Back in the old days – like 2 or 3 years ago – laptops had power adapters that plugged into a charging connector and USB ports that allowed users to plug in USB peripherals like keyboards and flash drives and other devices. In an effort to make things easier for users – and, in fairness, […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]In what is thought to be the first country to do this, travelers entering New Zealand who do not turn over their phone passwords during searches could be arrested, prosecuted and fined more than $3,000. This includes citizens and foreigners. A New Zealand customs spokesperson said that the new fine is an appropriate remedy to […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]An attack that was originally spotted in August affecting DLink routers has spread to over 100,000 routers including 70 different models. The attack originally targeted Brazilian banking customers by compromising their internet router, changing the DNS server and pointing them to a bogus, look-alike banking site. From there, they steal your credentials. Not satisfied with […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Former WaPo columnist turned security sleuth (after the Washington Post eliminated his position because cyber security was not important) reported on several recent vishing (voice phishing) scams, two of which involved large sums of money. These are a word to the wise, both personally and for businesses. In the first case, Matt Haughey, creator of the […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]There are people who think open source is the holy grail of software, I am not one of them. Apparently hackers agree with me. So does the Department of Defense. They have even coined a term – SCRM or Supply Chain Risk Management. Bottom line, developers need to understand that there is a war out […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The hackers seem to be winning. One solution I have advocated for over the last many years to reduce credit card fraud is a technique called credit card tokenization. When a merchant accepts a credit card, that card information is immediately tokenized and that token is all that the merchant keeps. If they need to […]
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