Don’t overthink this one. From Pinterest
27
MAY
MAY
0
Share
A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.
WordPress turns 15 on Sunday May 27
WordPress will be 15 years old this May 27th, 2018! On Sunday, May 27th, we’re planning a global event celebrating the WordPress 15th Anniversary with WordPress community groups around the world.
Alexa, Siri and Google can be tricked by commands you can’t hear
Researchers have shown how attackers could ...
Continue Reading →
26
MAY
Share
MAY
This week we have been investigating browser hacking, or the inadvertent disclosure of personal information that is saved and stored by your browser. Today we will be showing several actions you can take to keep your information private.
The best way to protect yourself from a remote attacker is to prevent the remote access malware needed to access your computer from ...
Continue Reading →
25
MAY
Share
MAY
In our last post, we discovered the trove of personal information that our web browser saves automatically, in the form of cookies, temporary Internet files, code snippets, and stored passwords. Today we learn how an attacker could use this information in further exploits against you.
Using the information stored in your browser, an attacker can build a detailed ...
Continue Reading →
23
MAY
Share
MAY
Did you know that web browsers such as Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari, and Internet Explorer save a lot of personal information that a cyber-attacker could us as research to build a web dossier about you, your likes, and your habits? A personal dossier that could be used for a deeper attack?
Did you know that web browsers store parts of web ...
Continue Reading →
21
MAY
Share
MAY
Here are some clever ideas for funny wireless network names. Also called a Service Set Identifier or (SSID). Plus a funny story about one of those names.
From Naked Security: Why ‘remote detonator’ is a bad name for your Wi-Fi network. Police and a bomb sniffing dog were called.
Top fifty funniest SSID names: (from buyvia.com)
Here are the top ten:
- It Burns When IP
- I’m Under Your Bed
- Pretty ...
20
MAY
Share
MAY
A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.
FBI Releases IC3 2017 Internet Crime Report
05/07/2018 08:30 PM EDT Original release date: May 07, 2018
FBI has released the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) 2017 Internet Crime Report, which highlights scams trending online. The top three crime types reported by victims in 2017 were non-payment/non-delivery, personal data breach, ...
Continue Reading →
19
MAY
Share
MAY
If you or someone you know uses a pacemaker from Abbot or St Jude Medical, there is a firmware upgrade waiting for you at your next check-up. Or even sooner, depending on what you and your doctor decide. This upgrade closes a security hole that could allow an unauthorized person or attacker to change programming on the pacemaker. ...
18
MAY
Share
MAY
We have written about the process of requesting a “credit freeze” on your credit file with the big three credit bureaus as a way to protect yourself from someone opening credit accounts in your name. I just read an article from Lending Tree about another credit protection method called a “fraud alert.”
You can call one of the credit bureaus ...
Continue Reading →
16
MAY
Share
MAY
The latest trend in the card payment universe are the mobile payment apps that let you use a smart watch or smartphone in place of a credit card. Just how secure are these payment systems? One of my regular readers, Eric Morley, owner of Big Frog Custom T-Shirts in Woodbury, MN, asked me that question via LinkedIn, and I thought it was a great idea for an ...
14
MAY
Share
MAY