Étiquette : vulnerability (Page 34 of 38)

20 novembre 2015 /

The case for expanded surveillance of communications, however, is complicated by an analysis of recent terrorist attacks. The Intercept has reviewed 10 high-profile jihadi attacks carried out in Western countries between 2013 and 2015 (see below), and in each case some or all of the perpetrators were already known to the authorities before they executed their plot. In other words, most of the terrorists involved were not ghost operatives who sprang from nowhere to commit their crimes.

Source : From Paris to Boston, Terrorists Were Already Known to Authorities

17 novembre 2015 /

A report that police cameras are shipping with Conficker.B preinstalled is testament to the worm’s relentlessness. It’s also troubling because the cameras can be crucial in criminal trials. If an attorney can prove that a camera is infected with malware, it’s plausible that the vulnerability could be grounds for the video it generated to be thrown out of court, or at least to create reasonable doubt in the minds of jurors. Infected cameras can also infect and badly bog down the networks of police forces, some of which still use outdated computers and ineffective security measures.

Source : Police body cams found pre-installed with notorious Conficker worm | Ars Technica

30 octobre 2015 /

As society turns to Wikipedia for answers, students, educators, and citizens should understand its limitations when researching scientific topics that are politically charged. On entries subject to edit-wars, like acid rain, evolution, and global change, one can obtain – within seconds – diametrically different information on the same topic.

Source : On Wikipedia, politically controversial science topics are vulnerable to information sabotage | Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies

27 octobre 2015 /

La peur d’un procès aurait attisé les divergences stratégiques déjà présentes entre les développeurs : l’un des points de discorde était un VPN, un service de protection codéveloppé par Wally, afin d’offrir aux internautes la possibilité de ne pas être visibles des instances de contrôle du téléchargement illégal, comme la Hadopi française.
Ce système, payant, était dangereux aux yeux de certains membres de l’équipe : ces derniers étaient persuadés que l’absence de revenus du service gratuit était une des meilleures défenses juridiques de PopcornTime.io en cas de procès. Wally a eu beau affirmer ne pas « vouloir faire de l’argent » et chercher à assurer la pérennité de son service, le divorce était consommé.

Source : Popcorn Time : les déboires du « Netflix du piratage »

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