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SEC Employees Take Unencrypted Work Computers to Black Hat Conference [Reuters]...
Some employees of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Trading and Markets Division have failed to encrypt their computers, despite the fact that they contain highly sensitive information. Furthermore, according to reports, they even have even taken the devices to the Black Hat security conference.
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Using CIRT, organizations can continuously monitor network traffic, computers and removable media to detect threats and more quickly acquire actionable intelligence in the event of a cyber incident. In addition, with CIRT’s “check in” feature, CIRT users can monitor the laptops of traveling employees, even when they are not logged on to the organization’s network.
Read more: http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=13327
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Un chercheur en sécurité a montré comment il parvient à prendre le contrôle du processeur qui gère la batterie d’un MacBook.
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Android, Nokia compromised....
A malicious wireless tag has been created that can crack an Android phone in seconds. The tag exploits a vulnerability in near field communication (NFC), a wireless technology popular on Android phones that establishes communication between devices through physical contact.
Well-known Apple hacker and Accuvant researcher Charlie Miller wowed the crowed at Black Hat Las Vegas through a demo that involved infiltrating an Android phone by simply grazing it with a tag embedded with an NFC chip...
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In a first, Apple manager scheduled to take stage Thursday at Black Hat to discuss security technologies in iOS...
Beyond Flashback, research has shown that Macs are carrying malware unbeknownst to users. A security scan of 100,000 Macs found 3 percent infected with Mac-capable malware, according to anti-virus vendor Sophos. When Windows malware was included, one in five Macs were found to be harboring some type of malware.
While the Mac has been the primary target, hackers are taking notice of iOS. This month, Kaspersky Lab reported finding an iOS Trojan that uploaded a user's address book to a remote server. Spam messages with a URL to the application, called "Find and Call," were sent from the server to all the users' contacts.
For years hackers focused on Microsoft Windows PCs instead of Apple products, which had a fraction of the market share. Today,
===> Apple's success in selling the iPhone and iPad have made it the world's most valuable company and its products a potentially lucrative target for cybercriminals. <===
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Black Hat hasn't disappointed this year, with research revealing a flaw that undercuts OSPF routing, two separate assertions that security for Apple products in the enterprise isn't that bad and a friendly hand being offered to hackers and crackers...
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