“It’s not a good time for Netgear. There are several reports that at least three versions of Netgear routers are vulnerable to a flaw that allows an attacker to gain root access (administrator access for you non-Unix readers) on the device and remotely run malicious code.”
Actually, it may be more than just those three models. Follow the link for more information and recommendations on what to do, aside from asking for a new router for Christmas.
This is something that I have also found, lots of people are upset this week, because of something that really has gone on for years at places other than Facebook. “And while this outrage is well-intentioned and certainly justified, a lot of it seems a touch naive. Many of the folks that are busy deleting…
Bruce is right on here: “In his keynote address at the International Conference on Cybersecurity, Attorney General William Barr argued that companies should weaken encryption systems to gain access to consumer devices for criminal investigations. Barr repeated a common fallacy about a difference between military-grade encryption and consumer encryption: “After all, we are not talking…
The trends identified in the article are worth reading, but this passage made my eyebrows raise specifically: “Sooner or later, some client is going to want permission for a computer to snap a photo of the attorney working on their case to verify billing,” Knight says. “Why wouldn’t computers take screenshots of what they’re working…
“Some police forces in England and Wales risk being “overwhelmed” by the volume of digital evidence being collected, the police watchdog has warned. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary said many forces had a “significant gap” in digital skills. It said there were sometimes “unacceptable delays” in basic tasks like getting data off a mobile phone….
The social network this week expanded its suicide-prevention tools to all languages supported by Facebook. Initially launched in the US in late 2011 in partnership with Forefront, Lifeline, and Save.org, the initiative offers support to users experiencing self-injury or suicidal thoughts—as well as their family and friends. “Now, with the help of these new tools,…
It’s not as though you haven’t heard this before, but the latest news just proves that if you do use hotel WiFi, you should not do anything remotely private while connected to it. http://www.csoonline.com/article/2902740/vulnerabilities/flaw-in-common-hotel-router-threatens-guests-devices.html#tk.rss_networksecurity Follow these topics: Tech
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