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Root Compromise: A Spammer Hiding in Plain Sight

Root Compromise: A Spammer Hiding in Plain Sight

Title:Root Compromise: A Spammer Hiding in Plain Sight (ID: SEC09_170526)
Author(s):Brian Allen (Washington University in St. Louis)
Topics:Incident Handling and Response, SEC09, Security Management, Spam
Origin:Security Professionals Conference (04/22/2009)
Type:Presentations and Seminars
Abstract:This presentation will walk through an incident where a spammer obtained root on a major departmental server and used it to inject spam material into the site's web pages, as well as describe the methods used to remain undetected for months. Surrounding the incident will be a larger discussion of search engine optimization (SEO) cloaking, spammers' motives and techniques, and steps to detect and prevent these types of compromises.
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