See our Wednesday and Friday post. This is for everyone I ever met who can’t remember their passwords. You know who you are. Check the logo on St. Peter’s laptop. Looks like you will need an iCloud Keychain.
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A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.
National Tax Security Awareness Week: IRS Helps Taxpayers Protect Against Cyber Criminals
11/28/2017 11:10 PM EST Original release date: November 28, 2017
As part of National Tax Security Awareness Week—November 27 to December 1—the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is releasing daily security tips to help taxpayers protect their data and identities against tax-related identity theft.
US-CERT encourages taxpayers to visit ...
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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 ...
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We are advocates of using a password manager to create, manage, and securely store the dozens (or hundreds) of unique and long passwords that we need to be using these days. For many people, password managers can seem difficult to set up and a bit of a hassle to use. The good news its that there are two easy and built-in alternatives, ...
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Are the toys you are buying for your kids hackable?Can anyone listen in or have a conversation with your kids via an Internet connected toy? Sorry, but the answer is “yes.”
We have been writing for a while about the grievous lack of security on Internet-connected “smart” appliances, web cameras, baby monitors, door locks, thermostats, personal assistants, Wi-Fi, Cable, and DSL routers, and ...
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Gifts for Geeks from BuzzFeed
Cyber Monday is tomorrow. Can’t think of what to buy your favorite geek? Here are a few ideas from BuzzFeed by way of Pinterest. Both links have useful gift content. Also check out Grommet. Or pop over to How To Use Linux to see some cool mini-Linux PC. Or check out this list from Global Knowledge
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A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.
ST17-001: Securing the Internet of Things
11/16/2017 04:52 PM EST Original release date: November 16, 2017
The Internet of Things refers to any object or device that sends and receives data automatically through the Internet. This rapidly expanding set of “things” includes tags (also known as labels or chips that automatically track objects), sensors, and devices that interact with people and share ...
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Thanks to Datarecovery.com, for alerting us to this issue. They have seen a high number RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) attacks lately. Generally, these attacks are targeting Microsoft Windows-based servers, where port 3389 has been left open.
The attacker scans for open port 3389, and then uses a password dictionary attack to break the server password. Once the password is found, the attacker can exploit the server or sell access to the ...
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H.R.4036 – formerly called the Active Cyber Defense Certainty (ACDC) Act and informally called the hack-back bill – was introduced as an amendment to the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) last week. Introduced by Georgia Republican Tom Graves, and Arizona Democrat Kyrsten Sinema, in the House of ...
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