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Android Market Gets a Bouncer to Kick Out Malware

Friday, February 3, 2012 at 10:17am by Jimmy Shah
Jimmy Shah

Today Google announced its Bouncer security service for the Android Market. This is a good initial step in protecting Android users. Respect the Bouncer To keep out known troublesome apps, the service performs a malware and spyware scan on all submitted material. It also uses behavioral analysis to determine if a given app is trying Read more…

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SchmooCon to Cover Hot Mobile Security Topics

Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 9:32am by Jimmy Shah
Jimmy Shah

The ShmooCon security conference takes place in Washington D.C. this weekend. There will be a good number of mobile and embedded talks, covering attacks on and defense of Bluetooth, Android, NFC, RFID, and more. Disposable computers A number of years ago at DefCon a team of penetration testers showed how to infiltrate a corporate network Read more…

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Vulnerabilities Patched in McAfee SaaS for Total Protection

Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 12:46pm by David Marcus
David Marcus

This week, there has been public interest regarding some issues disclosed in McAfee products. McAfee treats security issues in our products very seriously, and so our Product Security team will explain the details around these issues. They do not affect all McAfee products, both are in a single product: SaaS for Total Protection, our hosted Read more…

What’s Your Medical Data Worth? More Than You Think

Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 10:32am by Francois Paget
Francois Paget

Two weeks ago, I discussed the difficulties of obtaining relevant data regarding medical identity theft. I started my research in this field after I read some old stories on the Internet: Lind Weaver refused to pay hospital bills she received for the amputation of her right foot. It was in 2006, but the story still Read more…

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Facebook Accounts Compromised by ‘Giveaway’ Scam

Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at 10:06am by Umesh Wanve
Umesh Wanve

A recent social engineering attack that targeted Facebook accounts hit very close to home. One of my friends mentioned to me that his account was no longer accessible and that his password was not working. He even found his primary email address changed to another email. So I went onto Facebook to see his wall Read more…

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Medical Identity Theft Plagued by Confusing Claims

Thursday, January 5, 2012 at 11:03am by Francois Paget
Francois Paget

The topic of medical identity theft makes the headlines one or two time per year. In spite of its rarity, it’s worth delving into this subject. The elements that define private health information in the United States can be found in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Medical identity theft is the inappropriate Read more…

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Chaos Congress Peers Into Mobile Security, Protocols

Saturday, December 31, 2011 at 4:20pm by Jimmy Shah
Jimmy Shah

I heard a number of interesting mobile-related talks at the 28th Chaos Communications Congress (28c3) this week. Not every talk at the Congress was about newly discovered bugs or zero-day exploits; sometimes we got the building blocks necessary to better understand systems and increase security. I enjoyed key presentations on reverse-engineering USB 3G data sticks Read more…

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Networked Printers at Risk

Friday, December 30, 2011 at 10:10am by Jimmy Shah
Jimmy Shah

Multifunction printers (MFPs) have been common in offices for years. They let employees print, scan, and copy documents. Two separate talks at the 28th Chaos Communications Congress (28c3) show how attackers can infect these trusted office devices. Hacking MFPs In Andrei Costin’s presentation “Hacking MFPs,” he covered the history of printer and copier hacks from the Read more…

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Fighting Mobile Phone Impersonation and Surveillance

Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at 9:56am by Jimmy Shah
Jimmy Shah

Yesterday at the 28th Chaos Communications Congress (28C3), in Berlin, security researchers along with Karsten Nohl and Luca Melette showcased a number of flaws and solutions in GSM mobile phone networks. Day 1 Defeating GSM encryption is not new. Nohl and Melette detailed how attackers can use known network control messages to help decrypt SMS Read more…

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Zeus Spam Changes Tactics

Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 12:52pm by Eric Peterson
Eric Peterson

McAfee Labs Messaging Security recently observed a new malicious spam campaign pushing password-stealing Trojans associated with the Zeus/Zbot family. This campaign leverages several notable social engineering techniques. For admins and netizens familiar with contemporary email-borne threats, a message purporting an undeliverable DHL, FedEx, or USPS package triggers an immediate red flag. Though still prevalent, those Read more…

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