This is according to the abstract of a briefing to be given at the upcoming Black Hat USA conference. The attack, dubbed “Mactans“, succeeded in compromising latest generation devices with the latest version of iOS. It led to a persistent infection with software of the attacker’s choice, invisible to the phone’s user thanks to built-in […]
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As it is, Whitten explains, Facebook gives users the option of linking their mobile numbers with their accounts. Users then can receive updates via SMS and can also login using their phone number rather than their email address. Whitten found that when sending the letter F to Facebook’s SMS shortcode – which is 32665 in
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The new line up consists of four rack-mount appliance models with larger internal disk capacities, faster processors, increased memory, and integrated solid state drives (SSDs) to shorten backup time and accelerate data recovery. The bundled WD Arkeia v10.1 software delivers new support for “seed and feed” technology to support hybrid cloud backups. This allows companies
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Sophos received top marks in the latest report from AV-Comparatives, a leading international testing lab. The report, titled “Impact of Anti-Virus Software on System Performance,” evaluated twenty one of the world’s leading security products on a PC running under Windows 7. The testing lab prepared a total of 545 infection scenarios, and Sophos’ antivirus offering
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There’s definitely an update coming next Tuesday, 18 June 2013, and you might as well get ready for it now if you haven’t already. The details of what will be fixed aren’t a matter of public record yet, so we can’t spell them out for you in detail. Nevertheless, Oracle has published a very brief
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The research evaluated thousands of website URLs of organizations that utilized the GlobalSign SSL Configuration Checker; many of these organizations were looking to assess the strength and quality of their SSL configurations. Statistics revealed that in the first quarter of 2013 over 6,000 sites used the tool to evaluate the effectiveness of their SSL, and
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a bogus message supposedly sent from Facebook Security. According to Hoax-Slayer, the scam claims that Facebook is rolling out a new security feature to protect Page owners. This supposed new security feature is dubbed the “Fan Page Verification Program”. It does a nice job of flattering suck-up to entice victims into coughing up their Facebook
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to hack a plane. That includes potentially gaining information about an aircraft’s onboard computer, changing the intended destination, flashing interior lights, delivering spoofed malicious messages that affect the behavior of the plane, and, just maybe, if pilots don’t manage to turn off autopilot and/or have difficulty with manual flight operation, crashing the plane. These
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information security to the status of the most crucial factor that should be taken into account in the adoption of new technologies in the IT environment. The conference aims to present IT professionals with the landscape of new threats and how those threats will be addressed effectively through the implementation of specific policies and the
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UTM Buyers Guide gives you everything you need to find the best protection that’s also the easiest to manage. This guide will allow you to: Understand what a modern UTM can do for you Compare product features, and know what you need to keep your network secure. Ask the right questions of vendors as you
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