Ubuntu for Android
Tuesday, November 13th, 2012Ubuntu for Android
NoScript for Mobile Devices
Monday, October 17th, 2011This is the first feature-complete mobile version of NoScript. In other words, it provides all the major security features of its desktop counterpart which make sense on a mobile device. http://hackademix.net/2011/10/15/noscript-for-mobile-is-complete/
Researchers uncover first active BIOS rootkit attack
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011Researchers have discovered what is believed to be the first in-the-wild rootkit that targets BIOS, the built-in software responsible for booting up a computer and managing communication between the machine and its attached devices. The discovery of Mebromi is notable not because any widespread infections are anticipated – the complexity of ...
Secret Storage Hides Encrypted Data In Plain Sight
Thursday, April 28th, 2011A new data storage technique provides security, as well as plausible deniability. Whereas encrypted data can be easily spotted--if not necessarily decrypted, without obtaining the decryption keys from the device owner--the new technique disguises stored data as random disk fragmentation. When implemented correctly, a digital forensic investigator might not even ...
Block the Windows Shortcut Exploit
Monday, July 26th, 2010The Windows Shortcut Exploit is a zero-day vulnerability in all versions of Windows that allows a Windows shortcut link to run a malicious DLL file. Sophos now has a free, easy-to-use tool blocks this exploit from running on your computer.Please note: Existing Sophos Endpoint customers are already protected from the ...
