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Apple Abandoned Plans for Encrypted iCloud Backup after FBI Complained

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Bruce Schneier

This is new from Reuters: More than two years ago, Apple told the FBI that it planned to offer users end-to-end encryption when storing their phone data on iCloud, according to one current and three former FBI officials and one current and one former Apple employee. Under that plan, primarily designed to thwart hackers, Apple would no longer have a… Continue reading Apple Abandoned Plans for Encrypted iCloud Backup after FBI Complained→

Apple allegedly made nice with FBI by dropping iCloud encryption plan

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Lisa Vaas

Sources told Reuters that Apple may have been convinced by arguments made during the legal fight over cracking the San Bernardino iPhone. Continue reading Apple allegedly made nice with FBI by dropping iCloud encryption plan→

5 2020 Cybersecurity Resolutions for SMBs

Posted on January 10, 2020 by fabio.angelosanto@centrorestaurovenaria.it

During our 2019 SMB IT Security Report, we learned that small and mid-sized businesses still struggle to implement network security solutions. SMBs continue to identify budget constraints as the main barrier when it comes to IT security. This limitatio… Continue reading 5 2020 Cybersecurity Resolutions for SMBs→

Storing your stuff securely in the cloud

Posted on October 22, 2019 by Maria Varmazis

How much of our stuff is going to the cloud? Probably a lot more than you realize. Let’s look at the risks and how to mitigate them. Continue reading Storing your stuff securely in the cloud→

Much-attacked Baltimore uses ‘mind-bogglingly’ bad data storage

Posted on October 18, 2019 by Lisa Vaas

IT workers have been storing files on their computers’ hard drives. One councilman’s alleged response: “That can’t be right? That’s real?” Continue reading Much-attacked Baltimore uses ‘mind-bogglingly’ bad data storage→

Ransomware: A Persistent Scourge Requiring Corporate Action Now

Posted on June 14, 2019 by Tara Seals

ASCO is the latest headline-making organization to be hit by ransomware, prompting many companies to consider what to do to minimize their risk. Continue reading Ransomware: A Persistent Scourge Requiring Corporate Action Now→

On Security Tokens

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Bruce Schneier

Mark Risher of Google extols the virtues of security keys: I’ll say it again for the people in the back: with Security Keys, instead of the *user* needing to verify the site, the *site* has to prove itself to the key. Good security these days is about … Continue reading On Security Tokens→

On Security Tokens

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Bruce Schneier

Man fried over 50 college computers with weaponized USB stick

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Graham Cluley

Vishwanath Akuthota’s USB stick contained an unusually destructive payload.
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