If you think it seems like there is more activity, attacks, and exploits from cyber-criminals and other bad actors, you may be right. Malware exploits can be easily bought online as kits complete with installation assistance and technical support. Just as the business web is moving everything to “The Cloud” with AaaS (Anything as a Service), the denizens of the Dark ...
Using Bluetooth to connect devices to your laptop is convenient but also risky. Discover what those risks are and how to minimize them.Many laptops come with Bluetooth connectivity. Thanks to this wireless technology, you can easily connect a keyboard, mouse, headset, or other peripheral to your laptop. You can even use it to send files to a printer or ...
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A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.from the internet-of-very-broken-things dept
If you hadn’t noticed yet, the internet of things is a security and privacy shit show. Millions of poorly-secured internet-connected devices are now being sold annually, introducing massive new attack vectors and vulnerabilities into home and business networks nationwide. Thanks to IOT companies and ...
Continue Reading →A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.Last week, the FBI, that bastion of sage privacy and security advice, issued a blog post out of its Portland field office warning cyber Monday shoppers that their smart TV is a little too smart, and likely watches you as much as you watch it. The ...
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Which anti-malware product is the best? Test results from companies like AV-Test and AV-Comparatives are great places to find that answer, and we outline that below. OPSWAT recently released their 2019 Windows Anti-Malware Market Share Report, which takes a look at the most popular anti-malware products, or at least the most frequently installed. OPSWAT did not include Windows Defender ...
What is a “zero-day,” exactly?  In information security, occasionally there is a brand new cybersecurity vulnerability or exploit in the news, and the reporter calls it a “zero-day” exploit. What are they talking about. This is a concept similar to “patient zero” in medical epidemiology. This is where the bad thing started to happen.
A zero-day vulnerability is a flaw ...
Continue Reading →A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.Under the overarching theme of  ‘Own IT. Secure IT. Protect IT.’, the 16th annual National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) ...
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Another guest post by Tony Chiappetta of CHIPS
Agent Smith is frightening Google Android users around the world. This malware has replaced legitimate apps with malicious versions on 25 million Android devices. Here is what you need to know.
Around 25 million Google Android devices have been infected with a new variant of mobile malware. Once ...
Continue Reading →A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.Original release date: September 8, 2019
U.S. Cyber Command has released 11 malware samples to the malware aggregation tool and repository, VirusTotal. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) encourages users and administrators to review U.S. Cyber Command’s VirusTotal page to view the samples. CISA also ...
Continue Reading →A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.Equifictitious sites popped up within days of Equifax agreeing to pay up to $700m to settle claims over the 2017 data breach.
Original release date: July 18, 2019
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