Shannon Morse of Hak5 Demonstrate and Talks about the new WiFi Honeypot at ShmooCon 2012
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Most wireless devices including laptops, tablets and smartphones…
Dave Porcello, CEO and Technical Lead of Pwnie Express Talks about the Pwn Plug at ShmooCon 2012
Pwnie Express delivers the bleeding-edge cyber security platforms and solutions required to meet this challenge.
Our initial hardware offering, the Pwn Plug, is the first-to-market commercial penetration testing drop box platform. This low-cost plug-and-play device is designed for remote security testing of corporate facilities, including branch offices and retail locations. A security professional or service provider can ship this device to a corporate facility and conduct a security test over the Internet without travel expenses. The Pwn Plug includes a full security auditing software suite and provides covert remote access over Ethernet, wireless, and 3G/GSM cell networks. In the mobile space, Pwnie Express has also developed the most comprehensive commercial security suite for the Nokia N900 mobile platform.
HackersforCharity.org’s Johnny Long Interviewed at ShmooCon 2012
We had the opportunity to interview Johnny Long of HackersforCharity.org on the final day of ShmooCon 2012.
Hackers for Charity is a non-profit organization that leverages the skills of technologists. They solve technology challenges for various non-profits and provide food, equipment, job training and computer education to the world's poorest citizens.
White House Presses For New Cybersecurity Laws
White House Presses For New Cybersecurity Laws
The White House…
Google responds to Congress over privacy policy inquiries
Google has responded to Congress, defending its decision to make a controversial change to its privacy policy.
In a 13-page letter (document) to several Congress members, Google explained its decision for changing its privacy policy, and answered a host of questions posed by the lawmakers after the search giant announced its plans.
A List of Top WordPress Security Plugins by EUKHOST.com
The ratio of websites running on CMS’s can be assumed to be more than the custom designed sites built from scratch. Quite understandably, there are more number of users using WordPress than any other CMS, hence it becomes crucial to have enhanced security measures for your site. Due to a large volume of users using WordPress as a platform, an increasing number of hackers and fraudsters try to compromise the security of such sites. In majority of the instances sites running on WordPress are compromised due to outdated files and/or plug-ins. Such outdated versions of the associated scripts act as an easy meal for fraudsters.
Cybersecurity Receives Emphasis in State of the Union Address
An interesting article by Mickey McCarter of Homeland Security…
ShmooCon Begins with LobbyCon
ShmooCon officially kicks off today Friday January 27, 2012, but yesterday was LobbyCon at the Hilton Hotel at 1919 Connecticut Ave, NW in Washington, DC.
The Lobby became a mini conference where conversations, newly forged relationships and ideas were shared in every corner of the hallways by attendees of ShmooCon and those who simply show up to be part of the action without paying to participate and fellowship.
Someone stated, LobbyCons are were we come up with ideas, the deals are made, the projects are talked about and the real learning is done.  After an hour LobbyConning, I would have to agree.
Counter Terror Expo US Forms Advisory Board to Expand Community Reach and Involvement
The Counter Terror Expo US , being held May 16-17, 2012 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center , has formed an advisory board of industry experts from leading organizations to help guide and shape the educational programming and conference content. The advisory board includes individuals from government, academia, law enforcement, media, and the private sector with knowledge ranging from cyber security to border and critical infrastructure protection.
New Variant of Zeus Malware Titled “GameOver” Sent via Phishing Scam
The FBI has issued a warning about the latest identify theft/bank swindling malware, called “Gameover”.  The “Gameover” scam is initiated through a phishing scheme that sends fictitious e-mails to a bunch of users from the National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA), the Federal Reserve Bank, or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).  After opening the email and selecting the hyperlink, the user is forwarded to a phony website that automatically installs the Trojan without their knowledge or assistance, then eventual access to the victim’s bank account becomes accessible to the scammer.



