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A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.
FTC warns Christmas buyers that smart toys are a security risk
Thinking of giving a young person an internet-connected ‘smart’ toy this Christmas? You may want to think again.
Targeting Military Veterans: 5 Ways Cybercriminals Are Scamming Them
They trained, they served, they protected us. Now, they’re being targeted by cybercriminals who prey ...
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No matter how good a job you do of creating long, strong, unique passwords, keeping them secret and secure in a password manager, it all goes awry when a vendor site we have used gets breached, and has our user names and passwords stolen. This is where a web site such as Troy Hunt’s HaveIBeenPwned.com comes in.
I have set up an account at HIBP, and get ...
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Let me take you on a tour of the Dark Web on Thursday, January 9, 2020 from 10 am to 11:30 am. Seating is limited so register today. This is a popular event that typically sells out quickly.
What is the “Dark Web” really?
Explore the Dark Web. Is it just an evil bazaar filled with scammers, criminals, drug dealers and weapons merchants? Or ...
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My friend Eric Morley, owner of Big Frog Custom T-Shirts in Woodbury MN is a frequent and thought-provoking responder to articles that I post on my weblog. Recently, he asked: “Hey Bob, are you aware of any rating systems on IoT devices? I’d love to be able to review the security of these devices, and make buying decisions ...
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How the Zamboni Changed the Game for Ice Rinks
Invented by rink owner Frank Zamboni, the ice-clearing machine celebrates its 70th anniversary this year. Invented by Frank Zamboni, the eponymous ice-clearing machine celebrates its 70th anniversary this year. He applied for his first U.S. patent in 1949, for this innovative idea that totally transformed winter sports by giving chopped-up ice surfaces a fresh-frozen smoothness in a matter of minutes. From the Smithsonian
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A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.
The FBI Says Your TV Is Probably Spying On You
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. ...
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Tim Berners-Lee, the man who gave us the World Wide Web protocol in 1989, and turned the Arpanet into a global communications network of unprecedented scale, is worried about the health of the Internet.
Governments are using the Internet for mass surveillance, and big Internet companies and merchants collect, analyze, buy, and sell more personal data about each of us. Internet trolls and other bad actors use the Internet for criminal ...
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Almost everyone is familiar with the Global Positioning System, or GPS. We have GPS services available to us in are smartphone, and in many cases, in that computer on wheels, our automobile. GPS allows us to navigate, to travel from one point to another without the need for paper maps.
GPS was originally developed for the US military, and for quite ...
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You bought business insurance, you bought cyber insurance. Your business suffered a financial loss due to a computer incident, network intrusion, or data breach. You have made a claim with your insurer, but they are refusing to pay your claim. What to do? In a similar scenario, Target Corp has decided to sue it’s insurer for $74 million for refusing to pay the cost of replacing Target credit cards after ...
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