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The Hacker's Guide to OS X: Exploiting OS X from the Root Up
| by Mirko Zorz - Thursday, 16 May 2013.
With increasing market share and popularity, OS X is getting more attention from cybercriminals and hackers alike. This book wants to ride on that rising success and provide readers the tools to exploit OS X from the root up. Read on to see if it succeeds. -
Blackhatonomics: An Inside Look at the Economics of Cybercrime
| by Zeljka Zorz - Wednesday, 8 May 2013.
If you need to get in the minds of cyber criminals to understand their motives and the economics of cyber crime, this book is enough to get you started. -
Codeproof for iOS
| by Berislav Kucan - Thursday, 2 May 2013.
Codeproof Technologie is a SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) provider from Redmond that offers a mobile device management (MDM) solution for Android and iOS devices. This review focuses on the company's cloud solution for managing Apple's iPhone devices. -
Cloud storage and sharing with MediaFire
| by Mirko Zorz - Tuesday, 23 April 2013.
MediaFire is a cloud storage service that enables you to store and share data. Read on to discover is features and learn how well it works. -
Nipper Studio: A new approach to security auditing
| by Berislav Kucan - Friday, 12 April 2013.
Developed by UK-based Titania Ltd., Nipper Studio is an interesting solution that takes a whole new approach towards security auditing. Wouldn't it be great to be able to analyze the security of vital aspects of your network in just a couple of seconds? It may sound overly optimistic, but Nipper Studio aims to do just that.
Spotlight

Cyber espionage campaign uses professionally-made malware
Posted on 20 May 2013. | A massive cyber espionage campaign has been hitting government ministries, IT companies, academic research institutions, and more.

Ransomware adds password stealing to its arsenal
Posted on 17 May 2013. | Microsoft researchers are warning about a new variant of the well-known Reveton ransomware doing rounds.

Application vulnerabilities still a top security concern
Posted on 16 May 2013. | Respondents to a new (ISC)2 study identified application vulnerabilities as their top security concern. A significant gap persists between software developers’ priorities and security professionals’ concerns.

IT security jobs: What's in demand and how to meet it
Posted on 15 May 2013. | Let's say you want a career in information security, where do you start? What credentials do you need? What are employers looking for? Read on to find some answers.

Hacking charge stations for electric cars
Posted on 15 May 2013. | Ofer Shezaf talks about what charge stations really are, why they have to be ‘smart’ and the potential risks created to the grid, to the car and most importantly to its owner’s privacy and safety.
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