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Hacking Mifare Transport Cards

2008-08-07 06:07:02 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...sells a compatible chip . Is there any doubt that the bad guys already know about this, or will soon enough Publication of this attack might be expensive for NXP and its customers, but it's good for security overall. Companies will only design security as good as their customers know to ask for. NXP's security was so bad because customers...
 
Tags: mifare, design, design secrecy, mifare classic chip, secrecy, security, secrecy supports security, security properly, chip
 
 
 
 
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An Option with a Negative Value?

2006-07-28 08:38:00 by Jomni in Risk Management Quant
 
...sells an option for $5. After some time, the value of an option at the same strike and expiration date rises to $6. This could mean that the option is getting more "in-the-money" and the possibility of an exercise increases. This is bad news for the option seller. The value of his position is obtained by assuming an offsetting transaction (he...
 
Tags: option, negative option, option seller, option writer sells, option buyer, option position, negative, position, writer
 
 
 
 
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"Prosthetic Biometrics": Microchips Under Your Skin

2007-02-09 00:00:00 by Ari Juels in Speaking of Security, the RSA Blog and Podcast
 
...sells small, encapsulated microchips (RFID tags) that transmit unique serial numbers over short distances via radioâsurgically implantable authentication devices, in fact. Dogs and cats have been regularly implanted with RFID tags for years. That beta test, if you will, has been has largely successful: Many shelters are equipped to scan RFID...
 
Tags: devices, implantable authentication devices, rfid tags, scan rfid tags, digital authentication devices, prosthetic biometrics, verichip sells, verichip, transmit unique serial
 
 
 
 
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Dutch company sells media player -- with a worm

2008-01-07 00:00:00 by HASH0x8472008 in Network World on Security
 
A batch of digital media players sold by a Dutch importer over the holidays appear to have been infected with a nasty stocking stuffer -- a worm
 
Tags: digital media players, dutch importer, worm, holidays, stuffer, batch, nasty
 
 
 
 
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Custom Garmin GPS Maps

2008-01-31 20:57:00 by NGO Security in NGO Security
 
...sells a world map that provides a bit more international detail than the default base map that comes with one of their GPS units, the detail is still typically lacking for humanitarian field use (you can purchase detailed street and topographic maps for Europe, Canada and the US, which aren't that much use if you're off the beaten track in...
 
Tags: maps, topographic maps, garmin, free garmin maps, gps maps, default base map, world map, world, internal map format
 
 
 
 
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Money for nothin, code for free - if you don't own the copyright you could be in Dire Straits

2008-03-19 01:45:00 by HASH0x8aede64 in StillSecure, After All These Years
 
...sells tech support services , primarily to larger commercial customers, but also some of the larger schools and non-profits So lets have a look. First off, if you don't know Untangle has a UTM that is aimed squarely at the "S" in the SMB market. It is open sourced and free and is made up of modules based on open source security tools. I get...
 
Tags: software untangle, software, core software, source security software, commercial, commercial product, source, source code, larger commercial customers
 
 
 
 
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Personal member information on The Dental Network website

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2008-03-20 12:05:14 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...sells additional protection services Please be assured that your data is now secure and that a careful and thorough investigation into the potential risk to members has been our top priority since this was first discovered. TDN understands the value of your personal information and the potential risk that such a breach presents Evan] How can...
 
Tags: information, breach description, breach, breach notification completely, dental network, data breach, personal information, website, security breach
 
 
 
 
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A Page from Gregs Diary: Nerwana Software

2008-03-25 12:21:42 by Greg Reemler in The Complex Event Processing Blog
 
...sells in New York,thenwemustsell it the same way in Tokyo or Bejing Also, I really was surprised to find out how dependentNerwanawason the opinion of analysts. When I was worked for the customers and end users, we rarely paid any special attention to the analysts opinions. Sure, analysts provides a good data point, but that is all it was (or...
 
Tags: software, software packages, software companiesare, innovative software, software sales guys, view analysts, operational solutions, analysts, solutions
 
 
 
 
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Prediction 3 - A major site gets hacked

2008-02-01 10:35:00 by Allen Baranov, CISSP in Security Thoughts
 
...sells these good emails to spammer. Or malware downloads a preconfigured spam message and sends the message to all of Bob's contacts. All of this happens in a scripting environment and Bob is not aware of anything strange because windows don't pop up If this is happening already then I applogise for coming to the prediction party late.. and...
 
Tags: malware, bob logs, malware downloads, prediction, bob, suck session keys, session keys, foreseeable future malware, online service providers
 
 
 
 
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RSA Impressions - 1

2008-04-08 14:33:00 by Dr Anton Chuvakin in Anton Chuvakin Blog -