Signalling System 7 or SS7 has long known to be vulnerable to hackers. SS7 is the control system protocol that telephone companies use to route and transfer calls between companies and, in the cellular world, between towers. Since SS7 was designed in the early 1980s, no one was terribly concerned about security. Hackers – or […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]I have never been a fan of shortened URLs like http://bity.ly/1cxcx66u , but mostly for security reasons. If I click on that link, I have no idea what web site I am going to – whether it is malware laced or contains inappropriate content. Now there is another reason – privacy. Researchers at Cornell Tech, […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]UPDATE: This is bill is apparently worse than I thought. The Register says that a petition calling for the bill to be withdrawn has gathered 43,000 signatures in less than 24 hours. Other comments include that the bill is so poorly written that it would outlaw the NSA’s encryption, unless they add a backdoor to […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]One of the downsides of collecting data is that you may have to disclose it. In Uber’s case, it collects a lot of data, so regulators and law enforcement can ask for that data. In this case, even though the release of all this data is not a breach, it still could be a cause […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]While there has been a lot of noise over the ECJ ruling invalidating Safe Harbor based on NSA spying among other things, there has not been much talk about what the EU countries are doing. Basically, it is no different than what we are doing. Given that most communications live on the Internet, you certainly […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]In the world of a connected home (or any other building), when you sell it or buy it, you need to consider the security and privacy implications. Does the former owner still have access to the security cameras? HVAC? Alarm system? Are the smart devices not so smart anymore? Have they EVER been patched? Are […]
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