Other companies gather around Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday and issue their updates round and about the same time and there are also the critical patches that are issued when needed. Here are some that are in the news but you should be checking your systems for updates: AWS fixes vulnerability affecting …
Autonomous Vehicles as spies!
The US Government has expressed a concern that data hungry autonomous cars – particularly those manufactured in China – may be sending back to their home servers more than just driving data: Autonomous Vehicles Join the List of US National Security Threats | WIRED UK
Qatari World Cup apps
There is no denying the fact that the compulsory Qatari World Cup apps, Ehteraz, a Covid-19 tracker from the Qatari Ministry of Public Health, and Hayya from the Qatari Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy for the World Cup, will be collecting a lot of information on everyone attending. This …
Data Sovereignty – who can access what and where. UPDATED
The original post was published on 3 November 2022. Update 16 November 2022 This story has developed further with FBI Director Christopher A. Wray describing to the US Congress how China could exploit Tik Tok: FBI Director warns of potential Chinese gov’t exploitation of TikTok – The Record by Recorded …
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More Android malware
I wonder, is ransomware or Android malware the most prolific attack vector? I am constantly reporting on both – so I hope you have all taken steps to defend against both. New Android malware ‘RatMilad’ can steal your data, record audio (bleepingcomputer.com) Cheerscrypt ransomware linked to a Chinese hacking group …
