Orange rides the wireless wave with the Crest Edition BT headphones

Orange Amplification has been in the audio business for over 50 years, helping to throw out sounds from likes of Jimmy Page, John McVie, Jim Root, Billy Gibbons, Orianthi and Glenn Hughes along the way. The brand makes ear candy too, and has now launch… Continue reading Orange rides the wireless wave with the Crest Edition BT headphones

BLE pairing method with Passkey entry – is it possible to sniff passkey value?

I have my custom made Android app which is connecting to my BLE controller. I want to prove that BLE is secured from passive eavesdropping. I have Adafruit Bluefruit BLE Sniffer and Wireshark. I can see packets transfered from Master to Sl… Continue reading BLE pairing method with Passkey entry – is it possible to sniff passkey value?

This Week in Security: Firewall 0-day, Apple’s response, and an Android Bluetooth Bug

Sophos firewall appliances are actively being attacked by a 0-day exploit chain that originates with a SQL injection. That injection is a nasty one, as it can be launched from the WAN user portal. The observed attack used that vulnerability to inject a shell command into the device database, where …read more

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Me on COVAD-19 Contact Tracing Apps

I was quoted in BuzzFeed: "My problem with contact tracing apps is that they have absolutely no value," Bruce Schneier, a privacy expert and fellow at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, told BuzzFeed News… Continue reading Me on COVAD-19 Contact Tracing Apps

Me on COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps

I was quoted in BuzzFeed: "My problem with contact tracing apps is that they have absolutely no value," Bruce Schneier, a privacy expert and fellow at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, told BuzzFeed News. "I’m not even talking about the privacy concerns, I mean the efficacy. Does anybody think this will do something useful?… Continue reading Me on COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps

Sena updates its motorcycle Bluetooth comms with new 50S and 50R

Sena has further extended the capabilities of its popular motorcycle Bluetooth headsets with a pair of new 50-series helmet comms devices offering mesh networking, fast charging, automatic updates and louder, bassier speakers than the 30K.Continue Read… Continue reading Sena updates its motorcycle Bluetooth comms with new 50S and 50R

EFF: Google, Apple’s Contact-Tracing System Open to Cyberattacks

Malicious actors could potentially harvest data over the air and use it to shake confidence in the public-health system, EFF says. Continue reading EFF: Google, Apple’s Contact-Tracing System Open to Cyberattacks

Coronavirus tracking tool from Apple and Google embraced by Germany

Germany’s ditched a homegrown alternative that featured a centralized database of location data, raising privacy concerns. Continue reading Coronavirus tracking tool from Apple and Google embraced by Germany