Car hacking is a reality the general public will have to deal with. Nothing can be as intrusive and dangerous as strangers taking over your car while you are driving it. Last week, Valasek and Miller’s digital car-jacking stunt using 3G connectivity on a Jeep Cherokee’s infotainment system illustrated how life-threatening this situation can get….
Read MoreAround this time of the year, many people are finding themselves on the move visiting friends and family, or just playing tourist somewhere in the world. Since it is 2013, however, one new problem has come up: “how do I get online while I’m on the go?” Many travelers now expect wi-fi as part of…
Read MoreA flaw has been found in Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), currently the most widespread mode of Wi-Fi encryption, and some analysts are painting a gloomy picture. PC World reports that security researchers Erik Tews and Martin Beck have found a hole in the WPA encryption protocol that malicious users could exploit to steal data sent…
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