Keeping up with WordPress plugin security is something our web manager works very hard at for us and our clients – it is important. Read this to find out why: What do you know about your website? – CyberAwake As you can see this issue escalates when personal information and …
More privacy issues for Twitter
Following the revelations by Peiter Zatko, the former head of security at Twitter: Is Twitter a decade behind in its security practices? – Smart Thinking Solutions It now emerges that one of the essential steps in a Twitter password reset – logging out of any and all devices already logged …
Is Twitter a decade behind in its security practices?
This is what a recently fired, Twitter employee is claiming. It could be sour grapes, but Peiter Zatko, the former head of security at Twitter is making these claims in sworn testimony. Twitter whistleblower tells Senate of ‘egregious’ security failings by company | Twitter | The Guardian With the number …
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Do you know what data you are sharing when you use your car
This is an interesting article about your privacy, if you have a connected car, by Jon Keegan and Alfred Ng over on the The Markup website. Who Is Collecting Data from Your Car? – The Markup I have a modern car and read this with interest. The section “Anonymization and Aggregation” …
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Are you among the 300,000 plus shops using PrestaShop? If so read on… If you have an online shop and have no idea what platform you are using, definitely read on…
If you read the above headline and know your company has an online shop, but you are unsure what platform your website managers are using, or even who has the responsibility for the cyber security of that website, then you have an even bigger problem. If your customer’s personal information …
Information leaks because of messaging apps – does it impact you?
This is a very interesting report from the ICO about the use of messaging apps, in particular WhatsApp, during the pandemic and the issue of information being lost or unaccountable because “backed-up”, “approved” channels were not used. Behind the Screens (ico.org.uk) We have an issue at the moment similar to …
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Knowledge of the current state of ransomware is an essential step in everyone’s cyber security plan
Various departments of the US Government have issued a joint advisory about MedusaLocker ransomware as part of their #stopransomware initiative. #StopRansomware: MedusaLocker | CISA Knowledge of circulating ransomware malware helps all organisations and individuals respond to the threats, when organisations that have been compromised, delay reporting the attacks or even …
