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Military computers soon will be programmed to carry out only administrator-approved software applications in certain parts of a computer

February 22, 2012

Military computers soon will be programmed to carry out only administrator-approved software applications in certain parts of a computer, part of the Defense Department’s approach to the application whitelisting strategy that focuses on where downloads are permitted to launch in a system, according to Pentagon officials. It is meant to be a relatively cost-efficient protection [...]

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Consultant Kristin Paget demonstrates ease of stealing data off radio frequency identification-enabled payment card without the victim realizing it

February 10, 2012

Consultant Kristin Paget demonstrated at a security conference that it is possible to easily and inexpensively read and steal the data off a radio frequency identification-enabled payment card without the victim realizing it. Paget’s method employs a $50 RFID card reader to wirelessly read credit cards and capture their numbers, expiration dates, and one-time CCV [...]

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Former CIA Officer Charged with Revealing Identity of Undercover Officer

January 24, 2012

A former CIA officer who worked for the agency for 14 years has been charged with revealing the identity of an undercover officer and providing classified information to unauthorized individuals. According to federal prosecutors, John Kiriakou served as a source for a variety of news organizations whose reporters were writing stories in 2008 and 2009 [...]

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Recommendations for improving secure conference calls

January 23, 2012

Advanced digital videoconferencing equipment has vastly improved meeting opportunities for coworkers and clients across the globe, but the new systems can also be hacked to spy on those meetings, potentially jeopardizing confidential client data or corporate secrets. In a recent demonstration, HD Moore, a chief security officer at Boston-based IT security company Rapid7, showed that [...]

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New permutation of the Sykipot Trojan access DOD and Windows smart cards

January 18, 2012

A newly discovered permutation of the Sykipot Trojan, which has been used for years in attacks stemming from servers in China, can be used to compromise the U.S. Defense Department’s Common Access Cards, according to Alienvault Labs. The variant comes rolled into phishing attacks and uses a keylogger to “effectively hijack DOD and Windows smart [...]

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