Here’s a thought. If the lawsuit against Yahoo succeeds and the award is $10 per victim, that would be a $30 billion judgement. The breach, you may remember, was publicly disclosed after Verizon agreed to buy Yahoo but before the deal closed. As a result of the announcement the price was lowered by $350 million, […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]There are some possible downsides to personal virtual assistants. What if an attacker could use Cortana or Alexa to infect your computer? As these assistants become more widespread, the likelihood of an attack goes up. Screen locks do work. Sort of. They tend to stop nosy cube-mates and possibly evil maids, but beyond that, they […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Most banks outsource their online banking platform – in fact their entire banking platform to one of the big players like Fidelity or Jack Henry. In fact, unless you are a Chase or a Wells, a handful of players own that whole market – see below. Apparently, at least one of these providers, possibly Fidelity, […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]What happens if you are a restaurant and your cash register system gets hit by a virus? Short Answer: You close the doors and turn off the lights. That is exactly what happened hundreds of Tim Hortons restaurants in Canada. Apparently Tim Hortons is something like a Dunkin Donuts serving coffee, donuts and some light […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Why do people usually use a VPN connection over the Internet? Usually it is for added security and privacy. What if a VPN offered security, but even less privacy than without it – would you use it? Well some people are and probably do not even know it. In 2013 Facebook bought an Israeli company, […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]While yet another local government being shut down by a ransomware attack is old news these days, it still can point to a few valuable things. This time it is Davidson County, NC, home of Greensboro. At 2:00 in the morning the county’s CIO was woken up – there was something strange going on with […]
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