Similar to the WiFi bug we reported about in July (see post), this Bluetooth bug does not require the user to interact with the hacker, does not require the user to connect to an infected Bluetooth device or anything like that. All it requires is that Bluetooth is turned on in the device. The good […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Apparently Equifax had another, separate breach in March of this year, 5 months before the breach that they have already announced. Equifax hired the security firm Mandiant to check into both breaches, but since they have not said anything about this first breach, we really don’t know much about it. One assumes that this secret […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Many employees use consumer grade, unmanaged cloud services such as Dropbox and Google Drive as part of their work. This is sometimes called BYOC for Bring Your Own Cloud. It is convenient, but is it a good idea for the business? Loss/theft of intellectual property – One of the obvious risks of BYOC is the […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]As I have reported before, Symantec has had problems with its server SSL certificate business for years and was on double-super probation. Symantec bought its certificate business mostly from Verisign in 2010 for about 1.2 billion dollars. It also bought the certificate businesses of Thawte, Equifax and others Last month it sold that business to […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Update: Sep 15, 2017 – Equifax’s Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Security Officer (CSO) “retired” (AKA were fired) today, effective immediately, according to USA Today. Hopefully, the Board will ask the CEO to “retire” soon as well. CIO Susan Mauldin and CSO David Webb are taking the heat for not installing one patch, out […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]We have seen a number of hacks of cars including the hack of a Jeep driving down the highway at 60 miles an hour – from miles away – on 60 Minutes, but now researchers have come up with a new attack – one that cannot be patched. The CAN bus or Controller Area Network […]
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