Collaborate Disseminate
Tens of thousands of unprotected MongoDB databases have been taken hostage by hackers, who have wiped data from company servers and are demanding a ransom be paid for the safe return of the information.
Ouch. Here’s what you need to know.
Continue reading 27,000 MongoDB servers have their data wiped, receive ransom demand for its safe return
Amazon’s voice-activated assistant Alexa – which powers the likes of the Amazon Echo and Echo Dot – has a problem.
Continue reading TV News anchor says ‘Alexa, buy me a dollhouse’ with predictable results…
Join me and fellow computer security industry veterans Vanja Svajcer and Carole Theriault as we have another casual video chat about whatever is on our minds.
This week we discuss Donald Trump’s views on cybersecurity and his radical explanation of how… Continue reading Smashing Security #002: ‘Invest in carrier pigeons’
Ransomware attackers are phoning up potential victims in attempt to increase the chances of successful infection.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Continue reading Schools warned about cold-calling ransomware attacks
The Koolova ransomware wants you to be more clued-up about computer security – and has an effective way of encouraging you to learn more about defending your data!
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
Continue reading Ransomware offers free decryption if you learn about cybersecurity
The Koolova ransomware wants you to be more clued-up about computer security – and has an effective way of encouraging you to learn more about defending your data!
The post Ransomware Offers Free Decryption if you Learn About Cybersecurity appeared fir… Continue reading Ransomware Offers Free Decryption if you Learn About Cybersecurity
In the current climate of claims that Russian-backed hackers may have meddled with the US election by leaking hacked documents and emails from Hillary Clinton’s campaign team, an attack on the electric grid is likely to get a lot of interest.
Shame the… Continue reading Washington Post backtracks on frenzied reporting of Russian hack attack against power grid
22-year-old Garrett Wilhelm was allegedly chatting on his iPhone’s FaceTime app when he crashed a car at 65mph on Christmas Eve 2014.
Continue reading Apple sued over fatal FaceTime car crash
Seems to me that I go to more effort when I fix relatives’ computers than the FBI goes to protect a front runner in the US presidential election.
Continue reading The shocking failure in how the FBI warned the DNC that it had been hacked
As the United States kicks out 35 Russian intelligence officers after alleged election-related hacks, there are clear lessons that businesses and internet users can learn to make life harder for the attackers next time.
Continue reading Who helped Russia “hack” the US election? It might have been you…