Reuters reports that Thomas Roth, a computer security consultant, has used rented computers for a proof-of-concept brute force attack on wireless networks. An excerpt: Thomas Roth, a computer security consultant based in Cologne, Germany, says he can hack into protected networks using specialized software that he has written that runs on Amazon’s cloud-based computers. It […]
Science 2.0 (Scientific Blogging renamed) reports that Northrup Grumman has opened a huge test facility for cyber-security in the UK. The cyber range will be used for emulating large complex networks and for conducting cyber experiments and assessments of infrastructure survivability and assurance within a safe and controlled experimental environment to evaluate their resilience to […]
(Disclaimer: As Rob Rosenberger reminds us, this is the time of year for computer security hysteria in the media, so media reports must be taken with several pounds of salt. Both the Black Hat and DEFCON conferences are going on.) Reuters reports that a security researcher demonstrated a serious vulnerability in Mac computers. This one […]