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Well, that was close. It seems that Apple — after scrambling to patch 36 major security vulnerabilities in Mac OS X — fixed big leaks that revealed passwords used to encrypt folders with an older version of FileVault.
Apple’s latest update to Mac OS X Lion allegedly contained an error that revealed the passwords for material stored in the first version of FileVault, the company’s encryption technology. Read More
The National Security Agency has issued a new “best practices” data sheet for keeping home networks, laptops, and mobile devices secure. Read More
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The Verizon 2012 Data Breach Investigations Report shows that hacking remains the predominant form of cyber-crime.
According to this eWeek article, “these two methods are popular because they allow attackers remote access, automation, and an easy getaway.”
In 2011, about 99% of all compromised data records were stolen during an incident that involved either hacking or malware, according to the report. Desktops, laptops, and point-of-sale terminals made up the bulk of compromised end-user devices.
A federal judge has ordered a woman to provide an unencrypted version of her laptop’s hard drive in a ruling that raises several Internet privacy worries. Read More
A new report says public wifi hotspots are expected to increase by 350% in the next four years, as operators look for ways to offload traffic from their mobile networks. This PCWorld article also highlights the “proliferation of smartphones” and how they may overtake laptops as the most popular way to connect to hotspots. Read More
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a WiFi bird snooper? The New York Times has an interesting look into a remote-controlled bird named WASP that is barely four feet long yet becomes “an imperceptible, quietly humming little creature when it hovers overhead.” The article says it could be deployed over an office building to sniff out information going across its wireless network. If the office network is well-secured, “the plane could follow one of its employees on a trip to a neighborhood Starbucks to use the cafe’s WiFi network [and] mimic the cafe’s network, luring the unwitting employee and allowing access to a laptop or cellphone.” As the article suggests, “in Starbucks, no one can hear your laptop scream.” Read More
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Due to growing privacy concerns – and repeated, ongoing privacy questions from CNET — Microsoft has moved to curb its WiFi location database. In a statement, the company says it is “keenly aware of the sensitivity around all privacy issues, especially those surrounding geolocation.” Click above to read more. Read More
Malicious hackers with access to your laptop could load small spyware programs onto your battery chip, where they would become undetected by any antivirus software. PC World interviews a “good” hacker and security researcher who points out “there’s definitely a risk that malware could brick your battery so it never works again. I don’t know why someone would do that, except just to be mean.” Read More
Think hacking is difficult? Think again. CEO Kent Lawson outlines the two basic ways that cyberpunks can snoop on your online activities and explains why security experts (and even most WiFi hotspot Terms and Conditions) urge consumers to use a Virtual Private Network to secure their Internet communications. Read More
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Check out this article and video from a CBS news affiliate in Atlanta, which shares the “not-so-hot part about WiFi hotspots,” and why unencrypted devices are easy for hackers to crack. Check out the video for a glimpse of people working “triple-fisted” at the café (that would be working at a table with a smartphone, laptop, and a tablet). Also hear why a security expert thinks public hotspots are now easier than ever for hackers to infiltrate, thanks to tools like Firesheep. Read More
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