Just read through this article called “Healthcare orgs fall short on software security” and had a couple thoughts to share. To start, I’ve been in penetration testing, application development security and research for over 15+ years now so I have
If you’re on the road, here are some good cybersecurity tips to follow for travelers. I’d also add to sign up for a VPN service (ping us if you’d like some recommendations), it’ll help protect your network traffic when connected
Never mind the fact that the video shows an iPhone in all the video footage, but a security bug in the Android mobile phone code can allow the phone to get hacked by just listening to a specially crafted malicious
Looks like the bad guys are back at it, here’s an article that reports that T-Mobile suffered a data breach losing about 15M records. Records from September 2013-2016 are believe to be compromised. –Kevin
The Office of Personal Management (OPM) indicated that about 5.6 million finger prints were stolen from them during a data breach in the summer. OPM has indicated that the ability to use that finger print data right now is limited,
The data breach news today is Costco’s photo center was reported to be hacked since June 24, 2014. As a large as an organization that Costco is something like this hurts customer trust — so good on Costco for doing
Wow, very cool: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a set of security best practices and guidelines for businesses based on the lessons they’ve learned conducting investigations. Kudos to the FTC! –Kevin
You probably guessed it, but according to this article it was … 123456. Possibly one of the worst passwords to use, especially if you’re on a site like Ashley Madison. Just as a reminder, always use strong passwords for all
ESET gathered information from a bunch of data breaches and compiled this list of the 25 most used passwords. It really shouldn’t surprise anyone, but there’s a lot of weak passwords still being used today. Take a look at the
Here’s a new twist on the Target hack: Target’s payment partners could also be exposed to consume lawsuits and fines from the folks at Visa and Mastercard. Classic example of asymmetric risk, interesting read and ramifications. http://money.msn.com/business-news/article.aspx?feed=OBR&date=20140114&id=17260087 Enjoy, –Kevin
What You Need to Know the Next Time You Read Another “Healthcare Security” Article
Just read through this article called “Healthcare orgs fall short on software security” and had a couple thoughts to share. To start, I’ve been in penetration testing, application development security and research for over 15+ years now so I have
Cybersecurity Tips for Business Travelers
If you’re on the road, here are some good cybersecurity tips to follow for travelers. I’d also add to sign up for a VPN service (ping us if you’d like some recommendations), it’ll help protect your network traffic when connected
Android Song Hack
Never mind the fact that the video shows an iPhone in all the video footage, but a security bug in the Android mobile phone code can allow the phone to get hacked by just listening to a specially crafted malicious
T-Mobile Hack: 15M Records
Looks like the bad guys are back at it, here’s an article that reports that T-Mobile suffered a data breach losing about 15M records. Records from September 2013-2016 are believe to be compromised. –Kevin
Hackers Stole 5.6M Finger Prints, Now What?
The Office of Personal Management (OPM) indicated that about 5.6 million finger prints were stolen from them during a data breach in the summer. OPM has indicated that the ability to use that finger print data right now is limited,
Costco’s Photo Center Hack
The data breach news today is Costco’s photo center was reported to be hacked since June 24, 2014. As a large as an organization that Costco is something like this hurts customer trust — so good on Costco for doing
FTC Publishes Security Guide for Businesses
Wow, very cool: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a set of security best practices and guidelines for businesses based on the lessons they’ve learned conducting investigations. Kudos to the FTC! –Kevin
The #1 Password Used from the Ashley Madison Hack is …
You probably guessed it, but according to this article it was … 123456. Possibly one of the worst passwords to use, especially if you’re on a site like Ashley Madison. Just as a reminder, always use strong passwords for all
The Most Used Passwords, Top 25
ESET gathered information from a bunch of data breaches and compiled this list of the 25 most used passwords. It really shouldn’t surprise anyone, but there’s a lot of weak passwords still being used today. Take a look at the
Target’s Partners Asymmetrical Risk Problem
Here’s a new twist on the Target hack: Target’s payment partners could also be exposed to consume lawsuits and fines from the folks at Visa and Mastercard. Classic example of asymmetric risk, interesting read and ramifications. http://money.msn.com/business-news/article.aspx?feed=OBR&date=20140114&id=17260087 Enjoy, –Kevin