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Networked Printers at Risk
Multifunction printers (MFPs) have been common in offices for years. They let employees print, scan, and copy...Dec 30, 2011 | 3 MIN READ
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Fighting Mobile Phone Impersonation and Surveillance
Yesterday at the 28th Chaos Communications Congress (28C3), in Berlin, security researchers along with Karsten Nohl and...Dec 28, 2011 | 3 MIN READ
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Inside Adobe Reader Zero-Day Exploit CVE 2011-2462
Recently a critical vulnerability has been identified in Adobe Reader X and Adobe Acrobat X Versions 10.1.1...Dec 14, 2011 | 7 MIN READ
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ZeroAccess Rootkit Launched by Signed Installers
Digital certificates and certificate authorities have been much in the news recently. Attacks–such as those used by...Nov 21, 2011 | 6 MIN READ
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French Magazine Suffers Web Hack, Firebombing
To celebrate the recent victory of the Tunisian Islamist party, the French satirical magazine “Charlie Hebdo” published...Nov 02, 2011 | 2 MIN READ
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No Winners at QR Code Roulette
Last year a friend had a bright idea for a party game that involved a series of...Oct 05, 2011 | 3 MIN READ
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Why Does My Car Have Its Own Smartphone?
You would be surprised at the number of places you can find a GSM SIM card. Outside of...Aug 28, 2011 | 4 MIN READ
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Responses to Cybercrime in Japan and France
This week the Sorbonne University and the French Department of Justice hosted a meeting, the World and...Jun 23, 2011 | 4 MIN READ
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Mac ‘Protector’: Another Fake-Alert in Disguise
It’s not breaking news that fake-alert Trojans infections are growing. But it’s worrying for Mac OS X...May 18, 2011 | 3 MIN READ
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Fake-Alert Scams Growing Again
Fake-alert Trojans, also known as scareware, fool consumers by claiming imaginary threats, and insisting its victims purchase...May 13, 2011 | 2 MIN READ
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Drive-By Downloads Attack Adobe Zero-Day Flaw
Adobe released a security advisory warning the users of a zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player Versions...May 04, 2011 | 4 MIN READ
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Google Tool Cleans Up Mobile Malware ‘Dream’
Over the weekend Google released the Android Market Security Tool to help clean up devices infected with the...Mar 08, 2011 | 5 MIN READ