This week we are taking a deeper look at VPN services courtesy of a guest post from The Gadget Enthusiast.
Unless you’re living under a rock for the past 10 years or so, you’ll know that VPN stands for the “virtual private network.”
It is a service that lets you access any website over the web, from anywhere, securely by routing ...
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Last year we covered the SPECTRE and MELTDOWN vulnerabilities that affected Intel processors. This year security researchers have discovered a new series of vulnerabilities around the Microacrhitecture Data Sampling MDS process. This vulnerability would allow an attacker to read data as it crossed the L1 and L2 data caches on the processor. These vulnerabilities can affect cloud computing services, and be leveraged ...
Your web browser collects data about you and shares it with the websites you visit. Your smartphone collects a ton of data about you and some of it goes to the carrier, but most of it is sold to data brokers by the developers of all those “free” apps you installed. You car is collecting data about you too. Where you go, ...
If you are a small business owner or even the manager of a bigger enterprise, the NIST Cybersecurity Framework can help you create a cybersecurity program that works. The framework is voluntary, which means you can pick and choose the parts that work best for your organization.
When developing your program, starting with NIST can make the process simpler. ...
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A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.Microsoft has announced some big changes that will finally give Windows users more control over updates and releases.
Firefox draws battle lines against push notification ...
Anyone who thinks were are not already at war in cyber-space is just not paying attention. I have written extensively on the subject of cyber-war in this blog, most recently about the Estonian cyber-militia. A list of those articles is below the video.
On April 22, 2019, Mikko Hypponen presented a keynote address titled The Next Arms Race. A 58 minute video is included ...
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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 ...
Are you working in information technology, but your career has gone stagnant or your work become boring and repetitive? Are you graduating from high school and considering career paths. Are you in college earning a “computer science” degree and wondering if you will be writing code your whole life? Maybe you should consider a career in cybersecurity.
I was interested in ...
Continue Reading →A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.It’s Star Wars Day!! May the force be with you. Jedis, Greys, and Sith unite for a day for video watching and beer.
You might want to check your free space on your C drive before Patch ...
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A guest post by KC Karnes
The climate around mobile app security is heating up.
Mobile app vulnerabilities are exploited every day, resulting in expensive data breaches and loss of public trust.
In this section, we will try to learn from the failures of other companies and highlight how real the threats outlined above can be.
Starting in December of 2017, TimeHop ...
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