Security

Pierluigi Paganini March 07, 2015
Beware, μTorrent is installing a Bitcoin miner software

Internet users that have recently installed or updated the popular BitTorrent client μTorrent 3.4.2 Build 28913 may have installed a Bitcoin miner. Internet users that have recently installed or updated the popular BitTorrent client μTorrent 3.4.2 Build 28913 had a nasty surprise, the application, in fact, installed a Bitcoin miner as explained in this advisory. “Users […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 07, 2015
Which are the principal threats for children online?

Kaspersky Lab experts carried out a study of the principal threats for children encountered in 2014 by users of the Parental Control module. The Internet is a dangerous place for Children, almost every teenager is always online through desktop PC and mobile device, resulting exposed to dangerous threats. The dangers are not negligible for children […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 06, 2015
Cleaning up the Cyber Mess: Adopting Cyber Hygiene principles

The increasing number of cyber incidents along with a significant improvement of TTP adopted by threat actors requests the adoption of a cyber hygiene. The rate of data breaches are increasing drastically throughout the year. Cyber-attacks could cause severe disruption to a company’s business functions or operational supply chain, impact reputation, compromise customer information or […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 06, 2015
All Windows systems are vulnerable to the FREAK attack

According to a security advisory published by Microsoft all supported versions of Windows are affected by the recently discovered FREAK vulnerability FREAK is major security SSL/TLS vulnerability recently discovered that for more than a decade left users of Apple and Google devices vulnerable to hacking when they visited millions of legitimate and secure websites. The critical […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 06, 2015
Time to make you secure from FREAK Vulnerability

FREAK, a new major security flaw that left users of Apple and Google devices exposed to MITM attack while visiting supposedly secure Websites. Few days back security researchers group (named as SMACK ) made everyone aware of a new SSL/TLS vulnerability, termed as FREAK (CVE-2015-0204). FREAK stands for Factoring Attack on RSA-EXPORT Keys. After POODLE, it […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 05, 2015
Drones spying on cell phones for Advertizing campaigns

The Singapore-based company AdNear is using a fleet of commercial drones to determine users’ location and deliver hyper-targeted ads. Drones that spy on unaware people, a nightmare come true, apparently nothing new considering that it is a common practice of law enforcement and Intelligence agency. The bad news is that also a few advertising companies are also […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 04, 2015
Twitter locked down Tor by requiring a phone number for sign-up

Internet users that want to create a new account on Twitter through the Tor network must now provide a phone number to verify their identity. A few days ago, Twitter announced plans to begin tracking users via their mobile phone number, a measure that the company consider necessary in order to fight the trolls. Following the […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 04, 2015
FREAK, the new vulnerability that threatens the IT industry

FREAK, a new major security flaw that left users of Apple and Google devices exposed to MITM attack while visiting supposedly secure Websites. IT industry is facing with a new major security SSL/TLS vulnerability that for more than a decade left users of Apple and Google devices vulnerable to hacking when they visited millions of […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 04, 2015
Weaknesses in Air Traffic Control Systems are a serious issue for FAA

A GAO report to FAA reveals that the systems adopted in the Aviation industry are still affected by weaknesses that could be exploited by hackers. A report published by Government Accounting Office (GAO) in January urges the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to adopt a formal process to “Address Weaknesses in Air Traffic Control Systems.” The FAA has taken steps […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 03, 2015
Cognitive Fingerprints, the new frontier of authentication

DARPA is working on Cognitive Fingerprints authentication process to validate the user identity through the use of software based biometrics. Security plays a crucial role in today’s world. Whether it is a multi-billion organization or a single person with a computer, security is important for all. One of the pillars for cyber security is the […]