My Security Thoughts – Your Cell Phone
Melvin: I know that I am old. I remember when you had to be at home for someone to reach you by phone. I remember when you paid for everything with either cash or check, well you had credit cards but it was mostly cash or checks. Oh yeah airline tickets were paper. For that […]
Cracked Uber accounts tumble to 40 cents on the dark web
A posting from naked security titled " Cracked Uber accounts tumble to 40 cents on the dark web" by Lisa Vaas emember those cracked Uber accounts that were selling for as little as $1 on the dark web a few months ago? Well, welcome to the Midsummer Madness Sale: prices have been slashed, and now, they're going […]
Using ambient sound as a two-factor authentication system
A posting from naked security titled " Using ambient sound as a two-factor authentication system" by Lee Munson We know that many of us are no good at choosing our own passwords. That's why companies are increasingly looking to bolster their own website security through additional authentication methods. To that end, we've seen many different forms of […]
Why AT&T's 'Willingness' To Help NSA Is Alarming
A posting from Dark reading titled " Why AT&T's 'Willingness' To Help NSA Is Alarming" by Eric Zeman The NSA would have had a much more difficult time spying on Americans were it not for the comfortable, chummy partnership the government forged with AT&T, say new documents released by Edward Snowden. AT&T worked closely with the government […]
NSA sets date for purge of surveillance phone records
A posting from NakedSecurity titled "NSA sets date for purge of surveillance phone records " by Lisa Vaas The National Security Agency (NSA) has set a date to purge phone records collected during its bulk surveillance program. "Analytic access" to the five years worth of records will end on 29 November, and they'll be destroyed […]
iPhone Kill Switch: How Effective Is It?
An interesting article from Darkreading by Eric Zeman titled " iPhone Kill Switch: How Effective Is It?" My iPhone 6 Plus was picked from my pocket in Barcelona in March as I walked home from dinner one evening. After speaking to local police for a few moments, I ran back to my hotel to locate […]
WireLurker Malware Infects Mac OS X and iOS Devices
Researchers at Palo Alto Networks recently uncovered a new family of malware called WireLurker, which targets both Mac OS X computers and Apple iOS mobile devices.
Vulnerability Leaves iPhones and iPads open to Fake App Attack
Vulnerability leaves iPhones and iPads
Another iPhone Security Issue
If the latest security bug findings are verified, it would mark at least the fifth security bug in the iPhone and its iOS operating system uncovered since July. Apple has already fixed some of those flaws, including one disclosed at a summer hacking conference that make the devices vulnerable to snooping.
Chaos Computer Club claims to have "cracked" the iPhone 5s fingerprint sensor
A posting from Naked Security about Iphone 5s fingerprint sensor: The biometrics team of Germany's well-known Chaos Computer Club (CCC) claims it has"cracked" Apple's Touch ID system. Touch ID is the fingerprint sensor and the associated software that provides a biometric lock for the brand new iPhone 5s. Fingerprint readers have been common add-ons to laptops for […]