Score One For Amazon Security! People who have read my blog for a while know that I am a big fan of two factor authentication. That little bit of extra security usually gets thrown out the window if you call in to customer service instead of logging in to the company’s web site. Two factor […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Last Tuesday I said patching is critical and it still is. Maybe this is a weekly post, but I hope not. Today’s episode: #1 – Zero day exploit for Oracle’s Virtual Box A security researcher got mad at how Oracle treated him in the past and so, when he found a new exploit, basically gave […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]I am not sure who we should be more concerned about – us or them. The Georgia Secretary of State, who is also running for Governor, has accused the Democrats of unsuccessfully trying to hack the state’s election system and referred it to the FBI. Propublica is reporting that Kemp, the Secretary of State, quietly […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]First of all, if you haven’t already voted, please vote! Time did a nice piece on election security (see link at the end). In a somewhat self-serving statement, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said that she FELT confident that this year’s election would be the most secure election we have ever had. Ignoring for a […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Follow on to Google+ Breach and Notification I recently reported about Google getting in trouble for hiding a breach discovered in March. The first thing to point out is that it is unlikely that Google broke any laws. The current breach notifications laws in the U.S. give a company the wiggle room not to disclose […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Israeli Researchers have disclosed two new Bluetooth attacks that only require you to be in the neighborhood to work. The attacks exploit flaws in Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) chips made by Texas Instruments. The chips are used by companies like Cisco, Meraki and Aruba in their corporate solutions. The chips are also used in pacemakers […]
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