Operating Systems
Steps Toward Weaponizing the Android Platform
May 13, 2013 Added by:Kyle Young
In this article I will be covering ways that one can turn their Android based device into a powerful pocket sized penetration testing tool.
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Mobile Security Processes Could Be Applied to Medical Devices: Bluebox
May 10, 2013 Added by:Steve Ragan
Before malware could become a threat to medical devices, Adam Ely said attackers would have to write malware specifically targeted to these devices and organizations; or the devices would have to adopt a standard platforms and software.
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Takeaways from the 2013 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report for Software Development Teams
April 29, 2013 Added by:Rohit Sethi
The 2013 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report has some important data for software development teams, particularly when considering the likelihood of certain threats to your system.
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Google: Black Hat or White Hat?
April 23, 2013 Added by:Larry Karisny
Google has a perfect opportunity to be a leader in cybersecurity. Google’s recent network -- and acquisitions and hires -- in Austin, Texas, is an opportunity to do security right the first time.
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Why HTC’s Settlement is a Game Changer for Secure Development
March 08, 2013 Added by:Rohit Sethi
The HTC settlement is not based on high-profile breaches. Instead, it points out: “HTC America failed to employ reasonable and appropriate security practices in the design and customization of the software on its mobile devices”.
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The Blurring of the Business Identity
February 26, 2013 Added by:Simon Moffatt
The concept of a well defined business identity is blurring and this is causing a complex reaction in the area of identity and access management. Internal, enterprise class identity and access management (IAM) has been long defined, as the managing of user access as defined by approval workflows, authoritative source integration and well defined system connectivity.
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Despite a Decade of Security Upgrades, Windows Vulnerabilities Still Exist
February 22, 2013 Added by:Mark Austin
Windows 8 is touted, rightfully so, for being the most secure Windows operating system yet. However, it would be a mistake to believe that Windows 8 does not require external security enhancements.
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Security Analytics: Hype or Huge?
February 01, 2013 Added by:Simon Moffatt
This complex chain of correlated "security big data", can be used in a manner of ways from post-incident analysis and trend analytics as well as for the mapping of internal data to external threat intelligence. Big data is here to stay and security analytics just needs to figure out the best way to use it...
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Microsoft EMET the patch for 0days
January 17, 2013 Added by:Rod MacPherson
Once again, a new 0-day Internet Explorer vulnerability was discovered that affects IE7 and IE8... ...aside from upgrading to IE9/IE10 there is a suggestion that you could mitigate this vulnerability by running EMET. The only realistic action for many businesses to take would be EMET.
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Common Sense Cybersecurity
January 13, 2013 Added by:Larry Karisny
We start with one big problem. Internet architecture was never made for security. One of my earliest articles quoted the father of the Internet Vint Cerf by saying, "One of things incumbent on all of us is to introduce strong authentication into the fabric of the smart grid. We did not do that with the Internet."
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An Eleven Character Linux Denial of Service Attack & How to Defend Against it
January 03, 2013 Added by:Dan Dieterle
Meet the “Fork Bomb”. Basically all it does is instruct Linux to open processes – over and over again for an almost infinite number of times. Your RAM and CPU usage rises until the system no longer responds to input.
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Don’t Be Caught Playing the Fool (A Lesson in Why Change Control is Important)
January 03, 2013 Added by:Gary McCully
This is a real world story around the dangers of not following proper change control processes when placing new systems in production. In this blog I will discuss how one person’s actions could have resulted in an attacker gaining complete access to the organization’s internal network. I am hoping this example will cause organizations to take their change control processes a little more seriou...
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The Obligatory 2013 Infosec Predictions Post
December 26, 2012 Added by:Simon Moffatt
Technology evolves so quickly that 12 weeks is an age when it comes to new ideas and market changes - and security is no different. However, the main areas I will personally be following with interest though, will be the BYOD/BYOA, personnel, preemptive security and social intelligence...
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Analysis of the Microsoft MS12-081 Vulnerability
December 19, 2012 Added by:Spencer McIntyre
This vulnerability would be useful for penetration testers and attackers alike depending on how it could be exploited and any other limiting factors. The following information is the result of a technical analysis of the patch on a Windows XP SP3 system...
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Security is Inconvenient, Deal With It!
December 17, 2012 Added by:Keith Mendoza
ZD Net had an article entitled "Kernel vulnerability places Samsung devices at risk" and I thought "so, what's new" until I followed the link to the forum post on xda-developers. Then I just lost it because I'm certain that this is a result of plain and simple laziness...
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How to get into your house through SmartTV
December 14, 2012 Added by:Pierluigi Paganini
Security experts posted a video that demonstrates how it is possible to attack a Samsung Smart TV exploiting a 0-day vulnerability to gain root access on it. The hacker could remotely wipe data from attached storage devices, monitoring and controlling the victim TV...
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