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Current Event: The Elusive Tigger.A Trojan
The Tigger.A trojan was first discovered by iDefense, a security intelligence firm, in November 2008. It has proven to be very difficult to detect and remove from the beginning, which has many security researchers wondering if Tigger.A may actually be … Continue reading
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Security Review: Stevens Pass RFID Lift Access
The Stevens Pass ski resort has recently implemented a new RFID lift tickets access system for all their chair lifts. Although this greatly improves convenience and may shorten lift lines, it is vulnerable to severable attacks which could prevent it … Continue reading
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Current Event: Government plans massive internet backbone security upgrade
The U.S. Federal government is planning to spend millions of dollars upgrading the backbone of the internet’s routing system. Specifically the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is planning to quadruple its budget for improvements (from $600,000 to $2.5 million per … Continue reading