vulnerabilities

Air Traffic Controllers Pick the Wrong Week to Quit Using Radar

Photo Yuichi Kosio / Flickr LAS VEGAS — It’s a Twilight Zone episode waiting to happen. A commercial pilot at 30,000 feet gets sudden instructions from air traffic control on the ground that...

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Thursday, July 26th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Gone in 3 Minutes: Keyless BMWs a Boon to Hacker Thieves

You’ve recently spent $64,000 on your flash new BMW with keyless entry. But when you wake up one morning, you discover, in a different kind of flash, that it’s gone, stolen by hacker...

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Tuesday, July 10th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Popular Surveillance Cameras Open to Hackers, Researcher Says

Photo: MIKI Yoshihito /Flickr In a world where security cameras are nearly as ubiquitous as light fixtures, someone is always watching you. But the watcher might not always be who you think it...

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Tuesday, May 15th, 2012 Net News No Comments

CISPA veto recommended by White House, bill’s authors defend it

Not a fan of CISPA ? Fear not. President Barack Obama isn’t either. A Wednesday e-mail released by the Office of Management and Budget made very clear that should the bill reach the...

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Thursday, April 26th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Researchers Release New Exploits to Hijack Critical Infrastructure

The Modicon Quantum programmable logic controller, which is used in critical infrastructure systems, contains common security vulnerabilities that would allow attackers to upload rogue commands to it. Photo: Reid Wightman/Digital Bond Researchers have...

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Thursday, April 5th, 2012 Net News No Comments