I am a great believer in VPNs for better cyber security, especially when away from your main base – here are a couple of my articles explaining why: Let’s Talk About Your VPN It’s holiday time again – dust off that VPN! VPNs even got a mention in my recent …
I have an LG TV!
Researchers at BitDefender have discovered cyber security flaws in WebOS, the operating system used in LG smart TVs. Over 90,000 LG Smart TVs may be exposed to remote attacks (bleepingcomputer.com) I manual ran a software update on my TV to ensure it is running the latest secure version of WebOS. …
Do not forget your hardware
We started the week with a look at patches and updates but how many of you also keep up with updating firmware on the hardware you own? I have a Dell laptop and I have paid for an extended warranty and I am very cyber security conscious, so I have …
Anonymous?
I came across this article by Matt Burgess over on Wired UK, about being anonymous online, whilst I was doing some research for a client last week (yes, whilst on leave). I thought you should all read it as privacy is important: How to Be More Anonymous Online | WIRED …
Amazon IoT cyber security is not that good
Devices designed for the Internet-of-Things (IoT) have a history of issues when it comes to cyber security – which is why the UK Government has the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act (PSTI) under consideration. However when buying IoT equipment, for installation in your home or office, you would expect Amazon …
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More information on one of the LastPass security breaches
I have written before on the security breaches at the password vault LastPass: LastPass articles on Smart Thinking Solutions It has now been reported that one of only four people at the company who had access to the most sensitive data, was targeted via their home computer: LastPass says employee’s …
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Email cyber attacks whilst you are off on your Christmas holidays – some advice
I have been travelling recently and have missed a couple of CISA announcements on software security updates: Samba Releases Security Updates | CISA Drupal Releases Security Updates to Address Vulnerabilities in H5P and File (Field) Paths | CISA CISA also recently released a joint advisory with other US agencies, explaining …
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