A novel password strengthening approach
Profile: Ken Harthun
We all agree that strong passwords are especially necessary in today's hack-a-day world and there are sites galore giving advice on how to create memorable strong passwords. I've posted more than my share of advice on this subject over the years. One thing that has always been frustrating is...
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Samsung making Microsoft a little unhappy
Profile: Jeff Cutler
You know the person in your office who leaves their passwords taped to the front of their monitor? Sure you do. They're putting everyone's data and hard work at risk because they've short-circuited the security process. It's not nice and it sometimes could cost the company money.
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Opiates, Hospital Records and Communication
Profile: Jeff Cutler
In the news lately in MA is the discussion over stricter laws/legislation/rules about prescribing drugs. That's pretty much always been the case, but this time the...
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Hacking Roundup – Tech News World
Profile: Jeff Cutler
I like hacking news. Not because it trumpets vulnerabilities, but because it keeps people on their toes and holds all of us to common-sense standards. If we hear about someone waltzing onto the White House lawn, don't we all think a little harder about how we keep people off our business campus?...
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Airport Security Breaches – Inconvenient, but it’s not a data breach.
Profile: Jeff Cutler
In the news today is a story about how the the Winnipeg Airport had a security breach the other day and more than 400 flights were affected. It's just the latest of a series of breaches affecting...
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Football Security – Deflategate and its Lessons
Profile: Jeff Cutler
A few moments ago the journalists on ESPN announced that Tom Brady - quarterback for the New England Patriots - has been suspended for the first four games of the 2016 NFL season. This is a result of the #Deflategate investigation and the penalties handed out by the league. Added to the penalties...
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NCIS New Orleans – Smuggling Information
Profile: Jeff Cutler
In a plot twist worthy of Back to the Future, X-Men and Mission Impossible, a recent NCIS New Orleans show dealt with data encryption and smuggling and kidnapping. That's not the coolest part. All of it was done using some real terminology and tools - not just movie magic or TV smoke and...
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Are You Driving an Easy Target? Car Security.
Profile: Jeff Cutler
The television show Sherlock got me thinking about automotive security. While lots of folks are moving to cars with keyless entry and key fobs in their pocket and not in the dash, are thieves finding easier technological ways to boost your car?
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Five steps to avoid webcam spying
Profile: Ken Harthun
If you recall, last year, Miss Teen USA, Cassidy Wolf's, computer was hacked and the hacker then attempted to "sextort" her by threatening to post nude photographs of her on various social media sites. The hacker employed the notorious Blackshades RAT malware on her laptop to do his dirty work....
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(Warning: NFW or kids) Hilarious Edward Snowden video
Profile: Ken Harthun
From Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Government Surveillance (HBO) You won't believe what they talk about! Not for work or if any kids are around... [brightcove]
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