The Internet of Things (IoT) has given us a plethora of exciting and helpful computer driven devices. But the state of IoT security remains a dumpster fire. As these devices appear in the workplace, businesses are often failing to consider the impact these poorly secured devices have on their carefully crafted cybersecurity programs. Every one of these devices represents a new ...
Keeping your information private is nearly impossible these days. The Internet has turned us all into virtual blabbermouths oversharing everything. And what we aren’t already sharing with wild abandon is being harvested, parsed, analyzed, stored in endless databases, and sold by big Internet companies. Then that information is stolen by cyber-criminals and sold on the Dark Web.
The task of keeping our information private seems impossible, but there still are actions you ...
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A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.Original release date: January 6, 2020
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is sharing the following information with the cybersecurity community as a primer for assisting in the protection of our Nation’s critical infrastructure in light of the current tensions between the Islamic Republic of ...
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Since my weblog is running on WordPress, and since about 25% of all websites run on WordPress, I often will post an article on WordPress security. This guest post is not 100% web site security related, but configuration errors and similar mistakes can create vulnerabilities that often lead to an intrusion or breach. Good website maintenance is an import part of the security ...
I found this on Pinterest, and liked it enough to post it. Now if I just could find a woman who still uses bobby pins.
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One of the more difficult cybersecurity concepts to understand is Public Key Encryption and how public keys, private keys, symmetrical encryption and asymmetrical encryption all work together. This infographic I found on Facebook does and excellent job explaining how this works.
It’s something that we hear a lot about – mobile devices have become an integral part of our society. Can you remember the last time that you switched your phone off for the weekend? Can you even imagine not having your phone with you all the time? If you’re like most people, the idea is ludicrous. We keep everything on our phones.
It’s convenient for us – you don’t have to boot ...
Continue Reading →I have developed some expertise around the area of WordPress security. One of my clients has a WordPress site under development, and recently the web designer changed the name of the login URL from https://clientsite.com/wp-admin to https://clientsite.com/A9u3ycGH37. Basically, the wp-admin page name had been replaced with random characters. I found out when I tried to log in using the usual URL. I wondered ...
Thank God this hasn’t happened here in the United States (yet). It is not for lack of trying by US law enforcement agencies, though. What am I talking about? Australia recently passed the controversial and totally STUPID anti-encryption law called Telecommunication & Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance & Access) Act of 2018 (TOLA).
TOLA is supposed to ...
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A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.Information on trends in technology for drones, security robots, artificial intelligence, security smart homes, and securing IoT.
The landmark decision asserts the same 4th and 5th amendment legal protection for biometrics that we’re given for passcodes.