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August Issue of Hakin9: Securing the Cloud – Free Download

2010-07-30/0 Comments/in General Security, Security Magazine/by SecurityOrb_Staff

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?

2010-07-27/0 Comments/in Mac OS X, Vulnerability/by admin

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.

August Issue of Hakin9: Securing the Cloud – Free Download

2010-07-30/0 Comments/in General Security, Security Magazine/by SecurityOrb_Staff

August issue of Hakin9: Securing the Cloud

New issue of Hakin9 magazine already available!

iPhone Jailbreaking: Security Concern or Not?

2010-07-27/0 Comments/in Mac OS X, Vulnerability/by admin

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August Issue of Hakin9: Securing the Cloud – Free Download

2010-07-30/0 Comments/in General Security, Security Magazine/by SecurityOrb_Staff

Free Issue to Download!

• Prey: A New Hope
Misplaced your laptop or had it stolen? You are not alone.

– MERVYN HENG
• An introduction to Reverse Engineering: Flash, .NET
This article is about the demonstration of Reversing of Flash and .NETapplications. This is an introductory article showing basics of decompiling/ disassembling. In the first I have chosen to show reversing of Flash files and .NET files and how to patch them.

– NILESH KUMAR
• Web Malware – Part 1
The Internet has been plagued by a variety of Malware that use the Web for propagation and as these threats loom around in the Internet it can infect even the smartest and the most tech savvy computer users.

– Rajdeep Chakraborty
• Cyber warfare with DNSbotnets
Botnets aren’t just a fad or items being sold and purchased like items on ebay, but are becoming carefully designed tools used for cyber war. In this article we will discuss what a Botnet is, and the next generation of Botnets over DNS.

– Francisco Alonso
• Search Engine Security and Privacy
It’s no secret that search engines like Google, Yahoo, Bing (MSN) retain search data and metadata regarding searches. They are open about doing so. What’s unsure, though, is to what extent this creates a long-term threat to information security and privacy. This article briefly reviews what data is retained and stored by these search engines and what readers can do to protect their information.

– Rebecca Wynn
• Securing the Cloud: Is it a Paradigm Shift in Information Security?
First let me start by saying No. There’s really nothing new in the Cloud except where risk appears to shift. But does it really? I would argue that it increases your risk and there can be no shift of blame for a successful Cloud attack and breach of confidential data stored in the Cloud. You are ultimately responsible.

– Gary Miliefsky
• Radio Frequency-enabled Identity Theft
A discussion on how radio frequency-enabled technology could leave people vulnerable to identity theft and then potential identity fraud.

– JULIAN EVANS
• Intelligence Monopolies
In general a monopoly is bad for an industry. Prices invariably increase beyond reasonable production costs and innovation stops. It’s a natural law that competition brings about new advances and achievement.

– MATTHEW JONKMAN
• Capturing the New Frontier: How To Unlock the Power of Cloud Computing
So here’s a question: Which IT sector accounts for fully 25% of the industry’s year-over-year growth and, if the same growth trajectories continue, will generate about one-third of the IT industry’s net new growth by 2013?

– MIKE ARMISTEAD

iPhone Jailbreaking: Security Concern or Not?

2010-07-27/0 Comments/in Mac OS X, Vulnerability/by admin

Charlie Miller of Tipb.com stated, “Turns out that if you jailbreak your iPhone you remove most of the Apple’s security protections — 80% to be exact — and are vulnerable to attacks.”

That statement seems to resonate across the cell phone app community when discussing the adverse effects of jailbreaking Apple’s iPhones. In two recent articles, one by Terrance Gaines titled, “The Government Approves “Jailbreaking” of Mobile Devices” and the other by Nick Farrell titled, “Apple loses in Digital Millennium Copyright ruling” Congress deems jailbreaking and the unlocking of phones legal with stipulations.

There seem to be two sides to the concept of jailbreaking when it comes to the iPhone. Many feel, by Apple controlling which apps are sold through their AppStore they can limit the amount malicious software by conducting internal reviews of the applications for operating safety and compliance.

While others contend, jailbreaking an iPhone is not dangerous or unsafe. Many feel if the user use common sense and review the applications before downloading it, that they should be fine and If something were to go adversely wrong, implement the factory reset procedures would revert the iPhone back to factory default and under Apple’s protection once again.

On a blog posting a user stated, “It’s frustrating to know that the device can do so much more and is only limited by Apple’s short sited administrative hold.”

Personally, if you are a tech savvy individual and understand what to out look for, then jailbreaking the iPhone maybe something you are comfortable with, but for those that are not as tech savvy or do not have a clue on what to look for, I would recommend that you do not jailbreak your phone. Once you jailbreak your iPhone, you are on your own and are outside of all of Apple’s security controls.

What are your feelings on the iPhone Jailbreaking matter?