Security Archives - Code Curmudgeon

Phishing Alert – Secret Army Gold

Posted on October 7, 2017 by Code Curmudgeon

Key, padlock and laptop with wording computer and alert concept : Cyber and technology security concept

Two phun phishing emails in two days. Both from the same domain, nac.net, which you might want to add to your block list. Yesterday...

Software Safety Keynote EuroSPI 2016

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Code Curmudgeon

I was honored this week to have the opportunity to present a keynote session at EuroSPI 2016. The title of my presentation was “Software...

Hacking: Medical Devices

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Jessica Ann Harris

You have control over your own body, right? Well, scary scenarios in the healthcare industry are increasing in awareness. In the past, with the growth of...

Get Your Free WiFi From Elvis

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Code Curmudgeon

Ah, the lure of free open WiFi! Who can resist? Avoid flakey signal from your smartphone, get faster access and avoid data usage caps....

1 2 3 … 5 Next ›

Definitioner

CAN (Controller Area Network): Controller Area Network aka CAN aka CAN Bus is a wiring standard for vehicles that enables communication between various components and devices without having a host computer. For example doors, brakes, transmission.
Man-in-the-middle: Man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks are where a person or software sits in the middle of communication between two parties. For example between your computer and your bank. Web MITM attacks are often performed by self-signed root certificates where someone like a hotel or computer manufacturers certifies the identity of both parties without actually having the authority. Often this is done for advertising purposes to either monitor behavior or inject ads into a data stream. It also exposes any of the data that is supposedly securely encrypted, like your bank credentials.
MITM (Man-in-the-middle): Man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks are where a person or software sits in the middle of communication between two parties. For example between your computer and your bank. Web MITM attacks are often performed by self-signed root certificates where someone like a hotel or computer manufacturers certifies the identity of both parties without actually having the authority. Often this is done for advertising purposes to either monitor behavior or inject ads into a data stream. It also exposes any of the data that is supposedly securely encrypted, like your bank credentials.