://dlvr.it/2p0Ckp  #ccureit

Doug Munro ‏@DoDRecruiterDC Many Fed smartphones have zero password protection http://dfi.io/2pT6xh  #infosec #cybersecurity via @ID201107