On Tuesday I wrote about how unsecured and unsupported Internet of Things (IoT) device on an organisation’s network can compromise their cyber security and how an IT and Cyber Security Audit can help identify these issues before they become an “incident”. Another aspect of poor cyber security of internet connected …
A new week in cyber security news…
After all the “excitement” of CrowdStrike last week, let’s start this week with some good old fashioned bad news cyber security research. Secure Boot is completely broken on 200+ models from 5 big device makers | Ars Technica Let’s get a definition of Secure Boot from Copilot AI: “Secure Boot …
Because It’s Friday – Sorry no flying cars today…
They do not fly – but some of these micro-cars are so good and some of them are so bad… Small, cheap, and weird: A history of the microcar | Ars Technica However, this is the type of car I wanted when I was at school. Have a good weekend. …
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A twenty year old VPN vulnerability
I am a great believer in VPNs for better cyber security, especially when away from your main base – here are a couple of my articles explaining why: Let’s Talk About Your VPN It’s holiday time again – dust off that VPN! VPNs even got a mention in my recent …
Let’s finish the week with another device security article
Device security has definitely been the theme of this week and I thought this article by Dan Goodin on Ars Technica illustrated the problem of insecure devices – especially routers. Hacked and used by both threat actors and national espionage teams. Hacker free-for-all fights for control of home and office …
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