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Access control and authentication

Article | 19/03/2013 Researcher hijacks insecure embedded devices en masse for Internet scanning project
An anonymous researcher created a massive botnet by hijacking about 420,000 Internet-accessible embedded devices with default or no login passwords an...
Article | 15/03/2013 Security appliances are riddled with serious vulnerabilities, researcher says
The majority of email and Web gateways, firewalls, remote access servers, UTM (united threat management) systems and other security appliances have se...
Article | 8/03/2013 With SecuSmart chip, German officials free to talk and type securely on BlackBerry Z10
German government officials including Chancellor Angela Merkel could soon be communicating about classified matters using BlackBerry Z10 smartphones e...
Article | 7/03/2013 Uniscon document exchange service uses two-factor authentication, stores no passwords
Uniscon's IDgard, a service for securely exchanging documents between companies and their clients or partners, uses two-factor authentication and stor...
Article | 6/03/2013 LinkedIn wins dismissal of lawsuit seeking damages for massive password breach
Professional social networking service LinkedIn won the dismissal of a lawsuit seeking damages on behalf of premium users who had their log-in passwor...
Article | 5/03/2013 Vasco card reader gets bigger screen to combat social engineering
By displaying more information on the screen of the new Digipass 870 card reader about transactions the device is used to secure, Vasco Data Security ...
Article | 4/03/2013 Fujitsu names UniCredit as first European customer for palm-scan authentication
Fujitsu Technology Solutions has named European bank UniCredit as the first major customer for its PalmSecure authentication system, which is on displ...
Article | 13/02/2013 Emergency Alert System devices vulnerable to hacker attacks, researchers say
Devices used by many radio and TV stations to broadcast emergency messages as part of the U.S. Emergency Alert System (EAS) contain critical vulnerabi...
Article | 12/02/2013 ForeScout integrates its NAC with MobileIron
In a bid to give IT departments better control over devices that employees bring to work, ForeScout Technologies has added MobileIron to the list of m...
Article | 8/02/2013 Banking malware returns to basics to evade detection, Trusteer says
Financial malware authors are trying to evade new online banking security systems by returning to more traditional phishing-like credential stealing t...
Article | 6/02/2013 Barracuda Networks takes further steps to close backdoor access to its network gear
Barracuda Networks released a new update on Monday to further mitigate a security issue that could have allowed attackers to gain unauthorized access ...
Article | 6/02/2013 Researchers devise new attack techniques against SSL
The developers of many SSL libraries are releasing patches for a vulnerability that could potentially be exploited to recover plaintext information, s...
Article | 5/02/2013 ForeScout integrates its NAC with AirWatch's mobile management
ForeScout Technologies and AirWatch have integrated their respective products for network access control and mobile management in a bid to give IT dep...
Article | 2/02/2013 Twitter hacked; 250,000 users must reset their passwords
Twitter's servers have been breached by "extremely sophisticated" hackers who may have made off with user names and passwords for about 250,000 users,...
Article | 29/01/2013 UPnP flaws expose tens of millions of networked devices to remote attacks, researchers say
Tens of millions of network-enabled devices including routers, printers, media servers, IP cameras, smart TVs and more can be attacked over the Intern...