Weekly Update 424
Presently sponsored by: 1Password Extended Access Management: Secure every sign-in for every app on every device. I have really clear…
Security
FBI arrested former Disney World employee for hacking computer menus and mislabeling allergy info
A former Disney World employee hacked servers after being fired, altering prices, adding profanities, and mislabeling allergy info. A former…
Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Sculpture in Massachusetts Building
Great blow-up sculpture. Blog moderation policy.
Month in security with Tony Anscombe – October 2024 edition
Election interference, American Water and the Internet Archive breaches, new cybersecurity laws, and more – October saw no shortage of…
How to remove your personal information from Google Search results
Have you ever googled yourself? Were you happy with what came up? If not, consider requesting the removal of your…
Nastiest Malware 2024
Steam the Webinar on demand HERE As we look back on the cybersecurity landscape of 2024, it’s clear that the…
Roger Grimes on Prioritizing Cybersecurity Advice
This is a good point: Part of the problem is that we are constantly handed lists…list of required controls…list of…
Tracking World Leaders Using Strava
Way back in 2018, people noticed that you could find secret military bases using data published by the Strava fitness…
Simpson Garfinkel on Spooky Cryptographic Action at a Distance
Excellent read. One example: Consider the case of basic public key cryptography, in which a person’s public and private key…
The new Webroot PC Optimizer boosts computer performance
Think back to when your brand new laptop or desktop ran the smoothest, operating at peak performance. Is it still…