This could be a very interesting lawsuit and we will watch it and see where it goes. In 2017 Adobe released Premiere Pro Creative Cloud 2017 version 11.1.0 , Apparently, like a lot of software, this product was not bug free. In fact, a feature called clean cache not only cleaned the cache of Premiere […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]As a reminder, Cathay Pacific Airlines recently admitted it was hacked and lost data on over 9 million passengers. Information taken includes names, addresses, passport information, birth dates and other information They took a lot of heat for waiting 6 months to tell anyone about it (remember that GDPR requires you to tell the authorities […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]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 […]
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