Kevin's Security Scrapbook
Thursday, November 29, 2012

Security Alert: Patch Your Samsung Printers

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Samsung printers contain a hardcoded backdoor account that could allow remote network access exploitation and device control via SNMP. (Yes,...
Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Everything You Need to Know About Shredding Sensitive Waste Paper

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Scraps of seemingly useless information tossed in the trash may be synergistically related. Analysis can reveal the big picture to ou...

Police Strip Cut Shreds Used as Parade Confetti

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Ethan Finkelstein, was at the NYC Thanksgiving Day Parade and noticed something weird about the confetti... "and it says 'SSN...
Tuesday, November 27, 2012

TSCM Bug Sweeps: When, and When Not To - Part I

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The following provides advice specifically meant for:  Private Investigators,  Security Directors,  Security Consultants  and TSCM profe...
Monday, November 26, 2012

Spying Accusations Stoke America's Cup Rivalries

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Spying is set to spark new battle lines in the America’s Cup as tempers fray on Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf.   At odds are the €90m Italian te...

Is Your Cell Phone Protected by the 4th Amendment?

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Judges and lawmakers across the country are wrangling over whether and when law enforcement authorities can peer into suspects’ cellphones, ...

Mannequin Spies - Will Dummy Shoppers Revolt?

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An Italian firm selling mannequins that secretly monitor the age, race and gender of customers using facial recognition software has come un...
Sunday, November 25, 2012

Patent Wars - VoIP Wiretaps

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After Microsoft acquired Skype, we looked at a Microsoft patent called "Legal Intercept" meant for monitoring and recording VoIP ...
Saturday, November 24, 2012

Spy College... for your 21st Century careers

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At the University of Tulsa school, students learn to write computer viruses, hack digital networks and mine data from broken cellphones. Man...

From our "Persistence is Futile" file...

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Top code-breakers at one of Britain's intelligence agencies, the GCHQ, say they have failed to decipher a message found attached to th...

Student Balks at Stalk (Psst. Just make the tags more stylish.)

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A court challenge has delayed plans to expel a Texan student for refusing to wear a radio tag that tracked her movements. Style is every...
Thursday, November 22, 2012

Holiday Shopping Safety Infographic

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Defending Privacy at the U.S. Border: A Guide for Travelers Carrying Digital Devices

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Thanks to protections enshrined in the U.S. Constitution, the government generally can’t snoop through your laptop for no reason.   But...
Wednesday, November 21, 2012

The Wall Street Wiretap Sword Of Damocles

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Mark Pomerantz, a former federal prosecutor, says the government wants everybody on Wall Street to believe all their conversations are being...
Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Researchers Find iOS is Rich Target for Spying Software

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Takeaway: The popularity of Apple devices makes them a prime target for spying programs, malware, and simple thievery. According to a re...
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