Monday, February 27, 2017
CloudBleed Flaw - Just on character issue caused it?
Fact is stranger than Fiction
A tiny but serious bug poked a hole in this digital wall. One character—an instance of "==" that should have been ">="—made it possible for computers to skip over the dividing wall between two different people's data. This allowed users exploiting a certain technique to obtain a random chunk of a random person's otherwise private information
If you have doubts you can check if an website you access is affected with the following URL
https://cloudbleedcheck.com/
There are a few plugins to check you bookmark but, I am not sure how safe or authentic they are.
For More info:
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/security/a25380/cloudbleed-explained/
Friday, February 24, 2017
Banking Apps - Good news & Bad News (actually its Bad News)
Good news -
- 11 million banking app logins a day during 2015.
- American Federal Reserve stats show that 71% of people using mobile banking services are confident about the security of mobile banking transactions.
Bad news - Pradeo Labs study:
50 top banks from 22 countries
- 7 breaches per app
- 100% failure
- 50 million risky users
Check here for more info:
http://www.itsecurityguru.org/2017/02/24/security-specialist-identifies-security-breaches-apps-50-top-global-banks/
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Free book - Hacking for Dummies
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I have not read this book so, no comments on the quality or content.
Get it here:
http://www.tradepub.com/free-offer/hacking-for-dummies-5th-edition-20-value-free-for-a-limited-time/w_wile229?sr=hicat&_t=hicat:1207
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