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Android permissions glitch allows eavesdropping, data theft

02

Dec

2011

Researchers have found multiple holes in Android phones’ permissions-based security that would allow a hacker to snatch data, monitor geolocation, send SMS messages, and even eavesdrop on conversations. A group of security researchers from North Carolina State University found the glitches in eight handsets from HTC, Motorola, Samsung and Google. The researchers found “explicit capability […]

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Kaspersky Lab at Virus Bulletin 2011

05

Oct

2011

BARCELONA — The annual Virus Bulletin conference kicks off here tomorrow with anti-malware researchers discussing a wide range of important issues facing the industry. Researchers from Kaspersky Lab will have a major presence at the conference this year — nine speaker slots! — with talks on the cyber-crime underground, mobile (Android) malware, web application security […]

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PCI Guidance on Virtualization and Cloud

08

Jul

2011

Recently, the PCI-SSC released an Information Supplement providing guidance for compliance with the DSS in virtualized and cloud environments. Great news for anyone with virtualization within their cardholder data environment (CHDE), or who has been considering it. Many organizations have been putting off virtualization projects precisely because they were unsure of how to ensure if […]

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