Category: Security

Oct 11, 2017

Beware of Eavesdropping Smart Speakers

Personal Digital Assistants (e.g. Siri, Alexa, Google Home, etc.) are smart speakers that connect to the Internet and respond to

Oct 05, 2017

Protect Your Backups From Ransomware Too

Ransomware infections have grown by leaps and bounds over the last few years. The whole point of ransomware is to

Oct 04, 2017

Some Mac OS Users Still Vulnerable Because Security Patches Didn’t Happen

Do you use a Mac computer? You may be one of the thousands of people vulnerable to unpatched firmware. Just

Sep 28, 2017

Another Reason NOT to Use Internet Explorer

The hits just keep on coming. A recent report indicates that the latest version of Internet Explorer leaks data from

Sep 26, 2017

Android Swipe Less Secure Than PIN

Modern smartphones have several options for unlocking the device. These include facial recognition, iris scan, fingerprint, password, PIN and swipe

Sep 21, 2017

iOS Control Center Doesn’t Really Control

Seriously? Apparently, when you turn off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth in the Control Center of iOS 11 it really doesn't turn

Sep 19, 2017

CCleaner Software Compromised

CCleaner is a popular consumer utility for cleaning up a Windows system. Unfortunately, CCleaner was compromised by hackers to distribute

Sep 13, 2017

Billions of Devices Susceptible to Bluetooth Attack

According to a report by Threat Post, Security researchers at IoT security firm Armis have discovered several bugs that allow

Sep 07, 2017

Alexa, Siri and Others Have Excellent Hearing

Technology is intended to assist us live better lives. However, what you can't hear can hurt you. Typically, humans can

Aug 31, 2017

Practical Password Guidance

Password rules are about to change. Traditionally, the recommendation has been to have complex passwords that you change frequently. NIST

Aug 28, 2017

Chrome Serious About Protecting Transmitted Data

If you are responsible for your firm's website, you should be hard at work making sure that all pages and

Aug 21, 2017

Apple Secure Enclave Firmware Hacked

Last week a hacker published the decryption key for the Apple iOS Secure Enclave Processor (SEP) firmware. Apples stated that