Security Briefing – February 11th
Author: The Intern
I’m awake. Really. How’re you? Hope it’s a good one!
And now, the news…
- IBM Security Advisory – AIX – IBM from the report: “THREAT: A local attacker may read any file on the system.”
- Crimeware in the Middle – Adrenalin – Dancho Danchev
- RIM closes critical hole in BlackBerry – Heise
- Microsoft plugs eight security holes – Security Focus
- Obama’s Plans for Cybersecurity Draw Praise – Information Week
- Attention Congress – Rome is Burning! – Security Debrief
- Backtrack 4 – USB/Persistent Changes/Nessus – Infosec Ramblings
- Electronic Driver’s License Cloning for $250 – Chris Paget
- The Took My Laptop! Search and Seizure Explained. – Tyler Pitchford
Today I’m including a few links to nuggets from ShmooCon well worth your time. First is a how-to guide to making that Backtrack 4 download much more useful. Then 2 presentation videos – first, on cloning the electronic driver’s license and the other on search and seizure at the borders.
Tags: News, Daily Links, Security Blog, Information Security, Security News
