Friday July 27, 2012  

EDITOR'S NOTE

Local security pen tester Snare has unleashed his Mac rootkit that does horrible things to the boot process, thwarting Filevault and all other current defences.

And what is said to be the first in the wild rootkit designed to protect malware and attack Mac OS X has been discovered. The malware steals a large range of data types including voice, video, IM and email.

More Black Hat coverage including a photo gallery (to be posted later today) is available on our BlackHat topic page. There's one ready for Defcon too.

Enjoy your weekend.

- Darren

BREAKING NEWS

#BlackHat Mac rootkit bypasses Filevault, installs at boot

By Darren Pauli | July 27, 2012

Meet Evil Maid's unstoppable ugly sister.

Spy trojan steals audio, video, email, IM, keystrokes, from Windows, Mac and mobile

By Darren Pauli | July 27, 2012

And it is the first trojan to use a Mac rootkit.

#BlackHat: Supressed smart meter vulnerability tool is unleashed

By Dan Kaplan | July 27, 2012

Allows for wireless access to meters.

#BlackHat Video: How four million hotel locks failed

By | July 27, 2012

Cody Brocious talks about the widespread lock vulnerability.

#BlackHat: FBI says learn network defence from SWAT

By Dan Kaplan | July 27, 2012

Use your home field advantage.

Symantec fires CEO

By SC Staff | July 27, 2012

Follows Aussie MD exit.

Websense launches CSI forensics services

By Dan Raywood | July 27, 2012

Provides sandboxing, forensic details.

Granular controls added to 4TRESS by ActivIdentity

By SC Staff | July 27, 2012

ActivIdentity has added granular authentication controls to its 4TRESS product.

#BlackHat: How exploit kits fuel online crime

By Dan Kaplan | July 27, 2012

Researcher examines how exploit kits function and who profits off them.

SQLi increased by 69 per cent this year

By Dan Raywood | July 27, 2012

Vendor detected half a million attacks.

DAILY PRODUCT REVIEW

ActivIdentity 4TRESS Authentication Appliance FT2011

By Peter Stephenson | January 10, 2012

Multitenant, fraud detection support but it is pricey and a bit hard to use.

FEATURE OF THE DAY

A new theory of digital identity

By Stephen Wilson | March 14, 2012

The final instalment of a two-part feature series explores the troubled practice of federated identity.

OPINION OF THE DAY

Clear security failings in Yahoo! password breach

By Darren Pauli | July 12, 2012

Leaving passwords in readable text is negligent.

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