A Chinese researcher has “discovered” a Windows flaw which affects all versions of Windows released in the last 20 years. It does not require installing malware and it can be executed silently with near perfect success. While no one seems to be saying this, I wonder if the Chinese have known about this attack for […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]For many people, they have their Windows desktops and laptops set to automatically install Microsoft’s monthly updates. For businesses, that is not usually the case. They need to make sure that the updates don’t break things and often, as a result, it takes a while for businesses to get the updates installed. In addition, for […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]As I have said before, the Internet of Things is going to be a bit of a security ‘challenge’. Here is just one simple example. The security company Rapid7 analyzed a number of home video baby monitors. You know, the kind where you can put a monitor in the bedroom and you or the […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]“This is not time for firms to keep calm and carry on. The proper response is to freak out.” – Prof. Dan Solove, GWU Law School While I am not sure that freaking out is, in fact, the only proper response, I think that what Prof. Solove is saying is that ignoring the situation is […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]In January 2015 Wendy’s disclosed, after many banks already announced, that it’s point of sale system was breached. For months Wendy’s refused to provide any details, only saying that they were investigating things. In May, when it released it’s first quarter earnings report, it said that fewer than 300 restaurants were compromised and all of […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Apparently some British Members of Parliament (MPs) are not terribly happy today. It came to light by way of some more leaked documents from Edward Snowden that GCHQ – the British equivalent of the CIA – has been reading the emails of Members of Parliament for years. Given that Parliament is in the middle of […]
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