Avoiding the top 10 software security design flaws is a document published as part of the IEEE Computer Society cybersecurity initiative. IEEE Computer Society Center for Secure Design. The Center intends to shift some of the focus in security from finding bugs to identifying common design flaws in the hope that software architects can learn →
Taking a Trip to the ATM? Beware of ‘Skimmers’. Skimming is the theft of credit card information used in an otherwise legitimate transaction. Instances of skimming have been reported where the perpetrator has put a device over the card slot of an ATM (automated teller machine), which reads the magnetic strip as the user unknowingly →
Electromagnetic Warfare Is Here article tells that a briefcase-size radio weapon could wreak havoc in our networked world. In the 2001 action movie Ocean’s Eleven, criminals use an electromagnetic weapon to black out a portion of Las Vegas. It might have seemed to bevVery futuristic at the time, but nowadays the threat is real and →
It is scary how many industries (e.g. autos, “smart” electronics, control systems) are decades behind state of the art security. It’s Easy To Hack Traffic Lights Slashdot posting tells about article where research from the University of Michigan are into the ease with which attackers can hack traffic lights. The network is IP-based, with all →
Watch a Hacker Fry a Hair Dryer With Her Radio article shows that a handheld directional radio antenna can be used to to fry a ground fault circuit interrupter, or GFCI: GFCIs integrated into household appliances like hair dryers and heaters or wall outlets, mischievously switching them off or making the plugs shake, spark and →
Here some interesting reading for the weekend: The most wanted man in the world article from Wired is a long story on Edward Snowden, the man behind the NSA relevations. →
http://spectrum.ieee.org/cars-that-think/transportation/systems/black-hat-2014-hacking-the-smart-car Posted from WordPress for Android →
http://spectrum.ieee.org/riskfactor/telecom/security/black-hat-2014-how-to-hack-smartcards-and-termsofservice Posted from WordPress for Android →
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/aug/06/cybersecurity-expert-russian-hacking-scare-hold-security-passwords Posted from WordPress for Android/span →
http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/consumer-electronics/audiovideo/your-candy-wrappers-are-listening This really pushes what can be done with video camera. Posted from WordPress for Android →