New Malware Can’t Be Caught Napping
The aptly named Trojan Nap, a stealthy type of malware recently discovered by researchers at FireEye is able to evade detection methods by tricking scanners into thinking it’s asleep.
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"Distrust and caution are the parents of security" - Benjamin Franklin
More from the Kaspersky Lab/Threatpost Security Analyst Summit
Chris Soghoian on Wireless Carriers and Android SecurityPartial Disclosure Leaves Adobe Reader Zero-Day Story in Limbo
ICS Security From the Trenches Speakers Billy Rios and Terry McCorkle
Billy Rios, left, and Terry McCorkle gave details on a new zero-day vulnerability they found in the Tridium Niagara software platform.
Chris Eng of Veracode moderated the mobile threats track.
Denis Maslennikov gave a talk on mobile malware, specifically the mobile components of FinFisher.
A long tradition at the Security Analyst Summit: the post-session refreshment.
Tiffany Rad, who moderated the ICS security track, talked about the restrictions that laws such as the DMCA can place on security researchers looking at new systems.
Security researcher John Strauchs, who was the inspiration for one of the main characters in the film Sneakers, detailed a number of methods for bypassing security alarm systems.
Privacy and security activist Chris Soghoian criticized mobile carriers for their failure to provide regular software updates to Android handsets, leaving users vulnerable for months at a time.
Surveillance operations by various governments against activists have become a major issue in some countries, and Morgan Marquis-Boire detailed the tools and tactics these regimes use.
