Dr. Simson Garfinkel wrote an interesting piece for CSO on-line, detailing a threat that I have been trying to educate the public about for two years. In his article Attack of the iPods Mr. Garfinkel explains security risks due to direct memory access (DMA) that USB and Firewire devices have, making mention of the […]
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Attack of the iPods
May 22nd, 2006 · No Comments · USB, information security
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New Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) holds promise for security community
February 18th, 2006 · No Comments · information security
NIAC* and the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) recently release information on a Common Vulnerability and Scoring System (CVSS). CVSS is “is a vendor agnostic, industry open standard designed to convey vulnerability severity and help determine urgency and priority of response. It solves the problem of multiple, incompatible scoring systems and […]
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Sharp Ideas’ Slurp Audit Exposes Threat Of Portable Storage Devices For Corporate Data Theft
January 24th, 2006 · 4 Comments · USB, information security, press releases
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New proof-of-concept application demonstrates how quickly and easily an insider can utilize USB-enabled devices to steal data
Arlington, VA - January 25, 2006 - Sharp Ideas, LLC, an information technology consultancy that specializes in testing and creating cost-effective IT security solutions, today announced the release of Slurp Audit - a second generation proof-of-concept […]
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Data theft: stories from the news and solutions
January 21st, 2006 · No Comments · data theft, information security
The crime of data theft is one of the most under-reported and difficult to detect crimes of the 21st century.
Data is the currency of the information age. Hackers, spammers, and other computer criminals are in a constant arms race with security professionals as they seek to find new ways to steal information. As […]
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