• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Nov-23-2015
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on Dell installs self-signed root certificate on laptops, endangering users’ privacy

Dell laptops are coming preloaded with a self-signed root digital certificate that lets attackers spy on traffic to any secure website. The reports first surfaced on Reddit and were soon confirmed by other users and security experts on Twitter and ... Read More

• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Nov-23-2015
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on Nasty adware program blocks security products with simple Windows UAC trick

A well-known adware program is preventing users from installing antivirus products by leveraging a Windows feature that was designed for security.
The program, known as Vonteera, abuses the digital signature check performed by the Windows User Access Control (UAC) for executable files.
UAC […]

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• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Nov-23-2015
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on Nasty adware program blocks security products with simple Windows UAC trick

A well-known adware program is preventing users from installing antivirus products by leveraging a Windows feature that was designed for security.
The program, known as Vonteera, abuses the digital signature check performed by the Windows User Access Control (UAC) for executable files.
UAC […]

Read More

• Brian Burke-Gaffney
• Nov-23-2015
• Business Technology
•  Comments Off on Many routers, modems, and other devices ship without adequate security tests

An analysis of hundreds of publicly available firmware images for routers, DSL modems, VoIP phones, IP cameras and other embedded devices uncovered high-risk vulnerabilities in a significant number of them, pointing to poor security testing by manu... Read More