NSA Releases SE Android With Better Sandboxing, Access-Control Policies Based on SE Linux, SE Android developed by the U.S. National Security Agency is a security-enhanced version of Google’s mobile platform with stricter access-control policies. – The National Security Agency has publicly released SE Android, a secure version of Google’s mobile operating system. A security-enhanced version [...]
Hackers Get Symantec Anti-Virus Source Code Symantec has confirmed that hackers obtained source code to two of its enterprise security products and have released portions of it on the web, portending a worst-case scenario where its security software could be perused by hackers to devise ways to circumvent it. “Symantec can confirm that a segment [...]
Anonymous claims hack on security think tank A series of tweets claim that Anonymous has hacked Stratfor’s e-mail and client list, including snagging credit card numbers. Stratfor’s site is “undergoing maintenance.” Better Business Bureau cautions Wi-Fi hotspot users Wi-Fi hotspots are popping up everywhere, from coffee shops and libraries to airports and hotel rooms. Digest [...]
Git Friendly The Metasploit project recently switched to Git/GitHub for source code management. Since then, there have been a number of questions from the community about using Git — both in general and in the context of the framework. Let's try shining a little light. Why did we change? Git makes it easier to [...]
Facebook Security Flaw Exposed Users, Zuckerberg’s Private Photos Ironically, the very tool that was intended to help users police inappropriate and offensive content on Facebook was exploited to access images that users had marked private. – Some Facebook users gleefully exploited a security flaw in Facebook’s mechanism for reporting inappropriate or offensive images posted on [...]
CIO Letter: Top Ten Tech Predictions for 2012 Michael Friedenberg, President and CEO of CIO magazine, weighs in with his top ten predictions for what will impact the IT-business landscape in 2012. New Facebook worm spreading Researchers from the Danish security firm CSIS, have intercepted a currently spreading Facebook worm. brycegalbraith: RT @chadtilbury: Build your [...]
New Java Vulnerability Coming Bundled With Exploit Kits A recently discovered Java vulnerability that’s been circulating throughout the hacking underground has begun to show up alongside the BlackHole exploit kit, according to a post on Brian Krebs’ KrebsonSecurity blog. read more Digest powered by RSS Digest
New Apache Reverse Proxy Issue Uncovered A new reverse proxy issue affecting Apache HTTP server can be used by attackers to access internal systems if certain rules are improperly configured, a security researcher said. read more brycegalbraith: HTTPS-enabled Google services now implement a special encryption technique to mitigate future key recovery attacks – http://t.co/KoCcPJBw brycegalbraith: HTTPS-enabled [...]
3 Ways to Protect Your Mobile Phone During Black Friday and Cyber Monday Mobile shopping is on the rise. In fact, nearly 60 million users will shop on their mobile phone for Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales this year. The Conficker worm, three years and counting This week marks the third anniversary of Conficker’s [...]
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