Collaborate Disseminate
It turns out that all cluster mailboxes in the Denver area have the same master key. So if someone robs a postal carrier, they can open any mailbox.
I get that a single master key makes the whole system easier, but it’s very fragile security.
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This is pretty horrific:
…a group of men behind a violent crime spree designed to compel victims to hand over access to their cryptocurrency savings. That announcement and the criminal complaint laying out charges against St. Felix focused largely on a single theft of cryptocurrency from an elderly North Carolina couple, whose home St. Felix and one of his accomplices broke into before physically assaulting the two victims—both in their seventies—and forcing them to transfer more than $150,000 in Bitcoin and Ether to the thieves’ crypto wallets…
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As privacy laws evolve globally, organizations face increasing complexity in adapting their data protection strategies to stay compliant. In this Help Net Security interview, Kabir Barday, CEO at OneTrust, emphasizes that embracing privacy by design en… Continue reading Core security measures to strengthen privacy and data protection programs
Consumer Reports has analyzed a bunch of popular Internet-connected video doorbells. Their security is terrible.
First, these doorbells expose your home IP address and WiFi network name to the internet without encryption, potentially opening your home … Continue reading The Insecurity of Video Doorbells
Despite the importance of security, it was, until recently, an afterthought in building design, according to Brivo. Rather than considering security from the very beginning, it was addressed later. This meant costly retrofit efforts such as installing … Continue reading Physical security is becoming a top priority in building design
All employees need security training, yet it’s generally a resented afterthought. A variety of studies over years show that human error is generally felt to be the largest vulnerability in organizations. For technology companies like SaaS providers, wh… Continue reading Great security training is a real challenge
A subset of hackers have RFID implants, but there is a limited catalog. When [Miana] looked for a device that would open a secure door at her work, she did …read more Continue reading Bespoke Implants are Real—if You put in the Time
As the adoption of cloud-based and mobile-access security systems continues to increase among both new and established businesses, the lines between traditional physical security personnel and IT staff are beginning to blur. Traditionally, the common a… Continue reading IT’s rising role in physical security technology
Physical security is often considered simpler than digital security since safes are heavy and physical keys take more effort to duplicate than those of the digital persuasion. [Maxime Beasse and …read more Continue reading All Your Keys Are Belong to KeyDecoder
Our goal in building a security awareness program is to embed security into our partners’ existing organizational culture. Impacting culture is a long-term process that can take years and requires executive support. If you are tasked with managing a security awareness program, it is your job to measure and show leadership that your program is…
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