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Unpatched Remote Access Tools: Your Gift To Attackers

2013-05-09/0 Comments/in General Security/by fdesir

A posting from Information Week in there Security section: Help desk teams love remote-control software. When employees call with computer problems, the IT department can remotely take control of the user’s machine, copy over files and set all application and operating system wrongs to right. Unfortunately, they’re not the only group interested in putting TeamViewer, […]

Pentagon OKs Androids, BlackBerrys for soldiers

2013-05-07/0 Comments/in Mobile Security/by fdesir

A posting from Naked Security about the Pentagon OKs Androids, BlackBerrys for soldiers: The US Department of Defense (DoD) announced on Thursday that it has approved the use of Samsung phones running a hardened version of Android. According to the BBC, the approval for other types of smartphones and mobile devices for use by US soldiers is […]

Unpatched Remote Access Tools: Your Gift To Attackers

2013-05-09/0 Comments/in General Security/by fdesir

Pentagon OKs Androids, BlackBerrys for soldiers

2013-05-07/0 Comments/in Mobile Security/by fdesir

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Unpatched Remote Access Tools: Your Gift To Attackers

2013-05-09/0 Comments/in General Security/by fdesir

A posting from Information Week in there Security section:

Help desk teams love remote-control software. When employees call with computer problems, the IT department can remotely take control of the user’s machine, copy over files and set all application and operating system wrongs to right.

Unfortunately, they’re not the only group interested in putting TeamViewer, Symantec PCAnywhere, UltraVNC or other remote access software to work. Attackers love the software too, because it allows them to avoid sneaking complex Trojan malware onto a targeted PC. Instead, they use the already installed remote control software to do the heavy lifting for them, and even run attacks from memory, thus making the exploits more difficult to detect, trace or investigate.

Take the three-year old “TeamSpy” espionage operation, first publicly disclosed Wednesday, that’s been targeting high-profile users of the TeamViewer remote control, desktop sharing and file transfer software, which counts over 100 million people as users.

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Pentagon OKs Androids, BlackBerrys for soldiers

2013-05-07/0 Comments/in Mobile Security/by fdesir

A posting from Naked Security about the Pentagon OKs Androids, BlackBerrys for soldiers:

The US Department of Defense (DoD) announced on Thursday that it has approved the use of Samsung phones running a hardened version of Android.

According to the BBC, the approval for other types of smartphones and mobile devices for use by US soldiers is coming soon.

Specifically, approval for other Android devices and for Apple phones and tablets is expected later this month.

According to Federal News Radio, the move is part of a broader DoD plan to more than double the number of secure mobile devices used by armed forces by 2014.

The approved Samsung smartphones will run a hardened version of Android called Knox.

The Pentagon has also given a nod to several recent BlackBerry products, which Federal News Radio refers to as “the overwhelming incumbent in the market for DoD handhelds”.

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