hacking
RSS hackingHacking Leopard: Tools and Techniques for Attacking the Newest Mac OS X
White Paper This paper serves as an introduction to the tools and techniques available on the Mac OS X operating system for vulnerability analysis. It is particularly targeted for those security researchers already familiar with tools for Windows... [13 Jul 2009]
Minority Report: Can Palm Pre beat the iPhone?
Comment Apple didn't tolerate the hacking influences of Real when it tried to break Apple's DRM technology for its own commercial benefit. Palm is challenging Apple in the smartphone space, big time. Seb Janacek looks at why the... [08 Jul 2009]
Protect Your Sensitive Data, Ignoring Online Privacy and Application Security Isn't Just a Compliance Issue: It's a Risk Issue!
White Paper With 75% of attacks targeting Web applications, hacking has evolved into big business where stolen data carries a large dollar value. As a result, many regulatory groups are acknowledging this problem by creating Web... [04 Jul 2009]
ATM hack talk pulled from security conference
News Last year, a talk on hacking smartcards used in the Boston subway system was blocked after a federal judge granted the Massachusetts transit authority's request for an injunction. It's almost security conference season... [02 Jul 2009]
Check Point IPS Engine Architecture: New Technologies Provide a Robust Integrated Intrusion Prevention System
White Paper According to a Verizon Business Report in 2008 hacking led to data breaches by a margin of almost two to one.of the attacks targeting the Application Service Layer led to data compromise. Some organizations have a... [01 Jul 2009]
The Value of Integrated Security
White Paper In the 1990s, a second generation of security challenges could spread in days, including macro viruses, email viruses, Denial-Of-Service (DoS) threats, and limited hacking attempts. Security breaches can attack a company... [01 Jul 2009]
Detecting Deception in the Context of Web 2.0
White Paper Cybenko et al.introduced the concept of cognitive hacking and described several countermeasures for defending against cognitive hacking. Cognitive hacking was defined as a disinformation... [30 Jun 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 26.06.09
Round-Up A mobile that can automatically overlay your voice with a hacking cough and sniffles when you're on the phone to your boss trying to pull a sickie? The Round-Up is a big fan of Scandinavian countries. [26 Jun 2009]
Why 1970s hackers had 'whiz kid' status
Comment So you went from phone phreaking into hacking? At the time I had that idea but I never went through with it because I was so busy hacking.It was pretty much the trophy. Known more for social engineering... [23 Jun 2009]
Microsoft's Patch Tuesday unleashes record number of updates
News Microsoft has released 10 security updates fixing a record number of Patch Tuesday holes, including one for a critical hole in Internet Explorer 8 that was exploited as part of a hacking contest at CanSecWest conference... [10 Jun 2009]
Eagle Bank Keeps Deposits and Customer Data Safe With Imprivata OneSign
White Paper Eagle Bank, a mutual bank with over $430 million in assets headquartered in Everett, Massachusetts, realized a few years ago when a security audit revealed that the bank was vulnerable to hacking due to inadequate... [02 Jun 2009]
IT "glitch" brings down Tesco tills
News The issues were unlikely to have been caused by a hacking attack, the spokesperson added. Supermarket chain Tesco has been unable to take money at a number of its stores following technical problems affecting its tills. [11 May 2009]
Why you should hack your own systems
Comment Sometimes also known as ethical hacking, penetration tests are proactive, authorised attempts to compromise security by using the tools favoured by hackers in order to see how well applications hold up against real-world... [22 Apr 2009]
Payment cards: Top target in data breach attacks
News As far as types of breaches, 64 per cent resulted from malicious hacking, 38 per cent used malware, 22 per cent involved privileged misuse, and nine per cent used physical attacks such as equipment theft or tampering. [16 Apr 2009]
Chip and PIN for ID cards: Not such a sharp idea?
News Longbottom added that the system was also vulnerable to PIN numbers being spied on in public and to criminals hacking terminals to steal card transaction and PIN details. With doubts over the practical benefits the cards... [15 Apr 2009]
