Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.


 Second company claims it can unlock iPhone X

A tiny US company called Grayshift is reportedly quietly touting software it claims can unlock Apple’s flagship handsets, the iPhone X and 8.


How women are helping to fight ...

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Why Do I Need a VPN?

Did you know that most traffic across the Internet travels in an unencrypted state.  And when you make an open wireless connection  in a coffee bar or other public location, the radio connection is unsecured and  unencrypted, too.  This traffic travels as plain text, and can be read by anyone with the skills to intercept the traffic and open the data packets.

We ...

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USB Exploits Pose Security Threats

Often when I am writing about cybersecurity, the situation seems worse than ever.  But its not more dangerous than its ever been, it dangerous in ways that its never been.

A team of Israeli researchers have cataloged 29 different USB exploits and attacks.  These attacks can come disguised as a smartphone charger connection, or may come hidden on a USB thumb drive.  Plugging an ...

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Spectre and Meltdown Chip Based Security Vulnerabilities – Where Are We Now?

In January we learned about a pair of cybersecurity vulnerabilities called Spectre and Meltdown.  Discovered last summer by different security researchers, these vulnerabilities are proving difficult to mitigate because the problem exists in the way central processing units (CPUs) have been designed and manufactured.  These processor cores are at the heart of all computer hardware, from PCs and servers, to ...

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Are Malicious Bots Visiting Your Website?

Bots are alive, well, and busy on the Internet, making up nearly half of Internet traffic. Bad bots are used by cyber-criminals and cyber attackers to automate harmful exploits and attacks, such as denial of service attacks, crypto-coin mining, data mining, information exfilitration, account hijacking, vulnerability scanning, spamming, and other illegal or illicit activities.

Not all bots are bad.  Some of these site visitors are helpful, such as the automated bots ...

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Is Your Vendor a Security Risk? A Look at Vendor Risk Management

What if the biggest security risk your company faced was from an employee at a trusted vendor company?  Third party risk management, or vendor risk management, is an emerging cybersecurity practice that larger companies are using to mitigate the risk that smaller, network connected third party and vendor companies can represent.

The classic example of the dangers a vendor can bring to another ...

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What Security Advice Do The Experts Offer?

I recently read an article from Heimdal Security about online safety.  In this article Heimdal had asked 18 experts in the field of cybersecurity for their top 3 ideas about how to stay secure.  The contributors included top cybersecurity professionals from several anti-malware companies, security bloggers, and cybersecurity industry professionals.  The original article is here.

What I found interesting were ...

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FTC Announces National Consumer Protection Week

Looking to protect yourself from fraud, identity theft, and scams? Maybe you’re wondering about the best way to use credit, how to shop for a used car, or maximize your security online.  Yesterday marked the start of National Consumer Protection Week.

National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW) is an event to encourage people and businesses to learn more about avoiding ...

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A History of Cyber Warfare – Part 3

Today we finish our story on the history of cyber warfare.

Edward Snowden (May 2013)

Attributed to Edward Snowden.  The target was the National Security Agency of the United States.  Snowden was a former CIA employee, who, while working for Booz Allen Hamilton as a contractor to the NSA, copied and leaked NSA information, particularly the computer exploits that the NSA used abroad and ...

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A History of Cyber Warfare – Part 2

Today we continue our report on the history of cyber warfare.

Stuxnet or Olympic Games (2009-2010)

Cyber attack attributed to the United States, Israel, Germany, and possibly Great Britain.  Confirmed by General James Cartwright in November 2012.  Target was Iran, particularly the Nuclear Program facility at Natanz.  The excellent documentary Zero Days covers this operation in detail.

Since the Natanz facility was not ...

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