Month: October 2015
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Zero Day Weekly: Talk Talk faceplant, Google smacks Symantec, Joomla flaw, LifeLock deception settlement
Originally published in ZDnet. Welcome to Zero Day's Week In Security, ZDNet's roundup of notable security news items for the week ending October 30, 2015. From Telegraph: Talk Talk faces hacking compensation bill running into millions "Talk Talk has conceded that it could face a compensation bill running into millions for customers whose bank accounts… Read more…
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The coming smart-thing apocalypse
Originally published in Engadget. Bad Password is a hacking and security column by Violet Blue. Every week she'll be exploring the trendy new cyberhysteria, the state of the infosec community and the ever-eroding thing that used to be called "privacy." Bad Password cuts through the greed, fearmongering and jargon with expertise, a friendly voice and… Read more…
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Ringly review: Handy little messenger that passes as a ring
Originally published in ZDnet. I come neither to praise Ringly, or to bury it. But I think the little crowdfunded darling demonstrates why innovation has stalled — and will continue to, as long as it continues to be choked and controlled by proprietary name brands. Ringly is a Bluetooth-equipped gemstone ring that alerts wearers to… Read more…
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Zero Day Weekly: Car hacking slapfight, CISA advances, Trend Micro Acquires HP TippingPoint
Originally published in ZDnet. Welcome to Zero Day's Week In Security, ZDNet's roundup of notable security news items for the week ending October 23, 2015. From SC Magazine: House committee seeks to outlaw car hacking "The House Energy and Commerce Committee will consider automotive safety reforms that, among other proposed changes, would make it illegal… Read more…
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The problem with 'pumpkin spice' security bugs
Originally published in Engadget. Bad Password is a hacking and security column by Violet Blue. Every week she'll be exploring the trendy new cyberhysteria, the state of the infosec community and the ever-eroding thing that used to be called "privacy." Bad Password cuts through the greed, fear mongering and jargon with expertise, a friendly voice… Read more…
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Zero Day Weekly: Flash patch meltdown, Australia's new nightmare, Netgear strikes back
Originally published in ZDnet. Welcome to Zero Day's Week In Security, ZDNet's roundup of notable security news items for the week ending October 16, 2015. From CNET:US House committee aims to make car hacking illegal "If the House Energy and Commerce Committee has its way, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will spearhead a… Read more…
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Zero Day Weekly: Uber-Lyft hack war, DHS forced into cybersecurity strategy, ICS nuclear threat
Originally published in ZDnet. Welcome to Zero Day's Week In Security, ZDNet's roundup of notable security news items for the week ending October 9, 2015. From The Hill: Senate Democrats press T-Mobile on data breach "Three Senate Democrats are seeking answers from credit agency Experian about the recent data breach that exposed up to 15… Read more…
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Zero Day Weekly: Gatekeeper, Stagefright, Experian and T-Mobile breach, VMware and WinRAR's bad week
Originally published in ZDnet. Welcome to Zero Day's Week In Security, ZDNet's roundup of notable security news items for the week ending October 2, 2015. Experian / T-Mobile breach UPDATE (10:51am PST): A T-Mobile spokesperson has told ZDNet some critical details about who is affected by the breach. "Technically it's 15m credit applicants, or 15m… Read more…