Tricking traffic RADARS

Who among us hasn't got a speeding ticket because of  speed ​​Radars that are everywhere. Some hackers have developed an extraordinary solution! You only have to tape a piece of paper over the registration plate and write an SQL injection on it.

 
But what is a SQL injection? It is a technique that alters existing SQL commands to overwrite values ​or execute commands to expose hidden data. In this case, a little trick to defeat speed radars on our roads.
Learn more about SQL injections 

How does it work? Current speed radars operate through character recognition algorithms allowing them to recognize your vehicule registration number.  With a paper taped over the licence plate, it would be impossible for them recognize it.
But here's the fun part, if an SQL injection managed to work, it could very well, for example, delete the database from the police servers.


Source : Gizmodo

Top 5 IT Threats to Watch Out for in 2014

As the IT industry continues to expand successfully, negative effects also come along with the various improvements in technology, creating avenues for cyber threats and crimes. In WebsenseInc’s 2014 Security Predictions Report, the company determined key threats that organizations should observe including the increased volume of malware, data destruction, and cloud data predators.

Meanwhile, a different set of data from Verizon’s 2013 Data Breach Investigation Report (DBIR) revealed that speed and sophistication are the themes of these attacks, and it seems that they will still be prevalent for this year. As the company noted, “understanding the sophistication of the attackers and their tactics will help you to adopt a smarter approach to protecting your business”.

 

Source:http://www.cnmeonline.com/

To get you on the right track this year, here are some of the threats that you need to be aware of.

1. “Bring your own cloud”

Cloud services resulted from the convergence of cloud computing and mobile devices, allows you to store and retrieve information efficiently. However,

A Hacker proved that he could activate the camera of a MacBook without warning the user

Once again the Apple MacBook is the source of a privacy problem. A man named Jared Abrahams managed to hack the MacBook camera of a classmate without her being aware. The hacker was able to take naked pictures that he subsequently sent to her. The victim quickly realized that she had been photographed without her knowledge for a considerable time.
To do so, Abrahams has managed to disable the green LED that illuminates normally when the camera is activated. So she couldn't know when it is active. It is normally impossible to take such an action, except for the hacker who has found a solution.  

The FBI found on his computer a special software that can remotely control the camera and the green LED. This practice is indeed already used by the FBI and other similar agencies to spy on some suspicious users. This manipulation is of course not available to everyone.
The vulnerability has been explained by two students from Johns Hopkins University in the United States . According to them, it is necessary to change the OS X kernel to successfully disable the LED of the camera. In fact, the vulnerability is not present on the Mac available since 2008. Nevertheless, it is quite possible that a similar method exists on the latest models to date.
 
Source: The Washington Post