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7 Black Hat Sessions Sure To Cause A Stir
Ericka Chickowski, Contributing Writer, Dark Reading
At Black Hat, researchers will point out the weaknesses in everything from the satellites in outer space to the thermostat in your home.
By Ericka Chickowski Contributing Writer, Dark Reading, 7/22/2014
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Nigerian 419 Scammers Evolving Into Malware Pushers (But Not Very Good Ones)
Sara Peters, Quick Hits
"Silver Spaniel" attacks use commodity malware to damage others' security, but they aren't very good at protecting their own.
By Sara Peters , 7/22/2014
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Infographic: With BYOD, Mobile Is The New Desktop
Adam Ely, COO, BlueboxCommentary
Security teams have no choice but to embrace the rapid proliferation of BYO devices, apps, and cloud services. To ignore it is to put your head in the sand.
By Adam Ely COO, Bluebox, 7/22/2014
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Black Hat Speaker: Don't Overestimate EMV Protections, Underestimate Card Thief Sophistication
Ericka Chickowski, Contributing Writer, Dark ReadingNews
AccessData researcher will offer up crash course in card payment tech and protections to root out security community misconceptions
By Ericka Chickowski Contributing Writer, Dark Reading, 7/21/2014
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Internet of Things: Security For A World Of Ubiquitous Computing
Candace Worley, SVP & GM, Endpoint Security, McAfeeCommentary
Endpoint security is hardly dead, and claiming that it is oversimplifies the challenges corporations face now and in the not-very-distant future.
By Candace Worley SVP & GM, Endpoint Security, McAfee, 7/21/2014
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Hacking Your Hotel Room
Brian Prince, Contributing Writer, Dark ReadingNews
At Black Hat USA next month, a researcher will show how to hack your way into controlling everything in a hotel room -- from lighting to television sets.
By Brian Prince Contributing Writer, Dark Reading, 7/18/2014
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CEO Report Card: Low Grades for Risk Management
Marilyn Cohodas, Community Editor, Dark ReadingCommentary
Dark Reading's latest community poll shows a stunning lack of confidence in chief execs' commitment to cyber security.
By Marilyn Cohodas Community Editor, Dark Reading, 7/18/2014
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Government-Grade Stealth Malware In Hands Of Criminals
Sara Peters, News
"Gyges" can be bolted onto other malware to hide it from anti-virus, intrusion detection systems, and other security tools.
By Sara Peters , 7/17/2014
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Website Hacks Dropped During World Cup Final
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Senior Editor, Dark ReadingQuick Hits
Hackers apparently took time off to watch the Germany-Argentina title match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Senior Editor, Dark Reading, 7/17/2014
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A New Age in Cyber Security: Public Cyberhealth
Brian Foster, CTO, DamballaCommentary
The cleanup aimed at disrupting GameOver Zeus and CryptoLocker offers an instructive template for managing mass cyber infections.
By Brian Foster CTO, Damballa, 7/17/2014
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Ransomware: 5 Threats To Watch
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
Cyber criminals have kicked it up a notch with nasty malware that locks you out of your machine and holds it for ransom.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Senior Editor, Dark Reading, 7/17/2014
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Senate Hearing Calls for Changes to Cybercrime Law
Sara Peters, News
In the wake of Microsoft's seizure of No-IP servers and domains, private and public sector representatives met to discuss what can be done to address the problem of botnets.
By Sara Peters , 7/16/2014
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Passwords & The Future Of Identity: Payment Networks?
Andre Boysen, EVP, Digital Identity Evangelist, SecureKeyCommentary
The solution to the omnipresent and enduring password problem may be closer than you think.
By Andre Boysen EVP, Digital Identity Evangelist, SecureKey, 7/16/2014
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Automobile Industry Accelerates Into Security
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Senior Editor, Dark ReadingNews
Industry looking at intelligence-sharing platform or an Auto-ISAC in anticipation of more automated, connected -- and vulnerable -- vehicles.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Senior Editor, Dark Reading, 7/15/2014
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Payment Card Data Theft: Tips For Small Business
Chris Nutt, Director, Incident Response & Malware, MandiantCommentary
For small businesses looking to reduce their exposure to data theft the good news is the advantage of being small.
By Chris Nutt Director, Incident Response & Malware, Mandiant, 7/15/2014
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Tapping Into A Homemade Android Army
Ericka Chickowski, Contributing Writer, Dark ReadingNews
Black Hat speaker will detail how security researchers can expedite their work across numerous Android devices at once.
By Ericka Chickowski Contributing Writer, Dark Reading, 7/15/2014
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Active Directory Flaw Lets Attackers Change Passwords
Sara Peters, Quick Hits
Aorato finds way to compromise Active Directory and change passwords without being noticed by SIEM.
By Sara Peters , 7/15/2014
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Google Forms Zero-Day Hacking Team
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Senior Editor, Dark ReadingQuick Hits
'Project Zero' to hunt bugs in all software that touches the Net.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Senior Editor, Dark Reading, 7/15/2014
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Dark Reading Radio: Where Do Security Startups Come From?
Tim Wilson, Editor in Chief, Dark ReadingCommentary
This week's radio broadcast will discuss how hot new security companies are born and how they are funded. Showtime is 1:00 p.m. ET.
By Tim Wilson Editor in Chief, Dark Reading, 7/15/2014
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DropCam Vulnerable To Hijacking
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Senior Editor, Dark ReadingNews
Researchers at DEF CON to demonstrate flaws in a popular WiFi video monitoring system.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Senior Editor, Dark Reading, 7/14/2014
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CVE-2014-1544
Published: 2014-07-23
Use-after-free vulnerability in the CERT_DestroyCertificate function in libnss3.so in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) 3.x, as used in Firefox before 31.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.7, and Thunderbird before 24.7, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors that trigger cer...

CVE-2014-1547
Published: 2014-07-23
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 31.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.7, and Thunderbird before 24.7 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

CVE-2014-1548
Published: 2014-07-23
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 31.0 and Thunderbird before 31.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

CVE-2014-1549
Published: 2014-07-23
The mozilla::dom::AudioBufferSourceNodeEngine::CopyFromInputBuffer function in Mozilla Firefox before 31.0 and Thunderbird before 31.0 does not properly allocate Web Audio buffer memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and applica...

CVE-2014-1550
Published: 2014-07-23
Use-after-free vulnerability in the MediaInputPort class in Mozilla Firefox before 31.0 and Thunderbird before 31.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) by leveraging incorrect Web Audio control-message ordering.

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