- Pwn2Own: The results from the annual Pwn2Own hacking contest held at the CanSecWest Security conference in Vancouver are in.
- Evernote hacked: The company is now officially a member of the recently attacked. Hackers gained access to user details including email addresses, usernames and encrypted passwords (with salt). Evernote wisely decided to carry out a password reset for all users. But as an Evernote user you should check if you use the same userid and password elsewhere.
- You don’t worry about computer viruses because you’re using a Mac? Then I recommend this Network World article about Java and Flash vulnerabilities.
- How to install malware on your system with a signed JAR file? A lesson about certificate revocation lists.
German:
- Das SWITCH-CERT war diese Woche im Schweizer Fernsehen: Rundschau vom 6. März auf SRF (Bericht ab 20’40”)
- Unser monatlich erscheinender SWITCH-CERT Security- und Privacy-Report (PDF) ist neu in der Ausgabe Februar 2013 verfügbar!
- Am 25.3. gibt es abends einen SWITCH-CERT Vortrag zum Thema IPv6-Security und -Hacking in Zürich. Anmeldung hier.