We think of a virtual machine as a way to isolate one system from another and, in general, it works well. But not always. Pwn2Own is a hacking contest that is part of the CanSecWest security conference in Vancouver, BC, Canada. This year researchers who were members of Qihoo 360’s security team figured out a […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]A U.S. citizen of Ethiopian heritage was hacked a few years ago by the Ethiopian government here in the U.S. The victim, who goes by the pseudonym of Mr. Kidane to protect his family here and in Ethiopia, is being represented by the EFF, the Jones Day law firm and the law firm Robins Kaplan. […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Earlier this month I wrote about Stewart International Airport in New York leaving a backup drive exposed to the Internet without a password or encryption, exposing extremely sensitive information (see post here). Now it has been revealed that an unnamed DoD officer, possibly a Lt. Colonel, had a backup drive with thousands of sensitive documents exposed […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The Washington Post is reporting that Vice President Mike Pence used a personal email account to conduct government business when he was Governor of Indiana. The Veep says that his use of a personal email account is different than Clinton’s use of a personal email account and I do not want to turn this into […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Stewart International Airport has a long history. In 1930 Thomas Stewart convinced his Uncle to donate land for an airport to the city. In 1939 the U.S. Military Academy at West Point built the first airfield at Stewart and in 1948 it became Stewart Air Force Base. In 1970 the State of New York bought […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]In case you were of those who thought that there was no real cost to cyber breaches, you might want to ask Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and GC Ron Bell about that. The Yahoo Board has decided not to award Mayer, CEO of Yahoo during all of the recent breaches and renegotiated Verizon deal, any […]
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