Weekend Update

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


The Invention of the Typewriter

On June 24, 1868, Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for something he called a “Type-Writing Machine.” The early tech resembled a piano and had 21 keys.

Find out how Sholes’ earliest keyboard evolved into today’s universal QWERTY system (named for the first six letters in the top row of keys).


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Weekend Update

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


And the beat goes on. As researches discover more about the SolarWinds and Exchange exploits, the discovery of similar related attacks was inevitable.


FBI-CISA Joint Advisory on Exploitation of Fortinet FortiOS Vulnerabilities

Original release date: April 2, 2021

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and CISA have released a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) to warn ...

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Weekend Update

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


CISA Releases Telework Essentials Toolkit

Original release date: September 30, 2020

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released the Telework Essentials Toolkit, a comprehensive resource of telework best practices. The Toolkit provides three personalized modules for executive leaders, IT professionals, and teleworkers. Each module outlines distinctive security considerations appropriate for their ...

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Weekend Update

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


Quote of the Week

Insider threats are not viewed as seriously as external threats, like a cyber attack. But when companies had an insider threat, in general, they were much more costly than external incidents… The insider that is smart often has the right skills to hide the crime, sometimes forever.

— Dr. Larry Ponemon, on the impact ...

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Millions of Chinese-made IoT Devices Easily Hacked says Brian Krebs

If you bought a security camera, webcam, baby monitor, smart doorbell, digital video recorder or other IoT device manufactured in China, there is bad news.  Security flaws have been discovered that can easily  allow an attacker remote access, remote control, and password discovery on affected systems.  These devices can also be hijacked to use in a variety exploits including eavesdropping ...

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