For the week ending 17th July 2016 Pokemon Go took the cybers by storm. There was much hullabaloo over the excessive permissions the app was asking for, which seem to have been fixed. Still, I liked this writeup by Dan Guido on the permissions Pokemon Go got. Four cyber attacks on UK railways in a … Continue reading Things I hearted Last Week
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Answering The Million Dollar Question: Are We Secure?
There’s a prevailing school of thought that the best way to deal with security issues is with the endless and senseless acquisition of appliances and services. Rather than having a silver bullet, we in the security world have silver shotgun shells. But like most mantras, this one is fundamentally flawed. Technology, no matter how good, … Continue reading Answering The Million Dollar Question: Are We Secure?
Things I hearted last week
For the week ending 10th July 2016 The recorded talks from BsidesLondon are up! Check out the playlist here. There are some really good talks in there - I haven't seen all of them yet, but Steve Lords Naughty Toys for Wicked Girls and Boys and Holly William's Offensive Anti-Analysis are definitely worthwhile. Ashley Madison … Continue reading Things I hearted last week
Czech mate, AVG sold for Avast figure of $1.3bn
In a merging of titans, Avast intends to acquire free-antivirus vendor AVG for approximately $1.3bn at $25 per share. The combined entity will give significant scale and market penetration for the Czech pair. Avast states that beyond market penetration, it is will also leverage the pairing to delve further into providing security for IoT devices. … Continue reading Czech mate, AVG sold for Avast figure of $1.3bn
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For the week ending 3rd July 2016 The rumours are in the air of Intel mulling sale of its security business. A practical guide to securing OSX geared towards power users. Facebook and creepy? <shocked face> Using your phones location to suggest new friends. US hospitals hacked with ancient exploits. No O-day here, only Old-Day. See … Continue reading Things I hearted Last Week
Cisco to acquire CloudLock
Cisco has announced its intent to acquire Waltham, MA-based CloudLock for $293m in cash. CloudLock is a cloud application security broker, which helps enterprises extend security controls to cloud applications which may otherwise not have such controls. Acquisitions are part of Cisco’s strategy to add to its portfolio and accelerate penetration into markets. It is … Continue reading Cisco to acquire CloudLock
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For the week ending 26th June 2016 OSSEC 2.9 release. An Australian healthcare system using MS-DOS 6.22 is being taken to court to force upgrade. Paypal dumped cloud company after it refused to monitor customer files. Microsoft extends its support for Docker containers. How celebrity twitter accounts are getting hacked. Want to stop people filming … Continue reading Things I hearted last week
Muckerberg Privacy Pro
Do you worry about your privacy? Concerned that hackers or governments may be watching you through your laptops webcam, or listening in through the microphone. Well worry no more and buy the patent pending Muckerberg Privacy Pro.
Things I hearted last week
For the week ending 19th June 2016 I asked attendees at Infosec if businesses were ready for GDPR When cybersecurity research leads to jail, an article on research and disclosure challenges. You're probably aware that Microsoft acquired Linkedin. Ben Thompson at Stratechery (I am never sure how to pronounce that) wrote a good analysis of … Continue reading Things I hearted last week
AttackIQ asks how effective are your security investments?
According to market predictions, in 2015, the total market for cyber-security products reached an astronomical $75 billion. That figure represents the total spent on packages, appliances, subscriptions, training, and consultancy, all bought with the intent of protecting critical IT infrastructure from external and internal threats. At the same time, it’s been an ongoing challenge to … Continue reading AttackIQ asks how effective are your security investments?
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