Android Gets Hacked Again, Millions Affected Unknowingly, Advantage: Apple
A very interesting article from my friends at MacApper, they cover everything about Apple and Mac over. As the title stated, Google's Android OS gets hacked again and it provides an advantage to Apple and its iPhone. Not sure if I feel the same way about that, but what is does say to me is that Apple's AppStore vetting process does provide more security to the users than the more wide open style of Android. Enjoy Keri Facey's full article here from MacApper.
Researcher Intercepts GSM Cell Phones During Defcon Demo
DEFCON18 -- Las Vegas -- A hardware hacking expert here at Defcon18 successfully faked several attendees' cell phones into connecting to his phony GSM base station during a live demonstration that had initially raised concerns at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Video Streaming Feed at Black Hat Hacked
A security expert found a way to catch the talks at Black Hat for free, thanks to bugs in the video streaming service used by the security conference. Read the full article. [IDG News Service]
August Issue of Hakin9: Securing the Cloud - Free Download
August issue of Hakin9: Securing the Cloud
New issue of Hakin9 magazine already available!
Inside:
Prey: A New Hope by Mervyn Heng
An introduction to Reverse Engineering: Flash, .NET by Nilesh Kumar
Web Malware - Part 1 by Rajdeep Chakraborty
Cyber warfare with DNSbotnets by Francisco Alonso
Search Engine Security and Privacy by Rebecca Wynn
Securing the Cloud: Is it a Paradigm Shift in Information Security? by Gary Miliefsky
Radio Frequency-enabled Identity Theft by Julian Evans
Intelligence Monopolies by Matthew Jonkmann
Special Report: Capturing the New Frontier: How To Unlock the Power of Cloud Computing by Mike Armistead
iPhone Jailbreaking: Security Concern or Not?
For those who are not familiar with the term jailbreak, it is freeing a device from the constraints imposed by the vendor. It normally requires the installation of software on a computer that will allow it to be installed on the device thus breaking it wide open for access and full modification as well as access to third party non-approved software.
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IT Security Certifications
IT Security Certifications are becoming more and more popular and necessary as the job economy becomes tougher. IT Security Professionals are trying to distant themselves from their competition while companies are looking for the best and brightest in the field. Below are some of the certifications I am researching for a bigger IT Security Certifications project.
Insider Threat Still a Big Issue to Network Security
Internal users continue to be the torn in system and security administrator's side. This is the case for many reasons. One, they have knowledge of the networking recourses. Two, they have credentials to access various systems on the network and third, most security controls defend against external entities as compared to internal users. According to the Computer Security Institute (CSI), approximately 80 percent of network misuse incidents originate from inside the network.