In addition to capturing regular passwords, man-in-the-middle attacks can be used to intercept one-time passcodes offered by traditional two-factor authentication systems.
FORBES: Google Reveals Details About Its Plan To Fix Password Security
But apps written to the protocol can be vulnerable to denial-of-service, session hijacking, and man-in-the middle attacks over the Internet, as well as an attacker actually able to "watch" the transactions, says David Goldsmith, CEO of Matasano Security, who will present the firm's new research on FIX at the upcoming Black Hat USA briefings later this month.
These apps failed to implement standard scrambling systems, allowing "man-in-the-middle" attacks to reveal data that passes back and forth when devices communicate with websites.
Our collective disenchantment with the Middle East after these attacks is certainly understandable.
FORBES: Don't Be Fooled, The Middle Eastern Riots Aren't What You Think They Are
Since the 1970s, through oil shocks, Middle East wars, terrorist attacks and disease outbreaks, the number of passenger-miles flown seems always to have snapped back to its long-term growth trend (see chart 1).
Propelled by the attacks, he headed to the Middle East to try to understand what had just hit his city.
He has anxiety attacks, wakes up in the middle of the night.
CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: "The 'Buck' stops here" on defense cuts
In the wake of the September 11 attacks, interest in Islamic and Middle Eastern studies has surged and universities are scrambling to meet that demand.
Some Internet-security experts believe that the Georgia conflict marks the first time a known cyberattack has coincided with a ground war, but others said that similar computer attacks have accompanied military operations in the Middle East and elsewhere.
Federal investigators believe the attacks were carried out by hijackers from the Middle East, many of whom had been living and operating within the United States for months, or years.
CNN: Experts: A variety of intelligence factors may have played a role
The news reports of attacks on embassies in North Africa and the Middle East may keep those who might want to sell gold at higher levels from doing so next week, he added.
Two months before the 11 September attacks, an FBI agent in Arizona warned that several Middle Eastern men had enrolled in pilot training programmes - but senior FBI officials paid little attention to his memo.
The Director-General also expressed deep concern over reoccurring attacks on journalists reporting on conflicts and social movements in the Middle East and Northern Africa.
As Kaplan sees things, the US's experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan in the eight years since the September 11 attacks have transformed America's interests and goals in the Middle East.
Gen Petraeus, who oversees US military operations across the Middle East, as well as in Afghanistan and Central Asia, said attacks had worsened over the past two years and reached a new high in the past week.
Whereas the previous attacks came during the morning rush, the latest ones took place in the middle of the day when fewer people are using public transport.
ECONOMIST: Hunting the London bombers, shooting an innocent man | The
应用推荐