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Security attacks and countermeasures

Cloud Musings

The resulting breaches occur primarily through malware, including Trojan horses, adware, worms, viruses and downloaders [6]. Malware is malicious software created for egregious objectives. Malware is intended to be quiet and hidden as it enters environments and is executed. Most Active Malware Today.

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If aliens are calling, let it go to voicemail

Vox

But the most frightening vision isn’t an alien being at all — it’s a computer program. Call it “cosmic malware.”. But the news is a reminder that there is little in the way of clear agreement about how the world should handle an authenticated message from an apparent alien civilization, or whether it can even be done safely.

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Top 10 Data Breaches of All Time

SecureWorld News

Summary: This data breach was unique in the sense that there was not a breach in the company's servers, but an authentication error, meaning no authentication was required to view documents. They then gained access to a customer service database and uploaded malware to capture sensitive information. LinkedIn data breach (2012).

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Top 10 Data Breaches of All Time

SecureWorld News

Summary: This data breach was unique in the sense that there was not a breach in the company's servers, but an authentication error, meaning no authentication was required to view documents. They then gained access to a customer service database and uploaded malware to capture sensitive information. LinkedIn data breach (2012).

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hunting The Next Heartbleed

ForAllSecure

Such a scenario isn’t fantasy; something like this actually existed between 2012 and 2014. And if you could initiate a heartbeat before authentication was complete on the site, you could smash and grab the encrypted information before anyone even knew who you were. I’m talking about Heartbleed or CVE 2014-0160.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hunting The Next Heartbleed

ForAllSecure

Such a scenario isn’t fantasy; something like this actually existed between 2012 and 2014. And if you could initiate a heartbeat before authentication was complete on the site, you could smash and grab the encrypted information before anyone even knew who you were. I’m talking about Heartbleed or CVE 2014-0160.

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Barn Doors - A Screw's Loose

A Screw's Loose

It’s no longer okay to just sell you a phone or tablet, they want to incentivize you to buy it so you can participate in a BYOD program. Let’s build identification and authentication frameworks on which we can then base access to that data. ©2011-2012 A Screws Loose. Crapplications. Enterprise Mobility. Enterprise Strategy.

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