As most know, mid-last year the Wi-Fi Alliance announced WPA3, a replacement for the aging WPA2 Wi-Fi security and authentication standard. WPA3 was supposed to make it nearly impossible to crack a network password. However, this week, the same researchers behind the KRACK disclosure in 2017 released five new WPA3 vulnerabilities collectively named Dragonblood. What do you … [Read more...]
Stay Safe When Filing Taxes Online: 4 Top Cyber Tax Tips for 2019
There’s no shortage of tax scams these days, as a quick click through to the IRS’s Tax Scam website will demonstrate. It’s getting so bad that the IRS again released its list of the “Dirty Dozen” scams for 2019. Leading off the list this year were phishing scams (which rose 60 percent in 2018 according to the IRS), followed by phones scams, identity theft, return preparer fraud … [Read more...]
Researchers Uncover Potentially Fatal Flaw in Tesla Autopilot
Security issues with connected cars are nothing new. Several years ago, researchers demonstrated that they could run a Jeep off the road after compromising the vehicle’s connected system. And last year, researchers uncovered a bug that allowed them to access the back end systems of an internet-connected vehicle management systems that could allow them to locate and unlock cars, … [Read more...]
Phishing Protection: Take It with You!
Phishing protection is complex. It is not enough to simply block anything we may think is malicious, we must also educate those users who are being targeted in the first place. With this in mind, it is vital that we look at not just the protection piece of phishing but also how, and potentially more important to long term change, when. As we continue to expand the … [Read more...]
Examining Russia’s Impending Move to Disconnect from the Internet
Russia is on the verge of passing its “Digital Economy National Program.” This law requires Russian Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to implement fail safes that guarantee their continued function in the event they lose connection to the global internet. As part of a nationwide resiliency test, the country will intentionally disconnect as early as April 1. Why would Russia … [Read more...]
