It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a drone. As drones are constantly evolving in what they can and can’t do, companies in the WiFi security industry will always be looking for ways to protect consumers from potential data breaches. …
Plug To Unplug: Anti Wireless-Surveillance System Prevents Attacks From Spy Devices
Plug To Unplug: Anti Wireless-Surveillance System Prevents Attacks From Spy Devices
Earlier this summer we talked about drones that can be programmed to act as rogue access points sent to break into unprotected wireless networks. Julian Oliver, an artist living in Berlin, created a device designed to prevent these types of …
Hacking Made Easy? Traffic Infrastructure The Latest In A Growing Trend Of Vulnerabilities In Open, Unsecure Networks
Hacking Made Easy? Traffic Infrastructure The Latest In A Growing Trend Of Vulnerabilities In Open, Unsecure Networks
September 19, 2014Red Light, Green Light is not just an innocent child’s game anymore. According to a team of researchers at the University of Michigan, it is possible to actually hack into traffic infrastructure to disrupt the flow of traffic and cause …
Your Car May Be The Latest Target For Hackers As Vulnerabilities In Wireless Key Fobs Are Detected
Your Car May Be The Latest Target For Hackers As Vulnerabilities In Wireless Key Fobs Are Detected
Gone are the days where a shattered window was the only telltale sign of a car break-in. At the Black Hat conference last month, Silvio Cesare, an Australian researcher, revealed a technique demonstrating how to spoof the signal from a …
Not Your Average Siamese: Coco Is A Cat-Turned WiFi Spy Sniffing Out Unencrypted Wireless Networks
Not Your Average Siamese: Coco Is A Cat-Turned WiFi Spy Sniffing Out Unencrypted Wireless Networks
Years ago industry experts may have laughed at the idea of a cat-turned WiFi spy. Last month a security researcher named Gene Bransfield showcased what he called the “War Kitteh” at the Def Con hacking convention in Las Vegas. Using …
Is An Ultra-Secure Smartphone Built On An Android Operating System An Oxymoron?
Is An Ultra-Secure Smartphone Built On An Android Operating System An Oxymoron?
September 11, 2014What happens when you design a smartphone to specifically place security and privacy in the hands of its users? You get an ultra-secure, attack resistant device right? Not exactly. Researchers on the BlueBox Labs security team discovered a potential vulnerability …
Using A New Security Hack, Attackers Can Break Into Your WiFi Router’s Security In One Second Or Less
Using A New Security Hack, Attackers Can Break Into Your WiFi Router’s Security In One Second Or Less
WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) may no longer be a simple and painless method for connecting to secure wireless. According to researcher Dominique Bongard, founder of 0xcite security firm, there are vulnerabilities in the implementations of two WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) …
Comcast Injects Unwanted Ads Into Websites Accessed With XFinity Public WiFi Hotspots
Comcast Injects Unwanted Ads Into Websites Accessed With XFinity Public WiFi Hotspots
In a stealth move, one of the largest internet service providers could be tainting your websites with unwanted ads and malicious code. Sound dramatic? Comcast, as part of the recent launch of its XFinity public WiFi hotspots, is inserting ads …
EFF’s Open Wireless Router Balances Security With Availability, Conquering One Wireless Network At A Time
EFF’s Open Wireless Router Balances Security With Availability, Conquering One Wireless Network At A Time
August 26, 2014Looking for a best-in-class router offering an open wireless network without sluggish internet speeds? Look no further. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a digital rights organization, is making great strides with Open Wireless Router, experimental wireless software designed to add …
Rogue Digital Certificates Cause A Major Security Scare For The King Of Search
Rogue Digital Certificates Cause A Major Security Scare For The King Of Search
Earlier this month, hackers issued rogue certificates in India that could have been used to impersonate websites run by Google. This major security breach occurred at the National Informatics Centre (NIC), an Indian web services organization. These fake SSL certificates …