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Security Review: Smashing abstract—more on Lab 2

Posted on February 6, 2009 by stemcel

While experimenting with Lab 2 I began discovering real vulnerabilities and decided to make a security review out of it. I spent a couple days experimenting and taking notes only to find that I’d been beaten to the punch yesterday. I nearly despaired at several days’ work gone for naught, but after carefully reading both of the posts I believe that I still have something to contribute. My discussion will focus a bit more on the security of abstract and provide other additional details. Continue reading →

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Security Review: Amazon Kindle

Posted on February 6, 2009 by cxlt

With rumors of Amazon revealing their next Kindle on Monday (an honor Engadget, along with other blogs has already done for them), and as a user of the first Kindle, I figured that with its numerous features, communication methods, and … Continue reading →

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Security Review: Pandemic Prevention

Posted on January 30, 2009 by hmu2

According to a New Scientist Article, a company called Biorics wants to control the spread of pandemic disease by dispersing “cough-detecting” microphones throughout airport lounges. The proposed technology would detect coughing passengers and distinguish a common-cold-like cough from one that … Continue reading →

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Security Review: One-Time Credit Cards

Posted on November 19, 2008 by devietti

Bank of America (after its acquisition of MBNA in 2005) started offering “One-Time Credit Card” (OTCC) numbers to all of its credit card holders; the trade name of this service is “ShopSafe.” MBNA had offered this service back in the … Continue reading →

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Security Review: Online Banking

Posted on February 12, 2008 by chernyak

Online Banking – Many banks now provide an online application that will let the bank’s clients manage their funds. This includes both, viewing, as well as transferring funds to arbitrary third parties through a feature called ‘Online Bill Pay.’ Thus, … Continue reading →

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Security Review: IE7 Protected Mode

Posted on February 11, 2008 by cbhacking

The latest version (7) of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer web browser, like their latest Windows (Vista) operating system, is supposed to be the most secure version in the product’s history. A complete security review of either IE7 or Vista is outside … Continue reading →

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Security Review: GM Onstar

Posted on February 10, 2008 by chrt00

GM’s OnStar service has been a sucess for several years now. It gives many services to people with GM vehicles. It provides some very powerful features such as GPS tracking, stolen vehicle slowdown, remote unlock and emergency services. However the … Continue reading →

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“The Club” as a vehicle theft deterrence

Posted on January 12, 2008 by cbhacking

Steering wheel locks, in particular The Club,[1] are a standard method for securing automobiles against theft. They work by attaching to the steering wheel in such a way that the wheel cannot be turned sufficiently for driving, and then locking … Continue reading →

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