Reading – Remotely Hacking a Car While It’s Driving

This seems scary. If you don’t think cyber security concerns you, you should probably be aware of how many things currently, or shortly will be, connected to the internet. Yes, it’s cool to be able to control your house from your smartphone, or start your car from inside using it on a cold day, but…

Reading – Adobe Flash exploit that was leaked by Hacking Team goes wild; patch now!
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Reading – Adobe Flash exploit that was leaked by Hacking Team goes wild; patch now!

Stop what you are doing and grab this patch. This security flaw is already out in the wild, attached to some of the nastiest malware out there. Get the update if you have Flash installed. (And you probably do!) Adobe Flash exploit that was leaked by Hacking Team goes wild; patch now!

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Law Firms Blocking Webmail – Security Window Dressing

So, apparently we’re back on the “we must block access to personal email accounts” bandwagon at large law firms. At least they aren’t claiming it’s to keep people productive, that argument went out the window the day the first iPhone showed up at the office, and we no longer needed the company’s internet connection to…

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Tom O’Connor and Law Bulletin Publishing Company of Chicago Release 8th Annual eDiscovery Survey | Advanced Discovery tags: MM LitSupport Emailgate Highlights the Challenges of Shadow IT tags: MM Security LitSupport Man Who Deactivated Facebook Account To Dodge Discovery Request Smacked Around By Disgruntled Court tags: MM LitSupport How To Test Your Home Network Security…

What Happens When the Hackers Start Planting False Information Instead of Stealing Information?

What Happens When the Hackers Start Planting False Information Instead of Stealing Information?

That’s a good question, and the part the Bruce Schneier found most interesting about a recent report by the Director of National Intelligence. Obviously, their focus is on the danger of intelligence information being altered, and the leadership no longer being able to trust the information given to them, but as a regular citizen, I’m…