Aerial Drone Sniffs, Attacks Wireless Networks at Black Hat
Researchers brought a four-foot long radio-controlled airplane capable of sniffing and attacking wireless networks and intercepting cellphone conversations at Black Hat.
Open Source ArchiveAugust 4, 2011
Thursday, August 04, 2011 11:34 PM/CST
August 2, 2011
Tuesday, August 02, 2011 11:35 AM/CST
Anonymous Member Plans Open Source Malware, Automated ToolsA member of Anonymous posted code for a framework to develop malware easily and efficiently and automated tools to launch attacks on PasteBin days before Black Hat and DEFcon. December 17, 2010
Friday, December 17, 2010 7:19 PM/CST
Attackers Exploiting Exim Bugs with RootkitAttackers are using a rootkit to exploit two separate bugs in the Exim mail server and remotely executing code on compromised Linux machines. December 8, 2010
Wednesday, December 08, 2010 5:47 PM/CST
Linux Kernel Exploit Goes PublicA researcher has posted proof-of-concept code for a Linux kernel exploit that can give someone root access to a vulnerable machine. March 10, 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 8:04 AM/CST
Industry Frets Over Software SecurityAccording to a survey of IT security pros carried out at last week's RSA Security Conference, people are more concerned than ever with addressing exploitable vulnerabilities in the software programs they use. December 16, 2009
Wednesday, December 16, 2009 7:17 AM/CST
Playing God: Zeus DIY Botnet Kit EvolvesThe evolution of the Zeus botnet toolkit highlights the continued development and maturation of the underground market for such attack authoring capabilities. June 23, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 7:12 AM/CST
Microsoft and the Power of FreeMicrosoft's move to launch its' new Morro endpoint AV beta as freeware could have a significant impact on the overall state of PC security, especially among consumers. April 22, 2008
Tuesday, April 22, 2008 3:43 PM/CST
High-Profile OLPC Defections Bad for SecurityThere's a serious brain drain affecting the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) initiative and it's not a good sign for security. The latest high-profile defector from the nonprofit organization is Walter Bender, a former MIT Media Lab executive who... April 19, 2008
Saturday, April 19, 2008 6:40 PM/CST
OpenOffice Bitten by Code Execution BugsOpenOffice has issued a high-priority update to fix at least six vulnerabilities affecting users of its free desktop productivity suite. The open-source group said the critical vulnerabilities affect OpenOffice.org suite versions prior to 2.4. An alert from Symantec's DeepSight... February 12, 2008
Tuesday, February 12, 2008 8:17 PM/CST
Security Features High in Firefox 3 Beta 3 ReleaseMozilla is inching closer to delivering the next major refresh of its flagship Firefox browser. Late this evening, the open-source group shipped Firefox 3 Beta 3, an update that features approximately 1,300 individual changes from the previous beta, including fixes... 
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