Back in October you may remember our post on Elcomsoft, a Russian software company that came out with program to decrypt common wireless network signals. Well, they’re back this week with a program that will "enable[ ] forensic access" to password-protected backups for Apple iPhone and iPod touch devices. In other words, if someone obtains access to the computer you use to sync your iPhone they could also get access to "backups containing address books,… More
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Incident of the Week: Russian Company Proves That WiFi/Wireless Networks No Longer Secure
ElcomSoft Co. Ltd., a Moscow-based software company, has announced that its software can unlock wireless networks using a PC fitted with a high-end consumer graphics cards. This software would appear to allow anyone to intercept internet traffic over wireless networks encrypted using common encryption algorithms. The easy availability of this software may mean that companies using WiFi/wireless networks may need to take additional security steps to comply with information security rules in the U.S. and Europe.