Israeli Startup Raises $12.5 Million to Help Governments Hack IoT Given the sad state of IoT security, I am not sure that governments need any help in hacking IoT devices, but just in case they do, Israeli startup Toka raised $12.5 million to help police hack iPhones, Alexas, Echos and Nests, along with other IoT […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]President Trump is considering signing an executive order asserting a national security emergency using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). While every president since Jimmy Carter has used the IEEPA to impose sanctions on governments that we don’t like, no president has ever used it to tell private companies who they should buy parts […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The headline reads Hidden Backdoor Found in Chinese-Made Equipment. Nothing New! Move Along! That headline by itself should scare you. Researchers found a hidden backdoor in a Double Technology GSM gateway used by telephone companies and VoIP providers. DblTek is based in Hong Kong. According to the security firm Trustwave, there is an account called […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The Chinese parliament is about to enact a new cybersecurity law which will force U.S. companies doing business in China to make some ugly choices which could, potentially, affect you. If Parliament passes the law on Monday November 7th, it will become law. Foreign business interests (like U.S. tech companies) are sorta unhappy because losing […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]News sources around the country are reporting that the Office Of Personnel Management was breached and it likely was breached for a long time. The OPM provides HR services for executive branch agencies and provides services like doing security background checks for the DoD and others. The OPM is releasing very few details at this […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]China Announced that recently (see post) that they were going to stop buying western tech, much to the dismay of companies like Cisco that sells $2 Bil a year in China. Whether this is a move to counter the NSA or just a way to increase the sales of Chinese made tech is unclear. Now the […]
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