We had the opportunity to interview Johnny Long of HackersforCharity.org on the final day of ShmooCon 2012.
Hackers for Charity is a non-profit organization that leverages the skills of technologists. They solve technology challenges for various non-profits and provide food, equipment, job training and computer education to the world’s poorest citizens.
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Mario Armstrong has sales person demo security app FastAccess Anywhere by Sensible Vision. FastAccess Anywhere securely replaces passwords with a face to authenticate users to access their apps and web sites on mobile devices.
The 2012 Consumer Electronics Showcase, presented by the International Consumer Electronics Association, is this week in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 2012 CES will feature some of consumer electronics’ biggest names and brands unveiling their next big things.
MobileIron, the innovator in enterprise management and security for mobile devices and apps, will be demonstrating its enterprise mobile device management and security platform in the Verizon booth at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas . The MobileIron platform was purpose-built for global companies to secure and manage mobile devices and apps. As business mobilizes, IT must support multiple operating systems, secure enterprise data on both corporate and employee-owned devices, and build and deliver mobile apps. MobileIron provides the most scalable solution for mobile device management, security and enterprise app storefronts.
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HURRY! Online conference registration closes this Friday, January 13, 2012
In the first “Patch Tuesday” of 2012, Microsoft is releasing seven security bulletins to address software issues an attacker could use to remotely exploit and take control of infected Windows systems. Patch Tuesday occurs on the second Tuesday of each month and on that day Microsoft releases security patches to fix vulnerabilities found in their products.
ShmooCon is an annual east coast hacker convention hell-bent on offering three days of an interesting atmosphere for demonstrating technology exploitation, inventive software and hardware solutions, and open discussions of critical infosec issues. The first day is a single track of speed talks called One Track Mind. The next two days bring three tracks: Build It, Break It and Bring It On.
Spear Phishing is very common to the traditional Phishing but more targeted to a specific group. Spear Phishing is define as an e-mail spoofing fraud attempt that targets a specific organization, seeking unauthorized access to confidential data. Spear Phishing attempts are not typically initiated by “random hackers” but are more likely to be conducted by perpetrators out for financial gain, trade secrets or military information (SearchSecurity, 2005).
2011 was an attention-grabbing year in the information security industry. We saw some interesting things such as mobile apps become a talking point as well as some Mac OS X malware. Furthermore, the issues pertaining insider threat, hacktivism, Stuxnet’s sibling Duqu, social networking site vulnerabilities as well as our share of zero-day attacks to name a few. So, what is in store for 2012 you ask?
SecurityOrb.com would like to wish the InfoSec community a wonderful and safe Happy 2012 New Year!
The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) introduced in October has been delayed until sometime in 2012. SOPA’s goal is to aid with the ongoing dilemma of copyright infringement, pirating, and/or the counterfeiting of intellectual property many US based media companies are facing by foreign and some domestic websites.
EARLY REGISTRATION ENDS DEC. 31
11th Annual DoD Cyber Crime Conference 2012
Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
Pre-Con Training: Jan. 20-23 | Conference: Jan. 23-27 | Exposition: Jan. 24-26
www.DoDCyberCrime.com
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