Archive for Security
Data Breach @ LastPass
LastPass A quick note to introduce you to LastPass. They are one of many companies that maintain your user ID and passwords online. The idea is that you log in and can retrieve the keys as needed when you are anywhere. Tools like these are more secure than maintaining your password via your browser. Chrome […]
The right to privacy!
Do we have the right to privacy anymore? Data breaches all over the place How violated one must be before legislation will look to reversing some of the information acts as well as looking at locking down other avenues of information breaches. Security of data today is supposedly better than it has ever been but […]
Robo Dialers no end in site.
Congress enacted a law known as STIR/SHAKEN that explains how phone numbers have to be formed and transmitted to be correctly identified as real callers.
New hack in Honda keyfob
Jimmy Pezzone posted a story on TechSpot about vulnerability in Honda’s keyless entry system. It appears that at least 10 popular models were identified. Read more about the RowlingPWN exploit here. (https://www.techspot.com/news/95239-hackers-discover-vulnerability-allowing-remote-starts-unlocks-popular.html} Don’t forget it is Amazon PrimeDay please visit our affiliate store and see some of the items we added to our Prime Day […]
Backup to protect before major OS upgrades.
Type of backups Local Local backup is simply a backup kept on a local device that you maintain control of. Usually and external hard drive or memory stick. Memory sticks have gotten so large many users have begun to use these instead of drives. External drives can be mechanical – HDD or solid-state – SSD […]
Idiots point of view on the Colonial pipeline shutdown
I am not an expert in the movement of Fuel in the US, but in the tech industry we always are supposed to have backup plans. The issue I see here is a failure to think. The company computers were hacked causing a shutdown on their transportation business. So in good planning what would be […]
FB hacked again
533 Million Users It appears that FB was hacked and users phone data has been released. This data includes Phone Numbers, Facebook IDs, Full Names, Locations, Birthdates, Bios and possible eMail Addresses. This is according to an article in MarketWatch https://www.marketwatch.com/story/533-million-facebook-users-phone-numbers-and-personal-data-reported-leaked-online-11617475820?mod=mw_more_headlines. They also breakdown the exposure of 533 Million: 32 million US 11 million UK […]
Do you feel like your company security is good.
Workers are not convinced companies are secured from virus attacks…
Social Engineers hack Disney Plus days after it starts streaming.
How long does it take to get an account attacked in new streaming service? It seems the answer would be only a few hours after launch. In reviewing news over the weekend ZDNet published a story about the latest hacks. With almost 10 Million users in a few hours or so it is no wonder […]
April 2019 Outlook.com compromised!
Microsoft indicated that it was a limited number of Outllook.com accounts.
