The ubiquitous nature of Wi-Fi has certainly made our lives easier and more convenient in a lot of ways, it’s also undoubtedly made them more dangerous, too – particularly when it comes to our privacy.
Everyone knows that public Wi-Fi networks are inherently risky thanks to the wide array of (shockingly easy) ways that they can be hacked. ...
Continue Reading →Did you know that wireless devices almost always present a security vulnerability? Wireless signals pass through the air and can be intercepted and read by a savvy attacker. To protect wireless communication sessions, usually the wireless link is protected with some form of encryption. Last week I was teaching a CISSP class, and we were discussing the security vulnerabilities inherent in wireless networking, when one of the students asked if wireless keyboards are secure. The research I did while answering ...
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A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.[2020.05.29] The 5GBioShield sells for £339.60, and the description sounds like snake oil:
…its website, which describes it as a USB key that “provides protection for your home and family, thanks to the wearable holographic nano-layer catalyser, which can be worn or ...
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A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.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 ...
Continue Reading →Bad news – your small business network is easy for an attacker to access, and for most of you there are two or more exploitable attacker vectors. A recent report from Positive Technologies analyzed the results of 22 penetration tests on companies from finance, transportation, retail, and even information technology. All of the companies were breached with little difficulty. The two easiest methods of unauthorized network access were not terribly surprising: Wi-Fi networks, and company employees.
Did you know that most traffic across the Internet travels in an unencrypted state. And when you make an open wireless connection in a coffee bar or other public location, the radio connection is unsecured and unencrypted, too. This traffic travels as plain text, and can be read by anyone with the skills to intercept the traffic and open the data packets.
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I recently read an article from Heimdal Security about online safety. In this article Heimdal had asked 18 experts in the field of cybersecurity for their top 3 ideas about how to stay secure. The contributors included top cybersecurity professionals from several anti-malware companies, security bloggers, and cybersecurity industry professionals. The original article is here.
What I found interesting were ...
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This guy is Jeff Bezos, the CEO of the gargantuan super-retailer Amazon.com. Would you give him the keys to your house? No? Well now you can! Amazon recently launched their new Amazon Key service, a smartphone app controlled door lock. As an Amazon Prime member myself, I have received several emails about this new product. My first thought was “what could possibly ...
A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.Yale Privacy Lab has discovered hidden trackers in hundreds of popular Android apps that send app manufacturers your location, activity, and other personal info.
That Bluetooth Cayla doll and i-Que surveillance robot can be ...
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On Wednesday, we looked at the built-in password manager provided by Google Smart Lock. Today we will review Apple’s iCloud Keychain. Keychain works automatically with iPhones, iPads, and Macs, and is shared an updated to all your devices automatically. Most of the Apple users I talk to are familiar with Keychain. Keychain works with devices that are ...
