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Proof-of-concept malware gives attackers control of USB smart card readers
A team of researchers have created a proof-of-concept piece of malware that can give attackers control of USB smart card readers attached to an infected Windows computer over the Internet.
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Sykipot malware variation targets aerospace industry with email attack
New email-based attacks, some of which target the aerospace industry, are distributing new variants of the Sykipot information stealing malware, according to researchers from security firm AlienVault.
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Researchers devise practical key recovery attack
A team of cryptographic researchers claim to have developed an attack method that can be used to recover secret keys in an acceptable time frame from cryptographic devices like smart cards, hardware security modules and USB security tokens.
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Windows 8 RT tablets well suited for businesses
Low-power Windows 8 tablets will have features consumers want, and with a little effort can be adapted to use in corporate networks, too, IT pros were told at a TechEd 2012 educational session.
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Smartphone boom drives market in hybrid processors
Hybrid processors that include two or more types of core now account for half of all processor revenues, driven by growth in smartphones and tablets, according to new research by IMS Research.
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AlienVault grabs entire managment team from HP division
Eighteen months after HP acquired code analysis company Fortify Software, most of its highly-regarded management team has jumped ship to new SIEM startup, AlienVault.
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Chinese 'attack US DoD smart cards' with Sykipot malware
A new strain of the Sykipot malware is being used by Chinese cyber criminals to compromise US Department of Defense (DoD) smart cards, a new report has revealed.
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Hackers break US government smart card security
The US government has been stepping up its use of smart cards to help lock down its computer networks, but hackers have found ways around them.
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Twitter, Digg login vulnerable to hackers, say researchers
A well-known cryptographic attack could be used by hackers to log into Web applications used by millions of users, according to two security experts who plan to discuss the issue at an upcoming security conference.
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Microsoft ships Forefront Identity Manager 2010
Microsoft has begun shipping Forefront Identity Manager 2010, server software for provisioning and de-provisioning user access and privileges for network and database resources.
