CVE-2012-4222

CVE-2012-4222 refers to the Qualcomm KGSL kernel-mode driver in Android 2.3–4.2, where a crafted kgsl_ioctl input can trigger a NULL pointer dereference, causing DoS. Connected docs also cover CVE-2012-4220 (diagchar_core.c) and CVE-2012-4221 (diagchar_core.c/integer overflow) with local DIAG/DIA...

ClubHack 2012 Hacking and Security Conference

Carrying reputation of being India's choicest and oldest hacker's conference, Team ClubHack proudly brings the 6th edition of ClubHack Hacking and Security Conference with more exciting activities. ClubHack 2012 hacker's convention will be held from Nov. 30th to Dec 3rd, 2012 in Pune, India...

How Hacker culture contributed to rise of United States economy

How Hacker culture has contributed to the rise of the United States economy and one possible reason why it is now in decline… by Paul F. Renda, Author at The Hacker News Magazine This article is about how hacker culture has benefited the economy of the United States. It represents the creative,...

Verizon Settles with FCC for $1.25 Million Over Tethering Block

In an unprecedented move, the Federal Communications Commission ended a 10-month investigation of Verizon Wireless with a $1.25 million settlement for restricting Android customer access to “tethering” software used to relay Internet signals to other devices. The federal probe was launched after...

Security Veterans Score Funding for New Startup Bluebox

Many people would consider themselves lucky to be a part of one successful start-up company, but for a select group of entrepreneurs, engineers and executives, that’s just the beginning. Such is the case for the team behind new mobile security firm Bluebox, a stealth-mode company that counts SPI...

Microsoft AFKAR Website Service Cross Site Scripting

Title: ====== Microsoft AFKAR Website Service - Cross Site Vulnerabilities Date: ===== 2012-04-14 References: =========== http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/getcontent.php?id=4797 MSRC ID: 12328nj VL-ID: ===== 479 Introduction: ============= Afkar is an Arabic word that means “ideas”. Microsoft Afk...

Microsoft Afkar Web Service - Cross Site Vulnerabilities

Document Title: =============== Microsoft Afkar Web Service - Cross Site Vulnerabilities References Source: ==================== http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/getcontent.php?id=4797 MSRC ID: 12328nj Release Date: ============= 2012-04-13 Vulnerability Laboratory ID VL-ID:...

Yahoo to Implement Do Not Track

Yahoo has decided that it’s now time to start implementing a Do Not Track system across its various Web properties. The company is one of the last large Web content providers to officially commit to using a DNT technology, and Yahoo said that it plans to have the system implemented by early summe...

DARPA Wants a "Cognitive Fingerprint"

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA is the wellspring of U.S. government technology innovation. Now the agency is looking at what they’ve called a “cognitive fingerprint.” DARPA’s main goal with the project is to bypass what’s become the “current standard method,” for...

Gatekeeper and the Choice of Security for Mac Users

Context is a funny thing. In most segments of society, Apple is seen as an exemplary company, with an unrivaled record of innovation, much-admired ad campaigns and a stock price that is the envy of every company not named Google. But in the security community, Apple is regarded with some...

Google, Advertising Companies, Found Bypassing Safari Privacy Settings

Google and several other advertising companies have allegedly been evading the privacy controls of Apple’s Safari browser by placing a special kind of tracking code on a handful of sites, according to new research done by Stanford grad student Jonathan Mayer. To follow up on Mayer’s work,...

#SOPA - The Hacker News say "NO WAY"

SOPA - The Hacker News say "NO WAY" Get mad and take action as you read how your internet privacy and freedoms are about to be taken away in our editor Patti Galle's article on SOPA…….coming to your personal rights soon. The Stop Online Piracy Act SOPA, or H.R. 3261, is a bill that was introduced...

Thinking About Software Security Holistically

While assessing software systems of all types a few common mistakes regularly come up. These aren’t mistakes that lead directly to vulnerabilities, but mistakes in how some software companies think about security, that can lead to invalid assumptions, and ultimately which can allow real security...

DeSopa Firefox Add-On Lets Users Circumvent SOPA Restrictions

As the public debate over the merits and drawbacks of the SOPA bill continues, consumers and privacy advocates already are looking for ways to get around the provisions in the proposed anti-piracy law that they see as unreasonable and oppressive. In one example, a developer has published an...

Bypass SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) DNS Blocking with DeSopa 1.1

Bypass SOPA Stop Online Piracy Act DNS Blocking with DeSopa 1.1 A developer who calls himself T Rizk doesn't have much faith in Congress making the right decision on anti-piracy legislation, so he's built a work around for the impending censorship measures being considered DeSOPA. The Firefox...

Internet Pioneers, Security Experts Send Letter to Congress Blasting SOPA

A group of engineers, networking specialists, security experts and other specialists deeply involved with the Internet’s development and growth have sent a letter to lawmakers criticizing the highly controversial SOPA and PIPA bills and imploring them not to pass the legislation, which they say...

Key House Hearing on SOPA Bill Set For Today

All eyes will be on Capitol Hill this morning when the House Judiciary Committee holds a key hearing on the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act, which has drawn wide opposition from a variety of groups and companies for its broad language supposedly designed to prevent copyright infringement. Th...

Chris Hoff, HacKid.org Leads UNITED Security Summit Award Winners

Chris Hoff, HacKid.org Leads UNITED Security Summit Award Winners Awards Recognize Outstanding Contributions to Propel the Information Security Industry Forward to Meet Future Challenges San Francisco, CA at the UNITED Security Summit – September 20, 2011 – The first annual UNITED Security Summit...

Chris Hoff, HacKid.org Leads UNITED Security Summit Award Winners

Chris Hoff, HacKid.org Leads UNITED Security Summit Award Winners Awards Recognize Outstanding Contributions to Propel the Information Security Industry Forward to Meet Future Challenges San Francisco, CA at the UNITED Security Summit – September 20, 2011 – The first annual UNITED Security Summit...

McAfee DeepSAFE - Anti-rootkit Security Solution

McAfee DeepSAFE - Anti-rootkit Security Solution McAfee previewed its DeepSAFE hardware-assisted security technology for proactively detecting and preventing stealthy advanced persistent threats APTs and malware. The technology, which was co-developed with Intel, sits below the OS, providing the...