tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37798047.post6615608302265529585..comments2024-01-16T05:48:33.523-05:00Comments on Errata Security: How we know the 60 Minutes NSA interview was crapDavid Maynorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09921229607193067441noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37798047.post-43371558210206557062014-01-27T11:58:12.579-05:002014-01-27T11:58:12.579-05:00@MedT
Yep they should fix "Utilman.exe" ...@MedT<br />Yep they should fix "Utilman.exe" hole first, it is too easy to expoit!!! You only have to mount the filesystem with <b>write permissions</b> to <i>exploit</i> it. When they fix it windows would be much safer!koffie89https://www.blogger.com/profile/10764858991315623227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37798047.post-26960785080095220032013-12-18T00:40:42.907-05:002013-12-18T00:40:42.907-05:00Can anyone explain why NSA+ seem to pre-occupied w...Can anyone explain why NSA+ seem to pre-occupied with External threats? Is it simply because they can perpetually hint at looming threats or successfully foiling an attack? PROBLEM: Once credibility is gone, it's difficult to believe them &/or that they are doing it for us. However, great way to justify one's budget.<br /><br />Concerning Internal threats, is Microsoft ever going to patch the "Utilman.exe" security HOLE present in several versions of Windows. Yes, Hole; a hack requires some skill. Anyone of average intelligence could use "Utilman.exe" to leisurely access a computer in under 10 minutes. <br />Curious, just google how to. JSMedThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12089895843725659897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37798047.post-86809573258543694992013-12-17T09:06:34.252-05:002013-12-17T09:06:34.252-05:00Well its not news that its possible. Its that I ha...Well its not news that its possible. Its that I had the players backwards or am fooled. I believe this core security page on persistent bios is useful. Toucan systems Broussard could pull it off via keyboard and arduino iirc<br /><br /><br />http://corelabs.coresecurity.com/index.php?module=Wiki&action=view&type=project&name=BIOS_rootkitsJeff Barronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884118645253922678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37798047.post-44846594396270696342013-12-16T22:54:12.671-05:002013-12-16T22:54:12.671-05:00As to hackers puffing up their prowess by couching...As to hackers puffing up their prowess by couching their exploits in misleading terms it seems it has ever been thus. Bruce Sterling's book, 'The Hacker Crackdown' (first published in 1992 !?!) goes into amusing detail about this. And since Bruce is such a stand up guy, he made certain that he retained the electronic rights to the book (remember, this is 1992) so that he could make it freely available. So go look it up because it is still a rollicking read :) beephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05132456469830416424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37798047.post-50968464261283020682013-12-16T12:29:51.861-05:002013-12-16T12:29:51.861-05:00Forget about the alleged nation state hacker, Chin...Forget about the alleged nation state hacker, China, NSA working with Intel might have already hacked your computer's BIOS and left a backdoor to do whatever it wants to do, according to this article.<br /><br />http://steveblank.com/2013/07/15/your-computer-may-already-be-hacked-nsa-inside/<br /><br />Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/nsa-says-foiled-china-cyber-plot-2013-12#ixzz2ney8MB00Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03088097868857720232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37798047.post-42820890807936684982013-12-15T22:40:03.456-05:002013-12-15T22:40:03.456-05:00I am just finishing watching the same 60 Minutes s...I am just finishing watching the same 60 Minutes segment -- and I concur.<br /><br />CBS has really lost their credibility lately -- first the Laura Logan report on Bengazi using testimony from a guy who said he was there, but was later determined to be a fraud.<br /><br />And now this. Worldwide BIOS virus? Wow.<br /><br />I am my favorite Internet Security personality, and I am telling you -- this was a butcher piece on Edward Snowden, crafted to sway public opinion that everything the nice guys at the NSA are doing to protect us against the evil terrorists is just fine. Nothing to see here, Please move along.<br /><br />What a load of crap. That interview made them look completely inept.Fergiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16308426160997114996noreply@blogger.com