Phishing for login credentials may still be the way most network breaches happen, but insecure use of remote desktop protocol is another favorite vulnerability used by attackers to enter a network.. Sophos Naked Security reported their findings on the use of RDP or the Remote Desktop Protocol as a launch vector for accessing and compromising ...
A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.The US is alleged to have been quietly planting malware throughout Russia’s energy networks in response to years of Russian attacks on its own power grid.
My comment: Anybody who wonders why the bad guys are always attacking the US, well, it’s because we are doing it to ...
Continue Reading →A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.Israel Responds To Cyber Attack With Air Strike On Cyber Attackers In World First
And from Bruce Schneier and Wired.
Original release date: May 16, 2019
Microsoft has released security ...
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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, how ...
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 through ...
A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.Add this latest public warning system sabotage to a growing list of fear-and-panic-spreading hacking incidents.
Nudies, taxes, and memos – oh, my! Research shows that even if we think we’ve deleted content on the sticks, we’re leaving all ...
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This can’t be good. Klaxons sounding at the chemical plant only meant one thing, that the automatic safety systems were not working and that a dangerous explosion was immanent. The explosion would release a toxic cloud of hydrogen sulfide gas that would kill everyone at the plant and hundreds of people living nearby.
A movie scene? A spy novel plot? Unfortunately not, this is an actual event that took place in Saudi ...
Continue Reading →A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.March 31 is World Backup Day. Monday is April Fool’s Day. Coincidence? I think not. I you are one of the hold-outs who is going to get around to it someday, today is your chance.
Google’s Project Zero researchers have revealed a “high ...
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A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.A new book uncovers the intricacies of Paul Le Roux’s cartel and how it fueled the opioid epidemic ravaging the U.S. today. This fascinating story is covered in detail on the Smithsonian website. Or read Evan Ratliff’s new book The Mastermind. I did, ...
Continue Reading →A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.If your computer technical support is provided by an outside vendor, you need to know this. We have warned about this problem before.
Earlier this week, an unidentified threat actor managed to launch a ransomware attack resulting in the encryption of between 1,500 to 2,000 endpoint ...
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