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July 10, 2014

7-10-14 Brute force attacks using remote connectivity to compromise Point Of Sales systems, a vulnerability that is exploitable on 60% of all Android devices in use, McAfee’s strategic participation in the Open Interconnect Consortium

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“Hopeless cases: Executives who assert themselves by saying No when they should say Yes.” -Malcolm Forbes Attackers brute-force POS systems utilizing RDP in global botnet operation http://www.scmagazine.com/attackers-brute-force-pos-systems-utilizing-rdp-in-global-botnet-operation/article/360156/ http://www.securityweek.com/brutpos-botnet-targets-pos-systems-brute-force-attacks http://www.csoonline.com/article/2451773/data-protection/botnet-brute-forces-remote-access-to-point-of-sale-systems.html C-IT Recommendation Create new non-intuitive usernames for POS accounts. Disable the default usernames. Use Strong password for Terminal log in accounts and change them regularly Keep […]

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By Charles Whitby: Business Security Thought Leader

July 10, 2014

7-10-14 Brute force attacks using remote connectivity to compromise Point Of Sales systems, a vulnerability that is exploitable on 60% of all Android devices in use, McAfee’s strategic participation in the Open Interconnect Consortium

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