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Cisco IOS Operating System Is Weaker Than The Algorithm It Was Designed to Replace

Mar 20, 2013

The password encryption algorithm used in some recent versions of the Cisco IOS operating system is weaker than the algorithm it was designed to replace, Cisco revealed earlier this week. The new encryption algorithm is called Type 4 and ...

Tags: IOS Operating System, Computer Products

Linkedin Won The Dismissal of a Lawsuit Seeking Damages on Behalf of Premium Users

Mar 8, 2013

Professional social networking service LinkedIn won the dismissal of a lawsuit seeking damages on behalf of premium users who had their log-in passwords exposed as a result of a security breach of the company's servers last year. The data ...

Tags: social networking service, LinkedIn, security breach

Michael Coppola Demonstrated How SOHO Routers Can Be Turned Into Botnet Clients

Dec 21, 2012

Security researcher Michael Coppola demonstrated how small and home office (SOHO) routers can be compromised and turned into botnet clients by updating them with backdoored versions of vendor-supplied firmware. Coppola, who is a security ...

Tags: SOHO routers, botnet clients, backdoored versions, firmware

A Top Apple Security Guru Present an in-Depth View Into The Security Architecture for IOS

Dec 20, 2012

A top Apple security guru Thursday presented an in-depth view into the security architecture for iOS, the basis of iPhones and iPad tablets, underscoring the complex certificate-based encryption framework Apple has adopted. Our attitude ...

Tags: Apple, security guru, iOS, iPhones, iPad tablets, crypto architecture

Virgin Mobile USA Subscribers Are Vulnerable to Brute Force Attacks

Dec 20, 2012

The online accounts of Virgin Mobile USA subscribers are vulnerable to brute force attacks because the company forces customers to use weak passwords on its website, according to a software developer. "Virgin Mobile forces you to use your ...

Tags: Virgin Mobile, USA subscribers, force attacks, weak passwords

Security Researchers Can Be Used to Crack The Encryption of Any PPTP and WPA2-Enterprise

Jul 29, 2012

Security researchers released two tools at the Defcon security conference that can be used to crack the encryption of any PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol) and WPA2-Enterprise (Wireless Protected Access) sessions that use MS-CHAPv2 ...

Tags: Microsoft, PPTP, US, Cyberwarfare

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