Week in review: Multifunction printer hacking, new protection mechanisms for IE 10 and most notorious Android malware
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, podcasts, articles and reviews: Multifunction printer hacking In this podcast, Deral Heiland talks …
Working exploit for MS12-020 RDP flaw found
The vulnerability in Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) implementation (MS12-020) – a patch for which has been released by during the last Patch Tuesday …
Android banking Trojan steals both authenticating factors
The Zeus and SpyEye banking Trojans have recently been fitted with a new module that targets Android users that use their device as an added authentication method when …
Fake Google Play site serves Android malware
Online scammers are known for their adaptability, so it should not come as a surprise that the recent name change of Google’s official Android Market – now dubbed …
Most notorious Android malware
Total Defense announced the findings of its 2011 Internet Security Threat Intelligence Report, which indicates Android’s rise in market share was only surpassed by the …
Are mobile password apps pointless?
ElcomSoft analyzed 17 popular password management apps available for Apple iOS and BlackBerry platforms, including free and commercially available tools, and discovered that …
Middle East plans to build a cyber-stronghold
The risks and consequences of cyber-attacks are increasing exponentially each day. The computers that control most of the world’s oil and gas production and distribution …
Wi-Fi hotspot testing simplified
Wi-Fi Hotspots are hot. From coffee shops, to airports, to sport venues, to gas stations and Laundromats, they’re springing up everywhere and are projected to grow 350 …
PayPal unveils new global mobile payments solution
PayPal announced PayPal Here, the first global mobile payments solution that allows small businesses to accept almost any form of payment. The service includes a free app and …
A decade of vulnerabilities and predictions for 2012
Since 2001, Spanish security firm S21sec has been been compiling a database of vulnerabilities detected by themselves and those reported by a great number of sources which …
TRICARE data theft was targeted?
When sensitive data of nearly 5 million TRICARE patients was compromised last September due to the theft of backup tapes from an employee’s car, the company quickly …
Android pattern lock stumps FBI forensic experts
Who would have thought that pattern screen locks on Android phones actually provide such an effective barrier to unauthorized access that even the FBI is forced ask Google for …
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