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SolarWinds Orion Hack Explained
You’ve probably heard about the SolarWinds Orion Hack, and that it was discovered by FireEye while they were investigating their own hack. If you’re interested in available details (knowns and unknowns), check out the following video below. It’s very thorough
Zoom Zero-Day Exploit for $500k? Seems about right …
Check out this article from SecureWorld about Zoom (video conferencing) zero-day exploits reportedly going $500k. https://www.secureworldexpo.com/industry-news/zoom-cybersecurity-zero-day-exploits Might seem absurd, but when I think about it — yeah, that’s worth it. So many people are using Zoom these days, imagine you
Zoom Security Issues So Far
Here’s a article that tracks all Zoom security issues so far: https://www.cnet.com/news/zoom-every-security-issue-uncovered-in-the-video-chat-app. I have to say though, Zoom’s CEO, Eric Yuan, response has been pretty refreshing, a lot different from the typical response (deny, deny, threaten to take legal action,
How to Protect Your Zoom Meetings
The latest types of “attacks” (more annoyances than attacks) is “Zoombombing”. These are things that malicious people are doing to disrupt other people’s Zoom meetings (showing explicit images, saying racist things, etc.). Check out Zoom’s security page, it’s got some
IronBox DX Releasing Soon
Hello! Crazy times we live in (specifically referring to the COVID19 pandemic), hope everyone is safe and well wherever they are. Over the next few months a new version of the IronBox secure file transfer product (called IronBox DX) will
Biggest (and Most Interesting) Hacks for 2019 So Far
Randomly came across this and well, you have to give it to the hackers. Each time the community comes up with some blue (defense) technology, malicious hackers come up with some new red (offensive) approach: https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-scariest-hacks-and-vulnerabilities-of-2019/ Enjoy, –Kevin
3 out of 5 IT workers share sensitive information over email
Read this article https://www.zdnet.com/article/three-out-of-five-tech-workers-share-sensitive-information-by-email/ that indicated that 3 out of 5 IT workers share sensitive information over email (and by messaging). This is so spot on! I’ve seen insurance, legal, healthcare companies … and even once the management at a
How the US tracked down a the suspected WannaCry hacker
If you’re interested in what it takes to track down hackers, you’ll love this article: https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-us-authorities-tracked-down-the-north-korean-hacker-behind-wannacry Great investigative work, enjoy –Kevin
GDPR – What IronBox is doing about it
IronBox has always taken the security and privacy of customer data very serious, and has consistently demonstrated this by exceeding industry standards. From day one, IronBox has taken the approach of only storing (and protecting) what is necessary for the
How download your Facebook data
You’ve probably heard about the trouble Facebook is in these days regarding the Cambridge Analytica user data “breach of trust”, and now there’s a story about Facebook (for Android users using Messenger) recording your call logs: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/facebook-confirms-it-records-call-history-stoking-privacy-furor-n860006 If you want to