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Cisco to pay $8.6 million fine for selling flawed surveillance technology to the US Gov

Security Affairs

Back in 2008, a whistle-blower identifies a vulnerability in Cisco video surveillance software, but the tech giant continued to sell the software to US agencies until July 2013. million fine for selling flawed surveillance technology to the US Gov appeared first on Security Affairs. Cisco is going to pay $8.6

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Chinese APT IronHusky use Win zero-day in recent wave of attacks

Security Affairs

“In late August and early September 2021, Kaspersky technologies detected attacks with the use of an elevation of privilege exploit on multiple Microsoft Windows servers. The attacks were conducted between late August and early September 2021 and aimed at companies in the defense industry and IT firms.

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The Essential Guide to Radio Frequency Penetration Testing

Pen Test

This specialized form of testing has emerged as a crucial tool for evaluating the security of wireless networks and assessing their resilience against potential cyber-attacks (Davis & Brown, 2020). It underscores the vital role it plays in fortifying the burgeoning landscape of wireless technologies. What is Radio Frequency (RF)?

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Episode 233: Unpacking Log4Shell’s Un-coordinated Disclosure Chaos

The Security Ledger

Back in 2008, the late, great security researcher Dan Kaminsky discovered a serious security flaw in a ubiquitous Internet technology: the domain name system, or DNS. Mark Stanislav is a VP of Information Security at Gemini.

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Hacking Nespresso machines to have unlimited funds to purchase coffee

Security Affairs

The attack is possible because the machines use a smart card payment system that leverages insecure technology, the MIFARE Classic smart cards. The vulnerability was disclosed by the security researcher Polle Vanhoof.

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Law enforcement shutdown the VPN service VPNLab used by many cybercriminal gangs

Security Affairs

VPNLab was launched in 2008 and was offering online anonymity to criminal organizations. Its technology was based on OpenVPN and adopted 2048-bit encryption, the price for the subscription was very low, just $60/year. The authorities seized 15 VPNLab.net servers across 10 countries.

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The Clock is Ticking for PCI DSS 4.0 Compliance

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

The deadline is fast approaching The PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) was developed in 2008 to standardize the security controls that need to be enforced by businesses processing payment card data in order to protect cardholder data and sensitive authentication data wherever it is stored, processed, or transmitted.