Essential Gear – USB Data Blocker
Have you ever been desperately low on power for your phone or tablet that you used a public USB port? How about on a plane or in a rental car? As cybersecurity professionals, I’m...
Author: Sean Slattery
These Are the Windows 10 May 2020 Update Issues Causing BSODs
Softpedia, 28 May 2020: Windows 10 May 2020 Update is now live for users who want to manually download it, and in addition to lots of new features and improvements, it also comes with...
Majority of COVID phishing attacks coming from US IP addresses, report finds
TechRepublic, 27 May 2020: COVID-19 phishing emails have been bombarding inboxes since the virus began to spread in December and January. Cybercriminals have tried to push all kinds of scams to the masses using...
Hackers release a new jailbreak that unlocks every iPhone
TechCrunch, 23 May 2020: A renowned iPhone hacking team has released a new “jailbreak” tool that unlocks every iPhone, even the most recent models running the latest iOS 13.5. The jailbreak, released by the...
Microsoft: Beware this massive phishing campaign using malicious Excel macros to hack PCs
ZD Net, 22 May 2020: Microsoft’s Security Intelligence team has warned that it has been tracking a “massive” phishing campaign that attempts to install a remote access tool onto PCs by tricking users into...
Just turning your phone on qualifies as searching it, court rules
ARS Technica, 21 May 2020: Smartphones are a rich data trove not only for marketers but also for law enforcement. Police and federal investigators love to get their hands on all that juicy personal...
Critical Update: Why the Pentagon’s Cybersecurity Certification Program Inspires Hope and Fear
NextGOV, 19 May 2020: The implications of the Defense Department’s plan to subject its suppliers to independent cybersecurity audits, a program known as Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, apply far beyond the defense industrial base....
How did CIA head get hacked? Easier than you think
CBS News, 18 May 2020: The person claiming to be responsible for this week’s hack of the email accounts of CIA Director Brennan and Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson says he’s just a teenager...