We are pleased to announce the release of the Top5-2013 report covering Information Security concerns for India. This is the first report from IndiaWatch, in partnership with ClubHack, and the first of it’s kind report as it is based completely on the submissions of InfoSec professionals in the country. This is not your regular [...]
Is the internet really secure? Is my money safe? How private are my private details? As Indians, we are very cautious about our lives, even more cautious about our money. People were skeptical about the internet and the openness it brought with it. But boy, have we welcomed with open arms or have we really [...]
Computer scientists from UC Davis university have developed an Android app named TouchLogger that logs keystrokes using a smartphone’s sensors to measure the locations a user taps on the touch screen. Researchers have demonstrated that it is possible to log individual keystrokes entered on a smartphone’s on-screen keyboard using device’s built-in accelerometer (also known as the [...]
We are proud to announce the release of the First book by our friend Vivek Ramachandran, founder of http://securitytube.net The book is titled “BackTrack 5 Wireless Penetration Testing Beginner’s Guide” and is available @ amazon. The book is written with a lot of care and keeping beginners in mind and the writing style will help anyone [...]
Microsoft has announced advance notification for 13 security bulletins to address 22 vulnerabilities in Windows XP/7/Vista/Server 2008, Office, Internet Explorer, .NET and Visual Studio for August 9, 2011. Two among 13 bulletins are rated as critical [highest severity] to prevent attacks related to remote code execution. Check the bulletin summary below Full version of Microsoft [...]
This spreadsheet has been making its rounds online and contains details of DEFCON & Black Hat presentations along with authors, youtube links, links to presentations etc. Many Thanks to Javier Bassi
An MoU has been signed by Deputy Secretary for the US Department of Homeland Security, Jane Holl Lute and R Chandrashekhar, secretary for India’s Department of Information Technology for working together on cyber crime and data consolidation. As part of the MoU, the following agencies will be working together along with the cyber security communities: Indian Computer Emergency Response [...]
As Microsoft April Advance Security Bulletin Today Microsoft will be pushing huge updates and patches for multiple vulnerabilities across different versions of Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office and Developer tools like .NET etc Total of 64 vulnerabilities will be fixed across 17 bulletins from which 9 bulletins are rated as critical. So get ready to install [...]
“Certain information being extracted from RSA’s systems”. Thats what RSA’s executive chairman Art Coviello admitted. There is a possiblity that encryption seed details related to RSA SecureID might have been compromised which would leave only the PIN as the confedential detail in case of commonly used 2 factor authentication tokens. Details – http://www.channelweb.co.uk/crn-uk/news/2035401/rsa-security-breach-sparks-reseller-concern
Since the massive earthquake (on 11th March 2011) and destructive tsunami hit Japan there has been a tsunami of online scams. Online scammers are exploiting users with fake videos, malware serving websites and with pleas for donations to make money from this tragedy. Few tips to avoid falling prey to such scams ———————————————— –> Don’t [...]
