SOFTWARE & PATCHES
CISCO: Denial of Service and Memory Vulnerabilities Patched in Cisco IOS. Ciscopushed out its semiannual batch of security patches for Cisco IOS, the operating system on the bulk of its routers and network switches. The most severe issue according to Cisco involves multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco IOS and IOS XE Autonomic Networking Infrastructure, a feature that is vulnerable to remote attack leading to router or switch crashes or a hacker remotely gaining control of the affected device. Read more
[THREATPOST.COM]
OPENSSL: Patches High Severity Flaws In Latest Release. One of the most severe flaws could be exploited to launch a denial-of-service attack against a server running the affected 1.0.2 version of the software. Read more
[ZDNET.COM]
VIRTUAL APPLIANCES: User-Friendly Virtual Hosting With Turnkey Linux. Suppose you’re a developer and want to experiment with Drupal 7.7 or WordPress. Maybe you’re a K-12 teacher or university professor and want to teach your students Moodle administration or how to create some network-attached storage. Read more
[OPENSOURCE.COM]
CYBERSECURITY
MERCHANT AUTHENTICATION: New Secure Online Check-Out Tech Goes For Less Friction, More Biometrics. While point-of-sale systems at brick-and-mortar stores continue to be a rich feeding ground for data-hungry hackers, some merchants are at least beginning to take the security of their online shops seriously. The altruistic goal of protecting customers might not provide enough inspiration, but the goal of avoiding the costs of expensive charge-backs on fraudulent purchases does. Read more
[DARKREADING.COM]
POINT-OF-SALE MALWARE: Why POS Malware Still Works. Security experts are warning about a new breed of point-of-sale malware dubbed Poseidon after the Greek god. Researchers at Cisco say it’s the latest attack code designed to steal credit card numbers immediately after payment cards get swiped through POS terminals. Read more
[INFORISKTODAY.COM]
MOBILE FRAUD: A Focus for Fed Reserve. Upticks in fraud perpetrated through mobile banking and mobile payments are a growing concern for regulators, says David Lott, a payments risk expert with the Retail Payments Risk Forum of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. Find out more
[GOVINFOSECURITY.COM]
PERSONAL TECHNOLOGY
APPLE: Digital Camera Patent To Use Prisms For Clearer Images. A patent by Apple has been published, showing a new camera technology that uses a prism to split light into three colors, each of which are captured by a different sensor. Read more
[TECHTIMES.COM]
TECH FAILS: What Annoys You Most About Technology? Personal Technology columnists Geoffrey A. Fowler and Joanna Stern shared their biggest tech annoyances and asked readers to share their own. We received a few hundred responses via email and social media. It turns out many of you have some of the same complaints. Read more
[WSJ.COM]
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