hardware
Malicious SYNful Cisco router implant found on more devices around the globe
“After FireEye researchers published on Tuesday their discovery of 14 Cisco routers in India, Mexico, Philippines and Ukraine that have been implanted with a modified, …
Malicious router implants open permanent entry points into target networks
“FireEye researchers have discovered 14 Cisco routers in India, Mexico, Philippines and Ukraine that have been implanted with malware that allows attackers to gain and …
Seagate wireless hard drives open wide to attack
Several Seagate wireless hard-drives have been found to be affected by multiple vulnerabilities, the CERT Coordination Center of the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie …
0-days found in widely used Belkin router, fixes still unavailable
CERT/CC has issued a warning about the existence of several serious zero-day vulnerabilities affecting the popular Belkin N600 routers, and has offered advice on how users can …
CPU hardware performance counters for security
In this podcast recorded at Black Hat USA 2015, Nishad Herath, Principal Anti-Malware Technologist at Qualys, talks about CPU hardware performance counters, which allow us to …
Using tVolution Mini, a portable secure desktop
tVolution Mini is Becrypt’s answer to the increased threats associated with remote working. It is a smart thin client solution that comes in the form of an extremely …
Security flaws could allow attackers to steal over 100 different cars
Since 2012, a trio of European researchers knew that the Megamos Crypto transponder – used in a over 100 cars manufactured by Audi, Ferrari, Fiat, Cadillac, Volkswagen …
IBM is betting big on open source in the enterprise
IBM launched LinuxONE, a new portfolio of hardware, software and services solutions, providing two distinct Linux systems for large enterprises and mid-size businesses.The …
Researcher hacks house arrest tracking system
Tracking ankle bracelets that some criminals are forced to wear after being senteced to home detention can be hacked, allowing them to exit the house and go wherever they want …
Cisco spots attackers hijacking its networking gear by modifying firmware
Cisco has issued an official warning about in-the-wild attacks that resulted in attackers gaining and potentially keeping administrative access to a Cisco IOS device …
Researchers hack Corvette via SMS to plugged-in tracking dongle
A team of researchers from the University of California, San Diego, have managed to hack a Corvette via specially crafted SMS messages sent to a tracking dongle (i.e. a …
Quantum-powered RNG supplies pure entropy to crypto systems
Whitewood Encryption Systems has created Entropy Engine, a cost-effective, quantum-powered random number generator.The Entropy Engine employs quantum mechanics to solve the …