ARMONK, N.Y., July 31, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — As employee access to the Web has become ubiquitous, enterprises are struggling with massive increases in malware as well as Advanced Persistent Threats , which can compromise proprietary data.
Tracking Android phones is easy, says researcher
Assisted-GPS a boon for surveillance
To save time, battery life and processor cycles, smartphones don’t rely on “pure” GPS to fix their locations – they get help from location data in the mobile network. Research presented at Black Hat in Las V…
Cybersecurity bill bombarded with amendments
Amendments to cybersecurity bill in Senate aim to boost privacy protections.
To Catch a Spammer: Uncovering Negative SEO
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Defcon vending room showcases tech of all ages
Looking for a high-grade door lock? How about a satellite phone? Or maybe you’ve been craving a Wi-Fi Pineapple? Whatever gadget you desire, chances are you can buy it in the vendor room at Defcon.
Defcon vendors hawk pentesting, blue boxes, bike locks (photos)
The Defcon vendor’s room carries the latest in security-testing tools alongside some of the oldest modern tech gear that still functions. Check out the wares that caught our eye.
Reworking the electronics for better computer speaker audio
[Michael Chen] liked the sound he was getting out of these Corsair SP2200 computer speakers, with one big exception. They were giving off some unpleasant crackling sounds. He figured this might be as easy as replacing a faulty potentiometer, but soon found out the fix was going to be more complicated than that. All said …
Anonymous declares war after French firm trademarks its logo
Really bad business plans 101
A French company trying to trademark the Anonymous logo and slogan for commercial purposes has inspired an angry response from a team claiming to be affiliated with the hacking group.…
Hackers reveal critical vulnerabilities in Huawei routers at Defcon
Security researchers disclosed critical vulnerabilities in routers from Chinese networking and telecommunications equipment manufacturer Huawei at the Defcon hackers conference on Sunday.
A look at the upgraded MSP430 chip shipping with the TI Launchpad
[JMN] took some time to look at the MSP430G2553 mircocontroller (translated). Specifically, he was interested in the clock options and the low power modes. This chip is one of the upgraded processors which have been shipping with the TI Launchpad. Both the MSP430G2553 and MSP430G2452 come with the Launchpad development board. They replace the MSP430G2231 and …
