Network Security

iPad 5 rumor rollup for the week ending August 14

Dueling dates, mimicking the mini, fabulizing Foxconn

Pricing a low-cost iPhone: How ‘cheap’ is cheap?

How, and why, Apple may price an “iPhone 5C”

Baby monitor hack highlights manufacturers’ security shortfalls

Hackers targeting servers running Apache Struts applications, researchers say

A tool for exploiting known Struts vulnerabilities is available on Chinese hacker forums, Trend Micro researchers said

USENIX: Gamers use DDoS as a service to cheat – a lot

Inexpensive DDoS-as-a-service can stress-test your network or attack someone else’s, researchers say

Microsoft virtual networking upgrades keep pressure on VMware

Cybercriminals use Google Cloud Messaging service to control malware on Android devices

Kaspersky Lab researchers identified Android malware threats that receive commands from attackers through the Google Cloud Messaging service

Using the DogTag CA with ISE 1.2

A breakdown of the DogTag CA with Cisco's Identity Services Engine 1.2 and newer.

USENIX: Researchers propose security that adapts to combat malware that morphs

Software seeks and blocks bot calls to command-and-control servers

Microsoft moves to block MD5 certificates and improve RDP authentication

Windows optional security updates restrict use of MD5-based certificates and improve Remote Desktop Protocol network-level authentication