Cybersecurity

https://www.wired.com/2016/08/hackers-trick-facial-recognition-logins-photos-facebook-thanks-zuck/ →

http://www.extremetech.com/computing/104827-android-antivirus-apps-are-useless-heres-what-to-do-instead?utm_content=buffer36b17&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer Lots of information on Android security, insecurity and how different companies try to solve it. →

http://www.zdnet.com/article/shift-public-cloud-more-secure-than-corporate-data-centers/ The survey’s key takeaway was that IT managers are more confident in the security and reliability of public cloud than they used to be, and as a result they are running more data and applications on public cloud infrastructure. The survey found that 51 percent said data security is better in the cloud than →

It seems like the NSA has been HACKED! But that might not be the truth. There has been many security news out on the message has NSA hacking group been hacked? It is hard to say for sure if that is true or not, but what seems to be true is that some of the →

http://www.darkreading.com/endpoint/the-future-of-atm-hacking/d/d-id/1326549 ATMs are robbed with hacking techniques and even EMV cards are not safe anymore. →

https://www.pentestpartners.com/blog/samsungs-smart-camera-a-tale-of-iot-network-security/ Interesting IoT device vulnerability analysis. →

http://electronicsofthings.com/expert-opinion/security-product-freescale/ As I have said, security is very important to get right in IoT. →

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/vulnerability-assessment-without-scanner-alexander-leonov?trk=hp-feed-article-title-like Vulnerability analysis based on data collected by IT system management software. →

Microsoft Accidentally Provides Example of Dangers of Encryption ‘Back Doors’ http://reason.com/blog/2016/08/10/microsoft-accidentally-provides-example This example again shows that encryption back doors are a bad idea. Security failures have created “golden keys” which unlock Windows devices protected by Secure Boot. Microsoft Secure Boot key debacle causes security panic http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-secure-boot-key-debacle-causes-security-panic/ Microsoft has one particular boot policy (“golden key” debug) →

A New Wireless Hack Can Unlock 100 Million Volkswagens https://www.wired.com/2016/08/oh-good-new-hack-can-unlock-100-million-volkswagens/ In 2013, when University of Birmingham computer scientist Flavio Garcia and a team of researchers were preparing to reveal a vulnerability that allowed them to start the ignition of millions of Volkswagen cars without keys but were hit with lawsuit to delay publication. Now, a →