access controlStudy: Majority of Smart Homes Vulnerable to Hacking
Many Internet-connected smart home systems contain vulnerabilities that could expose the owners of those systems to physical and digital theft.
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FacebookKeep Calm and Stay Vigilant, OpenID and OAuth are Vulnerable
OpenID and OAuth are protocols responsible for those “Login with Facebook” and “Authorize with Google” buttons you see on almost every site nowadays. Of course, there is a hack for that™, but you don’t need neither panic nor change your password. Read on for our simple action plan.
Critical iOS, MacOS Bug Can Expose Your Confidential Data, Update Now
On Friday, Apple released an urgent update to iOS 6 and 7. The only fix in the update is well worth bothering yourself with the update process, and doing it
Internet of thingsInternet of Things: vulnerability and security
The Internet of Things is the latest term used to define all kinds of consumer electronics connected to the Internet – from refrigerators and washing machines to irons. Just like
enterprise softwareVulnerabilities in enterprise software and related threats
About 39% of commercial companies in the past two years have experienced information security incidents generated by vulnerabilities in legitimate software. This data is presented in the survey “Global Corporate
Vulnerable Android and the negligence of users
The BYOD concept almost immediately became a source of problems for system administrators who also have relatively recently had to deal with mobile malware of an uncontrollable growing number and
Apple’s iOS 7 Has a Major Security Flaw
An apparent flaw in Apple’s new operating system for its mobile devices allows anyone to access a user’s contact information and social media accounts without entering the security code to
Master Key vulnerabilities in Android: countermeasures and attempts to exploit
Part two. The first part is available here. Risks associated with the vulnerabilities Bluebox reported that the vulnerabilities could be used to attain root rights in the system providing
Master keys: Android vulnerabilities allow applications to bypass the system check
The second half of July roused Android users as two very serious and unpleasant vulnerabilities were discovered. Researchers announced these so-called “master keys,” i.e. universal access to any Android device,
Podcast: Mobile Banking Threats
Kaspersky Lab expert Denis Maslennikov explains the vulnerabilities and possible threats of mobile banking apps.
What is an Exploit?
If Achilles’s heel was his vulnerability in the Iliad, then Paris’s poison tipped arrow was the exploit. Quite literally, an exploit is the device or – more often than not
pcAutomatic Exploit Prevention
Kaspersky Lab’s Automatic Exploit Prevention technology scans the vulnerabilities in your programs and block any suspicious actions before they cause any harm.
David Lenoe at Security Analyst Summit
David Lenoe, Adobe PSIRT group manage, discusses the Sandbox bypass press release which offered only partial disclosure, leaving much to be left unaddressed in terms of potential vulnerabilities. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMnF3xDnAQg&feature=youtu.be?rel=0]
javaJava: Handle With Care
Software vulnerabilities are published every day, by the hundreds, and most users don’t think much about them, aside from them time it takes them to update their software. But when