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Mac Hacked in 2 Minutes, Apple is a lame patcher

2008-03-27 22:02:09 by Bill in Grumpy Security Guy
 
...minutes after release This TechCrunch article outlines how some exploited a vulnerability in a Open Social application to Mr. Jobs, get serious about security With the release of the details behind last years mysterious wireless driver OS X exploit we can fin Worst Security I Have Seen in a Long Time When the clueless are on the intarwebs...
 
Tags: apple, security, leopard security concerns, lame patcher, lame, apple sadly, worst security, apple blocks, minutes
 
 
 
 
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iPhone Gains 15 Minutes Free Wi-Fi in 28 Airports

2008-05-02 12:04:16 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
 
...minutes of free Wi-Fi. The company has tested this previously, and has now rolled the deal out The service is enabled by JiWire , which has gradually transitioned itself from a site that developed a hotspot directory supplemented by editorial coverage and how-to's on wireless data, to one that's now hotspot directory plus hotspot advertising....
 
Tags: hotspot, hotspot ads involve, ads, boingo offers ads-for-access, boingo, free wi-fi, wi-fi, access, gain access
 
 
 
 
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Unpatched Windows PCs fall to hackers in under 5 minutes, says ISC

2008-07-14 13:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
Hackers can find and compromise an unpatched Windows PC in less than five minutes after it's connected to the Internet, the SANS Institute's Internet Storm Center said today
 
Tags: internet storm center, internet, windows, minutes, sans institute, hackers, compromise
 
 
 
 
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Unpatched Windows PCs fall to hackers in under 5 minutes

2008-07-16 00:00:00 by HASH0x8472ec8 in Network World on Security
 
It takes less than five minutes for hackers to find and compromise an unpatched Windows PC after it's connected to the Internet, a security researcher said today
 
Tags: windows, security researcher, minutes, hackers, internet, compromise, takes
 
 
 
 
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The Not-So-Sweet Life of Supplicants

2008-07-23 15:23:00 by JJ in Security Uncorked
 
...minutes to a new 1X end user In addition, were in a transition and growing period where were trying to integrate and authenticate multiple pieces- the machine and/or user as well as any other clients residing on the endpoint, so there can be single-sign-on issues . Not SSO in the traditional sense, but single-1X-sign-on vs logging in to...
 
Tags: user, end-user interactions, user experience, machine andor user, users, multiple unique users, user expectations, endpoint, expectations
 
 
 
 
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My RSA trip is off to a terrible start

2008-04-07 04:22:02 by HASH0x8b890c0 in StillSecure, After All These Years
 
...minutes late. That put my connection in Atlanta in jeopardy. The agent checking me in (who took 45 minutes for the two people in front of me) put a big priority tag on my luggage because I am Platinum Medallion on Delta. As he was doing that, I said to myself that is a kiss of death if I ever saw one. I got to Atlanta to find out my...
 
Tags: plane, flight home, flight, san fran, minutes, luggage, 1am pacific time, pacific, trip
 
 
 
 
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Password policies. Once again.

2007-09-04 22:14:00 by Steve Riley in Steve Riley on Security
 
...minutes, then the attacker can write his script to churn through thousands of bogus logon attempts every 15 minutes 2 seconds. So, contrary to the claim, enabling this setting actually can have significant impact on usability Account lockout is there for people who absolutely need it. But I can't think of any instance where this is true....
 
Tags: account, enable account lockout, password, account lockouts, disable account lockout, 42-day default expiration, default, expiration, password expires
 
 
 
 
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Vista is a great example of the bandaid paradox

2007-12-28 05:04:44 by Scott in Scott Wright's Security Views
 
Bandaids are supposed to be used for first aid, not preventative maintenance. Heres a good example of why you need to make security a priority early in the system design cycle. Today I spent 45 minutes on my handsfree cell-phone while driving (and another 20 minutes on my home phone), helping a friend configure his new
 
Tags: system design cycle, home phone, preventative maintenance, minutes, friend configure, handsfree cell-phone, priority, aid, bandaids
 
 
 
 
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Cold Boot Attacks Against Disk Encryption

2008-02-21 13:29:18 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...minutes, enabling an attacker to read the full contents of memory by cutting power and then rebooting into a malicious operating system Interestingly, if you cool the DRAM chips, for example by spraying inverted cans of canned air dusting spray on them, the chips will retain their contents for much longer. At these temperatures (around -50 C)...
 
Tags: main memory chips, memory, todays dram memories, dram, dram contents, memory contents, disk encryption, hard, hard disk contents
 
 
 
 
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Encryption defeated, still an advocate?

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2008-02-22 16:15:15 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog