Defcon 101 - Signals Defense CSO Rick Mellendick Presenting

Signals Defense, LLC

Defcon 101 - August 2014 Signals Defense, CSO, Rick Mellendick will discuss the effective radio frequency (RF) tools, tactics, and procedures that he recommends security professionals use when performing a repeatable RF penetration test. Rick's presentation will cover the fundamental processes used to identify the RF within the environment, identify the vulnerabilities specific to that environment, and offer attack methodology to exploit those vulnerabilities.    Learn more at http://lnkd.in/dPJ42Zs

Target: 40 million credit, debit cards compromised

Target says 40 million credit, debit card accounts may be affected by data breach

12/19/13;  Second Largest hack on a retailer:  News reported by Fox News & Baltimore Sun

Target: 40 million credit, debit cards compromised

http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/chi-target-data-breach-20131218,0,7947148.story

Hackers 'Jumping the Air Gap' Would Disrupt the World Balance of Power

Business Insider
Technology Update

Re-Posted: Monday, December 16, 2013

Is your high tech home safe from hackers?

 

Rumor: Smartphones can hack into high-tech homes

TRUE: The more state-of-the-art your home tech, the more vulnerable you are to hackers.

http://news.msn.com/rumors/rumor-smartphones-can-hack-into-high-tech-homes

Homes, Cars, Phones, Industrial facilities are all vulnerable to hacking



Today's Unsettling Hacks

http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/05/tech/mobile/five-hacks

http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/02/tech/innovation/hackable-homes

UN Warns on Mobile Cyber Security Bugs

Bug allows hackers to remotely gain control of and also clone certain mobile SIM cards

By: Live Mint & WSJ


http://www.livemint.com/Politics/1I9w9pGa6ZlPNr0yutEz1K/UN-warns-on-mobile-cyber-security-bugs.html

Connecticut BBB Warns Smart Phone and Tablet Users About Bluetooth Security Hole

Connecticut BBB Warns Smart Phone and Tablet Users About Bluetooth Security Hole

50 Million Devices at Risk

Security Flaws in UPnP protocol put 50 million devices at risk

 

 

Rapid 7 released a white paper on January 29, 2013; Security Flaws in Universal Plug and Play: 

UNPLUG, DON'T  PLAY!!

 

https://community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2013/01/29/security-flaws-in-universal-plug-and-play-unplug-dont-play

 

 

 

 

 

http://thehackernews.com/2013/01/security-flaws-in-upnp-protocol-put-50.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheHackersNews+%28The+Hackers+News+-+Daily+Cyber+News+Updates%29&_m=3n.009a.112.hh0aof40x4.2py#_



90% of passwords can be cracked in seconds

Info Security Magazine reports that 90% of passwords can be cracked in seconds with advanced hardware & software technologies. 
http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/30246/90-of-passwords-can-be-cracked-in-seconds/

Office Phones Hacked

Popular Office Phones Vulnerable to Eavesdropping Hack, Researchers say....

 



http://redtape.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/04/16328998-popular-office-phones-vulnerable-to-eavesdropping-hack-researchers-say?lite

Amplified Cyber Security Defends Small Business Smartphones

 

http://technorati.com/technology/it/article/amplified-cyber-security-defends-small-business/

 

 

 



Cyber Attacks on Banks

Wells Fargo suffers Web disruption, blames high traffic!!

 

'Denial of Service Cyber Attacks'

 

 

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/19/us-wellsfargo-website-idUSBRE8BI1E020121219