Joyce Hakmeh and Esther Naylor at The Guardian have written an opinion piece about the cyber security experts who have moved from a “virtual cold war” to being combatants in a “virtual hot war”. How the tech community has rallied to Ukraine’s cyber-defence | Joyce Hakmeh and Esther Naylor | …
Amazon Alexa hijacked but it is now patched – updated
This was originally posted on 4 March 2022 I put this more academic article up, as a Saturday read, for some background into home automation and smart devices: Home automation and Smart Devices – some questions to be answered – Smart Thinking Solutions Now today there is an article on …
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More bad news for Nvidia – and advice for them (and you) on risk and mitigation – updated
This post was originally published on 5 March 2022 In the among the data recently stolen from Nvidia, a certificate has been found that can be used to sign malware aimed at Windows machines. What this means is the software will be exploiting the built in “trust” that Microsoft and …
Cyber-attacks cost money – Gloucester City Council
Here is a follow-up to the story of the poor cyber security at Gloucester City Council: Concerns over ‘ever-rising’ cost of Gloucester City Council cyber attack – BBC News The council leaders are now struggling with the cost of recovering the situation for the citizens that elected them. Jeremy Hilton, …
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Something to read on a Saturday – no more passwords
For when you are having a coffee. Passwords were never designed to secure the technology we have today. If (when) we get quantum computers passwords will definitely not work. Here is an article from Jeff Burt at The Register looking at a future without passwords. The zero-password future can’t come …
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