iSEC Partners News

2009

06.30.09:

SMS research by Zane Lackey, Senior Security Consultant at iSEC Partners, was reviewed by Dark Reading

The article discusses Zane’s upcoming Blackhat presentation and his iPhone Application that will automatically test phones for SMS security issues.


06.03.09:

Scott Stender invited to speak at Microsoft BlueHat: EU Edition (Brussels)

Scott will be discussing the importance of securing legacy code. More information on Scott’s presentation can be found here.


05.21.09:

Alex Stamos, Co-Founder/Partner, of iSEC Partners, will be on a Blackhat Webcast regarding Mobility and Security.

More information here.


04.23.09:

Chris Clark presents at the 2009 RSA Conference on Mobile Application Security

Chris Clark, Senior Security Consultant at iSEC Partners, delivers a Mobile Application Security presentation at the 2009 RSA Conference. His talk covers the iPhone, Android, RIM, and Symbian platforms. The presentation discusses the security challenges facing mobile application developers and how to best manage mobile application security risks. The presentation can be downloaded here.


03.19.09:

Alex Stamos interviewed by CBS5.

Alex Stamos, Co-Founder/Partner, of iSEC Partners, interviewed for CBS5 regarding the security issues around online "Risk-Free" Trial Offers.


01.21.09:

Another Book Released by iSEC Partners

Hacking VoIP, written by Himanshu Dwivedi (Co-Founder/Partner) of iSEC Partners, was released by No Starch Press earlier this year. Hacking VoIP covers Voice-Over-IP attacks on SIP, H.323, RTP, and IAX. In addition to the protocol attacks, the book covers Caller-ID Spoofing, Vishing (VoIP Phishing), and SPIT (SPAM Over Internet Telephony). Additionally, the book releases eight new VoIP security tools, including VSAP (VoIP Security Audit Program).


2008

12.31.08:

Cleaning Up After Cookies

The New York Times, PC World, Slashdot, and other media outlets discuss the research of Kate McKinley, security researcher/consultant at iSEC Partners, regarding her newly released whitepaper on web browser privacy: Cleaning Up After Cookies. The paper evaluates the privacy levels of major web browsers and plug-ins.


10.30.08:

Developing Secure Mobile Applications for Android

Jesse Burns of iSEC Partners releases the industry’s first practical guide to security for Android, Google’s new operating system for mobile devices. The paper explores the security model of Android, its mechanisms, and how developers can use them to secure Android applications. The paper can be downloaded here.


10.27.08:

Scott Stender on Microsoft's SDL Blog

Scott Stender, Principal Partner of iSEC Partners, discusses Applying SDL Principles to Legacy Code on Microsoft's SDL blog.


07.31.08:

Recording of iSEC Code Scanning WebCast Available

iSEC Partners hosted its first live webcast on "Code Scanning: Success and Failure in the Field" on July 30. A recording of the webcast can be found here!


05.30.08:

iSEC to present 3 new talks at Black Hat USA 2008

3 presentations, and 6 iSEC speakers have been accepted to Black Hat USA in Las Vegas


05.16.08:

Himanshu Dwivedi interviewed in Processor

Principal Partner Himanshu Dwivedi is interviewed in the Processor article "Getting Tough with VoIP"


04.22.08:

Alex Stamos Quoted in The Register

Alex Stamos is quoted in The Register Article "Microsoft: Finding flaws on our website is ok"


03.25.08:

David Thiel Presents at Black Hat Europe

David Thiel, Senior Security Consultant, presents his research on "Exposing Vulnerabilities in Media Software" at Black Hat Europe


03.13.08:

Erik Pace Birkholz joins iSEC

iSEC Partners announced today that they have hired seasoned industry leader and author, Erik Pace Birkholz, CISSP.