Cybersecurity Lingo: What is a “CVE”?
Cybersecurity Lingo: What is a “CVE”? It is a unique ID for a specific security bug. This ID is unique to every bug ever found, no matter what piece of […]
Cybersecurity Lingo: What is a “malicious actor” or a “bad actor”?
Cybersecurity Lingo: What is a “malicious actor” or a “bad actor”? The rest of the world calls these people hackers. It’s pretty simple. Inside computer culture “hacker” can have different […]
Cybersecurity Lingo: What is an “Attack vector” ?
Cybersecurity Lingo: What is an “Attack vector” ? This is *how* a malicious actor enters your system. For instance, they may buy passwords on the dark web and login to […]
Cybersecurity Lingo: What is an “Attack Surface” ?
Cybersecurity Lingo: What is an “attack surface”? Simply: it is anywhere an attacker can get into your systems if proper security is not applied. This includes your servers, your websites, […]
UPDATE YOUR SOFTWARE ALREADY
I know I know, you hear it all the time, BUT UPDATE YOUR SOFTWARE. Today’s bugs all come from Chrome, where we have MULTIPLE security vulnerabilities that all rank as […]
WordPress: I’ll Download that Database, Please
A recent WordPress vulnerability allows hackers to basically download* the entire site. Here’s why that matters to you: Your small business website probably runs on WordPress. Your website has contact […]
Alexa, Please Hack Yourself
Amazon “smart speakers” can now hack *themselves*. ? Academic researchers have devised a new working exploit that commandeers Amazon Echo smart speakers and forces them to unlock doors, make phone […]
Serious Linux Bug
A couple of weeks ago one of the most significant bugs ever found in Linux was announced, here is why that matters to you: 1. If you run an Android […]
Digital Framing in the Real World
A “shadowy hacker group” has been targeting people… “for at least a decade,” reports Gizmodo, “sometimes using its digital powers to plant fabricated evidence of criminal activity on their devices. […]
Government Policy & Technology: A Know-Nothing Proposition
One of the most significant issues technology faces today is government policy. Govt officials DO NOT understand how tech works and rarely implement rational policies as a result. Today’s example […]
