Following the blocking of VBA macros by default in Microsoft Office apps – read about the ups and downs of that story here – Microsoft has announced that all untrusted XLL add-ins will be blocked by default. Microsoft Excel now blocking untrusted XLL add-ins by default (bleepingcomputer.com) Blocking any avenue …
Google ads malvertising campaign evades anti-virus detection
Data stealing malware, pushed through compromised Google search ads, is attempting to evade detection by using virtualisation components: Google ads push ‘virtualized’ malware made for antivirus evasion (bleepingcomputer.com) Researchers think this new type of attack strategy and other emerging attack vectors are being prompted s as reaction to Microsoft tightening …
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A story of an internet connected cat feeder
There is no resolution to this story of a wireless camera connected cat feeder wanting to connect to the Chinese technology company Baidu: Why is My Cat Using Baidu? And Other IoT DNS Oddities – SANS Internet Storm Center The Internet of Things promises so many nice things – like …
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Because It’s Friday – Coffee cups are mathematically equivalent to a doughnut.
I have been away for a couple of weeks and on my return I caught up with what Randall Munroe has been publishing on xkcd.com. I found a few that I just had to include here… Holiday WiFi When we get to our time-share in Aviemore, one of the first …
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More trouble with cookies
TrustPid calls their pseudo-anonymous tokens “a secure and privacy-friendly” however research has shown that the claims may be more than the reality. Remember the internet runs on use of your personal information… when you share it. ‘Supercookies’ Have Privacy Experts Sounding the Alarm | WIRED UK It appears that the …
