Flaw in Some Satellite Communication Terminals Can Expose US Troops’ Location
Defense One – Vulnerabilities in certain brands of communications terminals can be used to access GPS data on forward-deployed troops. LAS VEGAS – Some satellite communication terminals that the military uses in forward-deployed locations are highly vulnerable to a pervasive flaw, according to researchers with cybersecurity company IOActive.
IOActive Discloses More Vulnerabilities in Popular Stock Trading Applications at Black Hat USA 2018
Security researcher Alejandro Hernandez expands his 2017 research on vulnerabilities found in popular mobile trading, desktop and web stock trading applications Las Vegas, NV – August 7, 2018 — IOActive, Inc., the worldwide leader in research-driven security services, today announced new vulnerabilities the research team has discovered in mobile, desktop and web stock trading applications. IOActive Senior Security Consultant, Alejandro Hernandez, will be presenting his vulnerability findings at Black Hat Las Vegas on Thursday, August 9th at 11am PT in his talk, “Are You Trading Stocks Securely?…
IOActive to Detail Stock Trading App Vulnerabilities at Black Hat
eWEEK – There are a lot of ways an investor can lose money in the stock market, but having an insecure mobile or desktop trading application shouldn’t be one of them.
Trading Platforms Riddled With Severe Flaws
DARKReading – While many banking application developers have made great strides in hardening their software from attacks, much of the rest of the fintech application field is wide open for ownage through very basic but severe vulnerabilities reminiscent of the kind we saw nearly a decade ago.
Women in IT Security – Power Player Jennifer Sunshine Steffens
SC Magazine – IOActive CEO Jennifer Sunshine Steffens is now in her tenth year at the helm of the security company, known for its pioneering vulnerability research. Over the last decade, the company has expanded its IT security offerings across all of its technical and programmatic advisory services, while presenting its self-funded research at more than 500 conferences around the world.