Kamkar’s new exploit, PoisonTap, uses free software and a $5 Raspberry Pi Zero microcomputer. After attaching the Raspberry Pi to a USB adapter and plugging it in, the device goes to work. In all of 30 seconds, it bypasses your lock screen and begins installing a backdoor that works even after the device is removed from the USB port.
The article lists some ways to protect your machine, but misses the big one in my opinion. Don’t let anyone get their hands on your computer. 😉
This time, from Australia, where their anti-encryption law was based, apparently, on a fear that a terrorist attack would occur, and the people blocking this bill would get blamed for it. Husic acknowledged that the tech industry was upset, explaining that Labor had passed the bill because national security agencies had said it was urgent. He…
I had my doubts about using Ning, mostly questioning whether we really needed a way to create even more social networks! Turns out, though, that when I was trying to create a way for child abuse survivors, and their significant others to meet up with others in the same situation, interact, and create a community,…
“This sounds as though it’s modeled on similar arrangements around child pornography. Except that there are some major differences between child pornography and “terrorist content.” The first is that child porn is de facto illegal. “Terrorist content” is quite frequently perfectly legal. It’s also much more of a judgment call. And based on this setup,…
Psychologists say this is the only icebreaker question you’ll ever need “Four words — so simple, yet so revealing: “Tell me about yourself.” If you have social or networking anxiety, this is the only icebreaker you’ll ever need” The New Look of Legal Education Keeping our kids safe in a digital age Yee Haw! Texas…
Fred Langa has an interesting article on traveling with laptops and other assorted electronic devices. There’s some good points about airport security and how some people are using the increased airport security to try and get you separated from your laptop so they can walk off with it from the checkpoints. Or you could, like…
“I don’t think Twitter can convince bloggers to pay for sharing data directly. But what if Twitter announces – and I’m telling you right now to expect this – that sharing counts are only available on the Twitter Analytics dashboard? In truth, the data available there is already pretty sweet, and if Twitter put sharing…
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RT @mikemac29: Linked – This $5 device can hack password-protected computers in just 30 seconds:
RT @mikemac29: Linked – This $5 device can hack password-protected computers in just 30 seconds:
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