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Wireless security foiled by new exploits

2008-02-26 00:00:00 by Julie Bort in Network World on Security
 
...Wright in this recent Network World chat. Wright is famous for his irreverent security blog WillHackforSushi.com. He is also the author of the six-day SANS Institute course, Assessing and Securing Wireless Networks. Plus he's a popular speaker at a long list of security conferences
 
Tags: network, joshua wright, wright, six-day sans institute, wireless network, irreverent security blog, hacker tools hits, security conferences, popular speaker
 
 
 
 
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Eavesdropping on Bluetooth headsets with Linux

2008-01-01 00:30:07 by Editor in Digg / Security
 
Few users realize that Bluetooth headsets can be exploited granting a remote attacker the ability to record and inject audio through the headset while the device is not in an active call. SANS Institute author and senior instructor Joshua Wright demonstrates
 
Tags: bluetooth headsets, sans institute author, active call, remote attacker, inject audio, users, device, record, ability
 
 
 
 
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Links for 2008-02-20 [del.icio.us]

2008-02-21 00:00:00 by Editor in Anton Chuvakin Blog -
 
A Barn Door Has No ROI | Scott Wright's Security Views Ukrainian Hacker Makes a Killing in Stock Market Fraud | Threat Level from Wired.com Not Bad For a Cubicle Blog Archive Measuring risk reduction
 
Tags: stock market fraud, cubicle blog archive, ukrainian hacker, barn door, threat level, risk reduction, scott wright, security views, roi
 
 
 
 
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The Point of Breach Notification Laws

2007-11-07 21:57:00 by Security Retentive in Security Retentive
 
...Wright left a comment there that I never responded to. Here goes He said Peter Huber argues in Forbes that there is no "privacy" in our social security numbers or credit card numbers. The "secrecy" of those things does not really authenticate us. So this business of giving people lots of notices about compromise of their numbers seems...
 
Tags: breach notification laws, breach, breach notification, laws, data, public policy data, data owner, data custodian, data breaches
 
 
 
 
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Perhaps it should be "Homeland Insecurity" in Britain.

2008-06-15 15:02:00 by John Sexton in The Bullet Proof Blog
 
...Wright brothers could see how it all turned out Visit Sexton Executive Security at www.sextonsecurity.com
 
Tags: security, security line, line, major wake-up call, security checker, british government official, keys, car keys, retirement plan
 
 
 
 
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Al-Qaeda Pwns Your Coffee Machine

2008-06-18 13:38:01 by Dave Lewis in Liquidmatrix Security Digest
 
...Wright, who works for professional services outfit BDO, posted his alert yesterday on the BugTraq security email list, highlighting possible lines of attack, including buffer overflow menaces. The F90 (see pic) is apparently the worlds first household espresso machine with internet capability, which allows users to select coffee specialities...
 
Tags: machine, coffee machine idea, coffee machine, household espresso machine, jura f90, f90, buffer overflow menaces, select coffee specialities, al-qaeda
 
 
 
 
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Tucson area Domino's Pizza customer information exposed

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2008-06-18 10:43:34 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Wright in the comments section of the " Cotton Traders confirms that their website was compromised " breach. He makes a very good argument regarding accountability in credit card breaches. My responses to him are included Past Breaches Unknown
 
Tags: credit card transactions, credit card, credit card receipts, credit card breaches, card, pizza, receipts, information, tucson
 
 
 
 
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Security Thoughts from TechEd 2008

2008-06-26 15:07:00 by sdl in The Security Development Lifecycle
 
...Wright, who both attended and presented at TechEd 2008 in Orlando the week of June 2 nd First up is Laura I have been a Security Program Manager for the last 3 years, working as a security advisor for a variety of products across Microsoft and the last seven months as a member of the SDL policy team It's been a few years since I've been to...
 
Tags: security, numerous developer questions, questions, highly specific questions, requirements, security knowledge, sdl requirements, maturity, security maturity
 
 
 
 
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Columbia University Students Private Details Available On Google-Hosted Website For 16 Months

2008-06-16 13:12:32 by CyberInsecure in CyberInsecure.com
 
Private details and social security numbers of 5,000 Columbia University students had been searchable online for the last 16 months. Students received an e-mail message on Tuesday night from the vice president of student auxiliary and business services, Scott Wright, explaining that in February 2007, a student employee had posted a database of...
 
Tags: columbia university students, students, vice president, business services, searchable online, e-mail message, student auxiliary, tuesday night, social security
 
 
 
 
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