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Advertisers Still Want to Know Who You Are, What You Are Doing

As more users install ad blocking software and browsers such as Firefox and Safari start blocking some ad trackers by default, advertisers decided to come up with a new solution to track everything you do. This new technique is a bit technical, but I will try to keep it high level. Typically, the company tracking […]

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Security News for the Week Ending November 29, 2019

The Problem with Big Data is, Well, That it is Big On October 16th researchers revealed that they had found an exposed database with 4 billion records covering 1.2 billion people.  The first database contained information on 1.5 billion unique people (note these numbers do not exactly match) including work phone numbers and mobile phone […]

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Tips to Keep Remote Workers Safe(Safer)

As my son likes to say, nothing it bulletproof – it all depends on the size of the bullet.  Likewise, nothing is 100% secure (except the computer that has never been taken out of the box)  but your actions can improve the odds dramatically. Here are some recommendations from Dark Reading.  Most people will pick […]

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Security News for the Week Ending November 22, 2019

Huawei Ban – Is It A National Security Issue or Bargaining Chip? Back in May, President Trump issued a ban on US companies buying from or selling to Huawei (see here).  Since then, the government has issued an extension to the ban 90 days at a time and the government just issued another extension.  They […]

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Android Malware Uses Screen Overlay to Steal Credentials and Credit Cards

Malware is like any other piece of software.  Version one is usually pretty crappy – want vendors like to affectionately call a “minimum viable product”.  Sometime minimal is loosely defined. In this case the malware is called GINP.  The trojan has been in the wild since June.  In the five months since,  it has evolved.  […]

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