Consumer Reports says that Smart TVs by Samsung and multiple brands that are powered by Roku are vulnerable to hacking. While this particular hack won’t empty your bank account, it will allow the hacker to change the channel, volume and other settings. What is even more interesting was the two vendor’s response to being contacted […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]For those companies that haven’t installed HTTPS certificates on their web site because, you know, why bother – Google has just upped the ante a bit. Starting in July, the Chrome browser will mark all websites that do not use HTTPS by default NOT SECURE. It used to be that HTTPS certificates were expensive and […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]While the head of cybersecurity at DHS said the details of which states were compromised is classified, she admitted that 21 states were targeted during the 2016 elections and that some of them were penetrated. Former DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson said 2016 was a wakeup call and now it is up to the government(s) to […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]A CPA who spent his career as a personal Financial Specialist is dealing with that question right now. The CPA, who did not provide his name in the guest blog on the AICPA web site, said that he provided his clients with retirement, tax, estate and other financial advice for decades. That, however, did not […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The feds are beginning to see thieves jackpotting ATMs in the United States. Until now, reports of ATM jackpotting were limited to other countries. Jackpotting an ATM is exactly what it sounds like. The hackers compromise an ATM so that it spits out large amounts of cash. An ATM in Rhode Island, for example, was […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]I am always skeptical about these lawsuits. One issue is usually “standing”, but in this case, I don’t think this will be an issue. Often, if the party being sued thinks they are going to lose, they tend to settle, quietly, with no precedent from a court decision. In this case, I predict this one […]
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