Researchers from North Carolina State University (NCSU) have refined a technique – known as anomaly detection – and created a tool that applies it to Android applications, ultimately allowing them to... read more
Can this $70 dongle stem the epidemic of password breaches?
Submitted by l33tdawg on Mon, 2014-03-10 23:20
Security researchers have developed a password storage system that uses inexpensive hardware to prevent the cracking of passwords—even the most common and weak ones such as "123456," "password," and "letmein."
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Hackers hoarding Windows XP exploits for cut-off bonanza
Submitted by l33tdawg on Mon, 2014-03-10 23:19
With just less than a month until support for Windows XP ends, the security community has warned that hackers are hoarding exploits to let loose on unsuspecting firms once support ends.
After 8 April Microsoft will not release any more updates for the platform. This means that for hackers any holes in the platform they exploit will not be patched, presenting a potential gold mine.
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The cost of doing business at the RSA Conference
Submitted by l33tdawg on Mon, 2014-03-10 23:18
Each year, hundreds of vendors head to the RSA Conference in San Francisco, California, arguably the largest security gathering in the U.S. For many of those vendors, the show is a requirement, but there's a steep cost involved. For smaller companies, the show can create a sink or swim environment.
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Mt. Gox CEO lied about massive Bitcoin theft, according to alleged hackers
Submitted by l33tdawg on Mon, 2014-03-10 23:16
Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles lied when he said that the former world's biggest Bitcoin exchange – which filed for bankruptcy protection in the U.S. on Sunday and in Japan on Feb. 28 – had been relieved of 850,000 Bitcoins by hackers, according to the alleged hackers themselves.
“We stole no bitcoins,” the alleged miscreants wrote on Karpeles' hacked and defaced blog on Sunday, which was posted on Pastebin not long after. “There were none to steal.”
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Cisco Focuses on Security for Internet of Things Era
Submitted by l33tdawg on Mon, 2014-03-10 23:14
Cisco's security chief discusses security in the Internet of things era as software-defined networking is set to take hold.
As the Internet opens ups to connect more things and networking models move from physical devices to a virtualized software-defined networking (SDN) model, security needs to be top of mind. That's the message that Chris Young, senior vice president for Cisco's security business unit, is driving both within Cisco and to the market as a whole.
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