Due to some recently discovered vulnerabilities Symantec is advising customers to stop using pcAnywhere, the software that allows remote control of your PC from the Internet. But seriously, folks. If you can access your PC remotely, it’s just that much … Read More
Security researchers at Columbia University have announced HP printers can be hacked into allowing remote control. They also claim they can cause the printers to catch fire but HP denies that’s possible. Having worked on printers like HP’s I can … Read More
Facebook has released a statistic showing that fewer than one-tenth of one percent of logins into the social network are compromised. Sounds reasonable, right. But Facebook sees about 1 billion logins on a daily basis, so the 0.06% of all … Read More
On the heels of the recent cyberattack on Lockheed Martin, RSA Security is offering to provide security monitoring or replace its well-known SecurID tokens. Data stolen from RSA in an attack back in March was likely used in the Lockheed … Read More
Bruce Schneier is reporting that a researcher was pressured by DHS to not announce multiple vulnerabilities in Siemens SCADA products until Siemens has a fix. SCADA systems are commonly used for various kinds of industrial controls. Successfully hacking on of … Read More
It’s been discovered that Android devices prior to version 2.3.4 send your login information for apps like Calendar and Contacts in plaintext http rather than encrypted https. This occurs only over WiFi, 3G connections are not affected. Since it may … Read More
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