Category Archives: Security Blog

Iran vs. Las Vegas Sands

Posted on December 14, 2014 by Carmelo

You may have heard that Las Vegas Sands was hacked recently, but it happened nearly a year ago on February 10th of 2014. PCs and Servers were getting shut down and their hard drives started to erase. The phone lines … Continue reading →

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Hypercom of Scottsdale, Arizona’s Equinox Payments

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Carmelo

Equinox is working with customers, distributors, and channel partners to replace the certificates to return terminals to an operational state after all payment terminals bricked themselves. Why? Because cryptographic certificates used in the devices has expired en masse. Many merchants … Continue reading →

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Iowa Might Go Walletless

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Carmelo

With Google Wallet and Apple Pay starting to take off, Geico putting your insurance on an app on your phone with digital ID cards, the only thing left for wallets is the driver’s license. Well, that too may go digital. … Continue reading →

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US Navy Laser Weapon System

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Carmelo

The Afloat Forward Staging Base (Interim) USS Ponce (ASB(I) 15) conducts an operational demonstration of the Office of Naval Research (ONR)-sponsored Laser Weapon System (LaWS) while deployed to the Arabian Gulf. The LaWS consists of a 30-kilowatt solid-state infrared laser, … Continue reading →

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POODLE attack through TLS

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Carmelo

POODLE = Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption Once upon a time, in October, I wrote about SSL POODLE, a flaw in how browsers handle encryption; by negotiating down to SSL 3.0, attackers can alter padding data at the end … Continue reading →

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Smartwatch to Smartphone Data Interception

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Carmelo

Data sent between a Smartwatch and an Android smartphone could be a subject to brute force hacks to intercept and decode users’ data, including everything from text messages to Google Hangout chats and Facebook conversations. Liviu Arsene explains. Read more … Continue reading →

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Robocops is Now

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Carmelo

Robotics firm Knightscope has announced its plans to deploy autonomous guards for hire in Silicon Valley. You can rent some too, starting as low as $6.25/hour with at least a year contract on a MaaS (Machine-as-a-Service) rental basis. The robots … Continue reading →

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3 Ways on How I Stay Current On Cyber Security News

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Carmelo

I’m often told ‘late breaking news’ by others in my profession about a breach or hack and it is sometimes something that I’ve already known about and read, and probably even already posted on my website! I have my resources and … Continue reading →

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Mad Rambo is Mad… At the Sony Pictures Hack!

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Carmelo

Sony pictures was breached and several movies were leaked. Movies like Fury, Annie, etc, have been found on torrent download sites. It’s believed to be tied to North Korea and a Sony movie making fun of, and the assassination of, … Continue reading →

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Hey Bebe!

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Carmelo

According to an article written by Brian Krebs, it sounds like Bebe is undergoing a credit/debit breach investigation. The data copied from the magnetic stripe on the backs of credit cards, which bad-guys can use to write to blank cards … Continue reading →

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