Security News

Data and Goliath: Reviews and Excerpts (Schneier on Security)
2015-03-03 19:03

On the net right now, there are excerpts from the Introduction on Scientific American, Chapter 5 on the Atlantic, Chapter 6 on the Blaze, Chapter 8 on Ars Technica, Chapter 15 on Slate, and...

Flaw in GoPro update mechanism reveals users' Wi-Fi passwords (Help Net Security)
2015-03-03 16:52

A vulnerability in the update mechanism for the wireless networks operated by GoPro cameras has allowed a security researcher to easily harvest over a 1,000 login credentials (including his own). ...

D-Link fixes critical router flaws (Help Net Security)
2015-03-03 15:52

D-Link has released new firmware for its DIR-820L Wi-Fi dual band cloud router, which fixes a number of security vulnerabilities. One of these can apparently be exploited by attackers to gain full acc...