Computer Safety & News

An informative and detailed recap can be found as follows: http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00002611.html QUOTE: Exploit-based attacks, particularly against the Java development platform, continue to dominate. New developments continue in mobile malware, ransomware, Mac malware and phishing, as Bitcoin comes of age. Meanwhile, hacks and intrusions aimed at tech companies gain major mainstream press. FULL 50 PAGE PDF […]

The ISC and other articles below share important considerations on fingerprint security controls: https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Am+I+using+my+Fingerprints+yet+/16646 http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/sep/22/apple-iphone-fingerprint-scanner-hacked http://www.ccc.de/en/updates/2013/ccc-breaks-apple-touchid QUOTE: Biometrics are not safe, says famous hacker team who provide video showing how they could use a fake fingerprint to bypass phone’s security lockscreen. For me, this brings up both sides of “the fingerprint discussion” KEY CONSIDERATIONS OR […]

The Internet Storm center provides 4 new warnings for Cisco ASA security as follows: https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Multiple+Cisco+Security+Notice/16487 [1] “Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software contains a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to fill the connection table in the ASA preventing new connections to be established through the device.” http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2013-3463 [2] “A vulnerability in the memory management […]