by wwarren | Nov 19, 2011 | Cloud Computing, Internet, Security, Security Alerts
SCADA systems and their ilk simply aren’t designed for security. You do ont want these systems to be acessible by the internet…it is just too easy to take control of them. Get ALL infrastructure systems completely OFF the Internet. Second water utility...
by wwarren | Oct 19, 2011 | Apple, Hardware, Security, Security Alerts
Whoopsie. Apple’s new “Siri” feature, the voice-activated personal assistant built into the iPhone 4S, leaves owners’ spanking new smartphones partially unguarded. Those of us who work in the security arena have often banged on about the...
by wwarren | Oct 3, 2011 | Hardware, Internet, Linux, Open Source, Security, Security Alerts, Smartphone
HTC screwed up big time here. If you are using the stock HTC Sense UI(and most folks are) they have enabled a backdoor into the phones base operating system that essentially allows any app with simple permissions to sniff everything on or about the phone and send it...
by wwarren | Sep 21, 2011 | Security, Security Alerts
Cars with OnStar’s built-in technology will begin having their where-abouts monitored in December, even if their owners opt-out of the service, according to a new privacy statement issued by the vehicle navigation and emergency notification service this week. via...
by wwarren | Sep 19, 2011 | Cloud Computing, Internet, Security, Security Alerts
In order to execute their attack, Rizzo and Duong use BEAST Browser Exploit Against SSL/TLS against a victim who is on a network on which they have a man-in-the-middle position. So in order to “break” the AES component of SSL 3.0...
by wwarren | Jul 2, 2011 | Internet, Security, Security Alerts
p2p software is a great thing but highly dangerous when not properly configured. By default p2p software shares files..sometimes everything on your hard drive depending on the program used. A good gateway firewall is your best bet if you don’t have airtight...
