Let’s Encrypt is the free HTTPS encryption service that is used by millions of web sites. Since it started out as a good idea of two Mozilla employees in 2012, it has issued about 2 billion free TLS certificates. The history behind this organization is long and convoluted. The industry has a high bar for […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]While goals are CURRENTLY voluntary, CISA issued guidelines for what it expects from pipelines and other critical infrastructure in light of the Colonial Pipeline attack. While it appears that the hackers were not able to take over the control systems in that attack, they did take over the control systems in the Florida and Kansas […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]In March of 2020 Donald Trump signed a bill requiring rural telecom companies to replace suspected vulnerable Huawei telecom equipment. The government would even pay for the replacement. For whatever reason, the Trump administration never did anything to make that happen. Finally, 18 months later (if this is really a security threat, shouldn’t something have […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Detecting Hidden Cameras in Your Airbnb and Similar Rentals No one wants to think about this, but it is an issue. Especially in private home/condo rentals, owners are worried about you stealing or damaging their stuff. And some of them are just stalkers. Here is a TikTok video from well known security researcher Marcus Hutchins […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Geofence warrants are “requests” by law enforcement for information on everyone that was in a particular geographic area during a particular time window. Typically they use the results to come up with the usual list of suspects. The initial response usually doesn’t include names and addresses; that comes after the police mine all the data […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Domain registrar Epik is known for hosting certain types of domains. They call themselves the Swiss Bank of Domains – neutral in the political fights. They host the domains for right wing sites like Parler and Gab and political sites like Texas Right to Life and the Texas GOP, among many others. The company confirmed […]
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