Research Research

Coverage of new security research as it emerges from the industry trenches. You'll find articles including security conference coverage, snapshots of technical papers and videos.

First Firefox OS malware emerges

First Firefox OS malware emerges

Silently swipes SD card data, contacts.
Adam Greenberg Oct 22 2013 11:30AM Security
New tool helps analyse exploits

New tool helps analyse exploits

First Java exploit sandbox developed.
Darren Pauli Oct 21 2013 10:15AM Security
Big businesses ignoring critical website flaws

Big businesses ignoring critical website flaws

Retailers, tech companies pushing vulnerable code.
Darren Pauli Oct 10 2013 3:40PM Security
Researchers create mid-air tactile feedback for screens

Researchers create mid-air tactile feedback for screens

No need to touch.
Juha Saarinen Oct 8 2013 5:52AM Training & Development
Yahoo plots bug bounties up to $15,000

Yahoo plots bug bounties up to $15,000

Previous $12.50 rewards were funded from IT security team's pockets.
Ry Crozier Oct 3 2013 12:18PM Security
Aussies put faith in 'malware-immune' computers

Aussies put faith in 'malware-immune' computers

Or their foolproof ability to skirt threats.
Staff Writers Oct 2 2013 11:50AM Security
White hats exploit flaw to sinkhole leviathan click fraud botnet

White hats exploit flaw to sinkhole leviathan click fraud botnet

Race to beat the ZeroAccess patch.
Darren Pauli Oct 1 2013 3:00PM Security
Yahoo says email-snatching XSS worth a $12.50 coupon

Yahoo says email-snatching XSS worth a $12.50 coupon

Flaws allowed email account hijacking.
Ry Crozier Oct 1 2013 1:12PM Security
Yahoo pays out $12.50 bug bounty

Yahoo pays out $12.50 bug bounty

As store credit for Yahoo gear, researchers say.
Ry Crozier Oct 1 2013 11:39AM Security
Australian orgs possibly hit in hacker-for-hire attacks

Australian orgs possibly hit in hacker-for-hire attacks

Mercenary group hits Windows, Mac with 'Icefog' backdoor.
Darren Pauli Sep 26 2013 11:42AM Security
Research detects dangerous malware hiding in peripherals

Research detects dangerous malware hiding in peripherals

DAGGER malware targets direct memory access.
Darren Pauli Sep 26 2013 6:30AM Security
Dope research drops trojans on chips

Dope research drops trojans on chips

Proof of concept backdoor evades Intel chip checks.
Darren Pauli Sep 19 2013 5:23PM Security
Chinese leet crackers for hire linked to Aurora attack

Chinese leet crackers for hire linked to Aurora attack

Staff of 100 attack companies during mergers and acquisitions.
Darren Pauli Sep 18 2013 10:30AM Security
$20 'toy' deactivates cheap home alarms, opens doors

$20 'toy' deactivates cheap home alarms, opens doors

Radio frequency codes captured and replayed.
Darren Pauli Sep 12 2013 4:12PM Security
Ion beam used to wiretap secure chips

Ion beam used to wiretap secure chips

Could bypass military-grade security.
Darren Pauli Sep 12 2013 2:14PM Security
The rise of the white hat vigilante

The rise of the white hat vigilante

Meet the renegades that strike out against the criminal underground.
Darren Pauli Sep 12 2013 6:00AM Security
Leaked NSA docs suggest Dual_EC_DRBG backdoor

Leaked NSA docs suggest Dual_EC_DRBG backdoor

Standards body reopens vetting.
Darren Pauli Sep 11 2013 4:01PM Security
NBN Co strangles myNBN

NBN Co strangles myNBN

[Blog post] Rollout progress site reduced to manual updates.
Ry Crozier Sep 11 2013 6:52AM Telco/ISP
353,436 exposed ZTE devices found in net census

353,436 exposed ZTE devices found in net census

But manufacturers ignore Aussie research.
Darren Pauli Sep 3 2013 5:00AM Security
Attacker-focused research builds better spam filters

Attacker-focused research builds better spam filters

Aussie researchers say work promises to make filters more robust.
Darren Pauli Aug 21 2013 1:53PM Security

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