Dark Purple, a Russian researcher, developed a USB pendrive that can fry a computer or laptop from the inside. An inverted DC/DC converter runs and charges capacitors to -110V which then runs until everything is broken down. Overriding temperature Read the full article →
Do New Hires Improve Security?
After Target’s data breach last year, the retailer created a CISO role with a security operations team. After Sony Pictures’ hack, the company opened up additional positions within the IT security department. Does hiring new help really improve Read the full article →
Privacy Activists Demand WiFi Mic’d Barbie Terminated
Mattel recently release Hello Barbie, a doll that sends recordings of children’s voices across the internet for voice-recognition analysis. The doll picks up the child’s voice over the internet to the doll’s servers which then sends a command Read the full article →
Router Malware Collects Data Then Deletes Self
Researchers at Trend Micro have analyzed a form of malware dubbed VICEPASS that infects users’ routers via a phony Adobe Flash update. Once downloaded, the malware uses a predefined list of usernames and passwords to connect to the home router, Read the full article →
Breaking Down Cyber Threat Models
Know thy enemy. Every winning battle strategy involves knowing how the opposition works and may include drills on how to intercept the enemy before the real fight happens. That’s the mindset behind cyber threat models in order for you, your Read the full article →
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