hardware

Next generation anti-DDoS appliances from Huawei

February 24, 2014

Huawei announced the launch of its next-generation anti-DDoS solution at RSA Conference 2014. Huawei’s AntiDDoS8000 Series offers industry leading security capabilities, …

Security vulnerabilities found in 80% of best-selling SOHO wireless routers

February 21, 2014

Tripwire has analyzed the security provided by the most popular wireless routers used in many small and home offices and found that 80 percent of Amazon’s top 25 …

70% Android devices vulnerable to released remote access exploit

February 19, 2014

The recent release of a Metasploit module that allows attackers to remotely access (“get shell”) on most Android-running devices has again raised a very good …

Half a million Belkin WeMo users are wide open to attackers

February 18, 2014

IOActive has uncovered multiple vulnerabilities in Belkin WeMo Home Automation devices that could affect over half a million users. Belkin’s WeMo uses Wi-Fi and the …

Linksys announces firmware fix to neutralize “The Moon” worm

February 18, 2014

As Linksys (i.e. parent company Belkin) announced they were aware of “TheMoon” malware targeting its older routers and that they are working on a firmware fix, …

Linksys home routers targeted and compromised in active campaign

February 13, 2014

A yet undetermined vulnerability affecting certain Linksys WiFi routers is being actively and massively exploited in the wild to infect the devices with a worm dubbed …

Transfer and backup content with a dual USB drive from SanDisk

February 12, 2014

SanDisk announced the SanDisk Ultra Dual USB Drive, a USB flash drive featuring both a micro-USB and a USB 2.0 connector in a sleek and sturdy form factor. It is designed for …

Dell releases secure, managed, ultra-mobile cloud access device

February 3, 2014

Dell announced Dell Wyse Cloud Connect, an ultra-compact and highly mobile cloud-access device that delivers desktop virtualization and personal cloud services to any HDMI- or …

How to recover deleted or corrupted digital currency

January 30, 2014

The popularity of Bitcoin and other digital / cryptographic currency cannot be denied. Different users like using it for different reasons, but many agree that the question of …

Blackphone to put privacy and control first

January 16, 2014

Silent Circle and Geeksphone announced Blackphone, a smartphone placing privacy and control directly in the hands of its users. Blackphone, powered by a security-oriented …

Stealing money from ATMs with malware

January 7, 2014

This talk from the 30th Chaos Communication Congress will discuss a case in which criminals compromised and robbed an ATM by infecting it with specially crafted malware. The …

New Linksys 802.11AC WRT router allows open source customization