Discussion of public breaches of security
BlackHat¹ videos are up now… Specifically HEIST video² – Http Encrypted Information can be Stolen through TCP windows By Tom Van Goethem & Mathy Vanhoef Belgian researchers The technical video about how a browser session can attack a server which attempts to prevent an attack using a token. The aspects of the encryption defense (CSRF token) … Read more
Here is the “moneyquote”: Once it is scanned, you assign a name and connect to the camera. A very simple and elegant setup solution to get up and running quickly. Unfortunately for Zmodo and the purchasers of this camera this came out today(was 05/2016– then updated 08/2016): CERT² – Computer Emergency Response Team Vulnerability Note … Read more
I have explained some of the description and history of a hacker on Fixvirus.com post¹: I want to refocus on the 3 types of hackers: White, Gray, and Black hat. The White hat hacker is the good guy, the black hat is the bad evil guy, and the grey hat does both good and bad. This … Read more
What does this Headline mean to you? From the Talos Intelligence website¹. The text may be a bit hard to read, so here it is: Intel HD Graphics Windows Kernel Driver (igdkmd64) Code Execution Vulnerability Vulnerability: CVE-2016-5647 Summary: A vulnerability exists in the communication functionality of Intel Graphics Kernel Mode Driver. A specially crafted message can cause … Read more
Ok it happened as some predicted last year: A botnet was found¹ (a collection of computers or in this case devices that are controlled by another computer) controlling a number of IoT (Internet of Things). These IoT devices were then told to attack a website thus causing a DDoS (Dynamic Denial of Service). The website … Read more
