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'Complex beyond anyone's understanding': a brief history of internet security
WA today UCLA ARPANET students and staff in lab, circa 1969. Leonard Kleinrock and his students were pioneers of the internet. Photo: Courtesy of Leonard Kleinrock. The internet grew from the work of many people over several decades. Few predicted how … A history of Internet security |
There is an increase in use of complex crimeware that gathers the passwords of online customers at specific banks and automatically transfer funds out of their accounts, according to Akamai’s security group.
The surge is being aided by a tool called Yummba webinject, which generates pop-ups – injects – during legitimate banking sessions that ask for usernames and passwords, says Akamai’s Prolexic Security Engineering & Response Team (PLXsert) in a threat advisory. The phony dialog boxes mimic the look and feel of the genuine bank Web pages with logos, colors and fonts used on the legitimate site.
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RedOrbit |
Complex Trojan Takes Advantage Of Previously Unknown Android Exploit
RedOrbit … to who might be running the program, Neil McAllister of The Register said. The security firm reported that they have already contacted Google about the OS vulnerabilities exploited by the Trojan, and that it can now be detected by Android security … Android super-malware discovered – Is Google's platform in peril? |
 Help Net Security |
Software for complex Android device security needs – Help Net Security
Help Net Security “The Wind River Solution Accelerators for Android Security help developers unfamiliar with Android, or lacking the in-depth expertise to augment the AOSP software stack, to easily start working on complex security requirements,” said Chris Buerger … |