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Barnaby Jack hacks diabetes insulin pump live at Hacker Halted
Barnaby Jack hacks diabetes insulin pump live at Hacker Halted
At the Hacker Halted conference in Miami, Florida, McAfee research architect, Barnaby Jack, demonstrated how to hack into an insulin pump live in his presentation titled ‘Life threatening vulnerabilities’.
Oct. 25, 2011
RSA hackers may have hit several hundred firms, says security researcher
RSA hackers may have hit several hundred firms, says security researcher
The widely publicized data breach revealed by RSA back in March may not have been the only one to hit a major company, a leading security researcher has said.
Oct. 24, 2011
AVG's popularity means it is being targeted by fake maintenance site scams
AVG's popularity means it is being targeted by fake maintenance site scams
AVG's free anti-virus is one of the most popular free IT security applications in the market, but according to one security researcher, its success has meant a surge in the number of fake download sites charging a subscription for the service.
Oct. 24, 2011
Nasdaq breach allowed hackers to spy on company directors
Nasdaq breach allowed hackers to spy on company directors
Hackers who infiltrated Nasdaq’s computer systems last year were able to eavesdrop on communications of company directors, according to people familiar with the investigation.
Oct. 24, 2011
Anonymous has tools to take down critical infrastructure, says Sourcefire
Anonymous has tools to take down critical infrastructure, says Sourcefire
Anonymous does not need sophisticated tools like Stuxnet or Duqu to carry out its threat to attack industrial control systems that regulate critical infrastructure, warned Dominic Storey with Sourcefire.
Oct. 24, 2011
IP Expo: Check Point explains its cloud strategy
IP Expo: Check Point explains its cloud strategy
At the London IP Expo event yesterday, Infosecurity got a chance to catch up with Caroline Ikomi, technical director with Check Point, where she brought us up to speed on how the firm is adapting to a cloud-based IT landscape.
Oct. 21, 2011
Georgia Tech turns an iPhone into a SpyPhone
Georgia Tech turns an iPhone into a SpyPhone
Researchers at Georgia Tech have built on the smartphone accelerometer analysis carried out by iSuppli back in 2009 and successfully used an iPhone 4 to measure vibrations from a nearby computer keyboard, allowing them to map which keys are being pressed on the desktop computer.
Oct. 21, 2011
IP Expo: Symantec talks up security threats to communications
IP Expo: Symantec talks up security threats to communications
At the IP Expo event in London this week, senior managers with Symantec were out in force, explaining to show visitors why communications and security technologies are now closely integrated. Alongside sponsoring a security theater at the show, the IT security vendor was also talking about the results of its 2011 threat management survey.
Oct. 21, 2011
Team SwaStika hacks hundreds of thousands of Facebook accounts – kind of
Team SwaStika hacks hundreds of thousands of Facebook accounts – kind of
Reports are coming in that a hacktivist group called Team SwaStika has hacked a group of Facebook accounts. However, according to Rik Ferguson, Trend Micro's senior security researcher, the group may be attempting to take credit for compromising account details that they really had nothing to do with.
Oct. 20, 2011
Nemours loses data on 1.6 million patients and employees
Nemours loses data on 1.6 million patients and employees
Nemours, a children’s healthcare system serving the Eastern US, has admitted that three unencrypted backup tapes containing personal information on 1.6 million patients and employees have been lost.
Oct. 20, 2011
London Gatwick Airport introduces iris biometrics “at a distance”
London Gatwick Airport introduces iris biometrics “at a distance”
The world of biometric iris recognition without having to place your eye into a reader has been introduced at London Gatwick Airport, with border officials using Human Recognition Systems' Mflow track to read travelers' irises at a distance.
Oct. 19, 2011
US government on Libya: We disrupt air defenses the old-fashioned way – we burn them
US government on Libya: We disrupt air defenses the old-fashioned way – we burn them
Prior to the NATO airstrikes in March, the US government considered launching cyberattacks to disrupt the Libyan government’s air-defense systems, but decided to disrupt them the old-fashioned way, by blowing them up.
Oct. 19, 2011