Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
I have written about “going passwordless” and using passkeys before, but it looks like 2024 is going to be the year of the passkey. Here is an excellent explanation from the BBC – take just two and a half minutes and find out why you and your organisation need to …
For the last couple of weeks we have started the week off with ransomware, this week for a change we will start the week with Android malware. Cybercrime service bypasses Android security to install malware – BleepingComputer I have reported on the steps Google has been taking is tightening up …
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…and I am going to start the week off with the Android risk! BrutePrint! This is only research at the moment but what starts off in the lab can migrate to the wild once threat actors know what to look for! A new brute force attack on Android fingerprint biometric …
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There are many posts on Smart Thinking highlighting malicious Android apps and I am constantly reminding you that if you have Android devices in your bring-your-own-device (BYOD) scheme then you need to take positive steps to manage them. Even if they are not your devices, they will have your information …
I have written about the privacy issues surrounding Apple AirTags and similar gadgets. They were originally made to enable careless people (like me) find our keys and other things that get misplaced. It did not take people long to realise they could also track people with them. This is a …
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