Weekend Update

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

The Computer Programmer Who Ran a Global Drug Trafficking Empire

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, ...

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23
FEB
1

Android, Internet of Things, law and policy, Phishing, Software vulnerability, Weekend Update

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Weekend Update

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

OUCH! Ransomware Attack Via MSP Locks Customers Out of Systems

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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16
FEB
0

artificial intellegence, email, Internet of Things, law and policy, ransomware, robotics, Weekend Update

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Weekend Update

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

Tech Trends in 2019

Information on trends in technology for drones, security robots, artificial intelligence, security smart homes, and securing IoT.

Feds can’t force you to unlock your phone with finger or face, says judge

The landmark decision asserts the same 4th and 5th amendment legal protection for biometrics that we’re given for passcodes.

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9
FEB
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artificial intellegence, Dark Web, Internet of Things, Security, Weekend Update

Autonomous Vehicles Will Decide Who Gets Killed

In a not too distant future, you may be riding in an autonomous vehicle that is forced to decide between running over a pedestrian or a bicyclist.  Or whether to crash into a tree or another automobile.  It may make a decision you are not particularly happy with.  These decisions will rely on “artificial intelligence” built into these cars.  These decisions are being programmed right now by developers of autonomous vehicles.  ...

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10
DEC
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artificial intellegence, Computers and Internet, Internet of Things, law and policy, robotics, Software vulnerability

Weekend Update

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

Tiny Hardware Firewall VPN Client

Here are a couple of tiny, portable security devices that provide hardware firewall, VPN, and TOR capability.  Check them out.

FTC Releases Cyber Resources for Small Businesses

10/25/2018 09:15 PM EDT  Original release date: October 25, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has ...

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10
NOV
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cybersecurity, Internet of Things, Security, Weekend Update

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Weekend Update

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

[INFOGRAPHIC] Introducing The Psychology of Passwords

From LastPass – It feels like almost every day there’s another data breach in the news, or a case of user credentials up for sale on the Dark Web. Despite the headlines, and repeated warnings from experts about weak passwords and the dangers of password reuse, users have yet to change their online ...

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8
SEP
0

authentication, Computers and Internet, Internet of Things, Linux, passwords, Software vulnerability, Weekend Update, Wi-Fi, wireless

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Preventing the Next VPN Filter Bot-Net Attack

Back on May 30, 2018 the FBI asked us all to reboot our Internet access devices, the cable and DSL modems that allow most of us to use the Internet.  Supposedly, this would remove the VPN Filter malware, if our router was infected.  This was not exactly the truth.  The FBI had taken over the “toknowall” command and control server for ...

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6
AUG
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Computers and Internet, cybersecurity, Internet of Things

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Weekend Update

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

Windows 10 security can be bypassed by Settings page weakness

The file type used by Windows 10’s settings page can be used to trick Windows into running files it’s supposed to block.

Here are the 4 best ways to train employees for better cybersecurity

87% of companies experienced an ...

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4
AUG
0

education, Internet of Things, Software vulnerability, surveillance, training, Weekend Update, Windows 10

WPA3 Encryption to Improve Wi-Fi Security

With the expanded use of wireless networks connecting business computers, home computers, smartphone and tablets, and the ever expanding list of smart IoT devices, strong wireless network security is more important than ever.  Fortunately there is a new wireless security protocol, WPA3, that will fix some of the weaknesses inherent in the current standard, WPA2.

Wireless security is all about ...

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25
JUL
0

cybersecurity, encryption, Internet of Things, Wi-Fi

Securing Networking Infrastructure Against Global Threats

Just how secure are the servers, routers and other high end hardware that is running the global Internet?  This is a question posed in a pair of recent articles from US-CERT, the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team.

Because of the significant skills and capabilities of organized cyber-criminals, politically motivated hacker collectives, nation-state cyber armies and similar threat sources, operators of global network systems face ...

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16
JUL
0

Computers and Internet, cybersecurity, Internet of Things

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