Get ready for cybersecurity challenges to your Internet presence in 2018. That’s the not so surprising warning/invitation from In Homeland Security as the new year approaches. “As the continuing digital transformation of our lives entails the ongoing digital transformation of crime, vandalism and warfare, 2018 could bring a lot of new takes on old vulnerabilities, […]
Parents of children seeking financial aid from colleges should be mindful that a great deal of information on their family finances and other personal matters becomes potentially available to computer hackers in the process. Brian Krebs of Krebs on Security lists 108 items – from the student’s driver’s license number to his or her Social […]
Referencing security researchers at Princeton University, Bruce Schneier provides information on how websites may be collecting and storing our every move on them for playback to their owners. “The stated purpose of this data collection includes gathering insights into how users interact with websites and discovering broken or confusing pages. However the extent of data […]
George Mateaki on the Security Metrics blog explains penetration testing – Network Penetration Testing 101 – and why it’s advisable for businesses to confirm the security of their workaday environments.` “Penetration testing, in general,” Mateaki explains, “is a type of ‘ethical certified hacking’ during which a pen tester will attempt to enter and exploit your […]
You think you’ve got a reliable home or business security camera or wireless router. Maybe so, maybe not. “Several widely available security cameras and wireless routers can be easily hacked to reveal customers’ video feeds online, InHomeland Security reports, reigniting privacy concerns four years after the Federal Trade Commission filed charges to eliminate similar vulnerabilities.” […]
Connect with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on cyber security alerts, whether it be, in this instance, regarding North Korea, or other mischievous cyber activity. They call them U.S.–CERTs. “The North Korean government malicious cyber activity noted in these alerts is part of a long-term campaign of cyber-enabled operations that impact the U.S. […]
Allow us to introduce you (perhaps) to the Google Security Blog. It discusses such matters as the ‘hijacking’ of web content, including email and social networking accounts. “More than 15% of Internet users have reported experiencing the takeover of an email or social networking account,” advises this Google post. “However, despite its familiarity, there is […]
At whatever level, from doorways to lengthy perimeters, access control is becoming an ever-more pressing security need for enterprises. That was clear from a recent discussion at a Security Industry Association conference in New York reported on by SecurityInfoWatch. “I don’t think we are just five years away from total contactless entry. I think it […]
Drones used to be little bigger in size than model airplanes. Not any longer. Military surveillance drones like the RQ-4 Global Hawk are unmanned security vehicles about as large as fighter planes. And enlisted airmen, DefenseTech advises, are lining up to fly them via on-the-ground computer controls. “‘This is an opportunity for active-duty airmen in […]
The dour security climate in the U.S. takes us now to a Texas church where, as SecurityInfoWatch reports, 26 worshippers were killed and and 20 more wounded. “As the gunman exited the church, a neighbor with a gun opened fire on him, forcing the attacker to drop his weapon and flee in his SUV. The […]