As you're playing with all the new tech gadgets you received over the holidays, it’s important to think about how connected devices can lead to data theft. Since Internet of Things (IoT) devices are notorious for insecure design, hackers can exploit vulnerabilities in many of them to steal data with little effort. Some devices are riskier than others, but general awareness of … [Read more...]
Password Security is Paramount
Yahoo’s mega-breach made headlines again this week, as the company has now admitted that employees knew about the attack when it first happened. As you might recall, the company announced in September 2016 that an unknown attacker gained access to 500 million user accounts back in 2014. Yahoo users’ email addresses, phone numbers, birth dates, security questions and answers, … [Read more...]
Despite Rising HTTPS Adoption, Vulnerabilities Still Exist
According to Google’s new Transparency Report, secure web traffic or HTTPS uptake is on the rise, making the web a lot more secure than it was a year ago. In general, this is great news for everyone, as HTTPS both encrypts our web traffic and helps validate the legitimacy of the domains we visit, keeping our data away from prying eyes and protecting us from websites pretending … [Read more...]
Another IoT Botnet Derails Dyn, Major Websites
Twitter, Amazon, Spotify and Reddit were among a large group of major websites that suffered significant outages on October 21 as a result of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on DNS (Domain Name Service) hosting provider, Dyn. The attack was made possible by enormous clusters of hacked IoT devices like DVRs and cameras. It’s been reported that tens of millions of IP … [Read more...]
An Explosive End to Season 2 of Mr. Robot
Mr. Robot season two ended with a bang. In the show’s typical fashion, when the screen faded to black, we were left with more questions than answers. But now there’s a seemingly endless stretch of time to contemplate them before the story resumes next summer. Is this the end for Elliot? What is Angela really up to? Can they actually pull off a successful Phase II? All of … [Read more...]
