Microsoft Is Losing The Browser Wars

November 23rd, 2016

Internet Explorer is widely regarded as one of the most security riddled browsers in the history of the internet. Microsoft had hoped that with the release of Windows 10, which included a complete overhaul of IE and a rebranding of it as Microsoft Edge, the company would be able to regain its position as the dominant web browser.

Faster Wi-Fi Coming Soon With New WiGig Standard

November 22nd, 2016

It’s amazing how pervasive WiFi has become. These days, it’s hard to imagine life without it. The internet is everywhere. It’s always on, and you’re always connected.

Unfortunately, as speeds have improved and bandwidth has increased, so too have the demands we place on it, which has led to a kind of internet cold war.

Viruses Affecting Patient Care Hospitals Cause Shutdowns

November 21st, 2016

So far as is known, no hacking attack to date has resulted in death, but the day is inevitably coming. One day in the not-too-distant future, a hacker will be charged with murder, in addition to their other crimes. The reason is simple, and two-fold.

Microsoft Windows Vulnerability Revealed By Google

November 19th, 2016

Tech giants Google and Microsoft are at odds, thanks to a recent announcement made by Google about a vulnerability in Windows’ Operating System.

Google’s longstanding policy has been to inform the company that owns the software when a security flaw is found.

Employees Ignore Security Policies At Alarming Rate Says New Study

November 18th, 2016

No matter how good, expensive or robust your security system is, your employees are always the weakest link. In fact, in some cases, your own policies might be pushing them to “rational noncompliance,” a situation in which your employees break the rules in order to make their jobs easier.

FTC Legalizes Hacking Your Own Devices

November 17th, 2016

There is some big news out of the FTC recently. The agency has announced that they are relaxing the rules governing what is and isn’t allowed under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). As of today, you can legally hack the devices you own, including cars and TVs.

This is a huge policy shift that opens all sorts of doors that have previously been bolted shut.

Bank Regulator Downloads Data To Thumb Drive, Then Loses It

November 16th, 2016

This is how something as innocuous as a thumb drive can become a major security issue.
Recently, it has come to light that a soon-to-be retiring regulator at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) had downloaded work files onto a thumb drive, but now, seems to have misplaced it.

Information Sharing Rules Change Affects Internet Service Providers

November 14th, 2016

A new FCC ruling changes the game for Internet Service Providers around the country, which limits their ability to share or sell the information they have on the people who use their services.

The new rules were approved in a 3-2 vote, with the three Democratic committee members approving the changes and the two Republican members siding with ISPs against the new regulation.

AtomBombing Attack Could Be Huge Threat To Windows PCs

November 12th, 2016

Researchers at a cyber security company called EnSilo have found a new vulnerability in Windows PCs, and it’s about as bad as it could possibly get.

The new attack vector does not exploit a bug in the code, but rather, the design of the OS itself, which uses Atom Tables to store data that’s being used frequently and shared by multiple applications.