i really don't see how this is at all an 'insider' attack; given that
it is the common attack vector for almost every single remote exploit
strategy; look into the inner protocol of the specific app and form
your own messages to exploit it.



On 8/15/07, Gary McGraw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi sc-l,
>
> My darkreading column this month is devoted to insiders, but with a twist.  
> In this article, I argue that software components which run on untrusted 
> clients (AJAX anyone?  WoW clients?) are an interesting new flavor of insider 
> attack.
>
> Check it out:
> http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=131477&WT.svl=column1_1
>
> What do you think?  Is this a logical stretch or something obvious?
>
> gem
>
> company www.cigital.com
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>
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