Author Archives: aodle56

Security Review – GSM Cellphones

Posted on March 16, 2008 by aodle56

I’ve seen a few people on this blog cover various aspects of cellphone security, including the new iphone 3rd party support and GPS tracking, however I haven’t seen anything covering the most basic of cellphone features, voice communication. It seems … Continue reading →

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Hackers hit Harvard

Posted on March 15, 2008 by aodle56

It was recently announced that last February at least one hacker was able to gain access on one server at Harvard University potentially viewing private information on up to 10,000 grad students and applicants of the Graduate School of Arts … Continue reading →

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Microsoft announces Excel security flaw

Posted on January 17, 2008 by aodle56

According to vnunet.com, Microsoft recently announced they are actively investigating a potetially serious security flaw that targets Microsoft Excel 2003 users. Apparently, attackers can place malicious code in the Excel document header that executes upon opening the document. Upon excecution, the attacker gains … Continue reading →

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Security Review – Parking Meters

Posted on January 11, 2008 by aodle56

Summary Parking meters are a common access control system used by thousands of people every day. There are many types of meters but for this assignment I will conduct a security review on a specific one. The meters I will … Continue reading →

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