Security News

Amazon Creates Classified US Cloud
2017-11-21 12:16

Amazon has a cloud for U.S. classified data. The physical and computer requirements for handling classified information are considerable, both in terms of technology and procedure. I am surprised...

Vulnerability in Amazon Key
2017-11-20 12:19

Amazon Key is an IoT door lock that can enable one-time access codes for delivery people. To further secure that system, Amazon sells Cloud Cam, a camera that watches the door to ensure that...

Amazon Promises Fix for Wireless Key Hack
2017-11-17 18:59

Amazon said it will offer a fix for its Amazon Key delivery service that allows hackers to tamper with a home security camera.

Bluetooth Hack Affects 20 Million Amazon Echo and Google Home Devices
2017-11-16 00:43

Remember BlueBorne? A series of recently disclosed critical Bluetooth flaws that affect billions of Android, iOS, Windows and Linux devices have now been discovered in millions of AI-based...

Amazon Echo, Google Home Vulnerable to BlueBorne Attacks
2017-11-15 16:06

Amazon Echo and Google Home devices are vulnerable to attacks exploiting a series of recently disclosed Bluetooth flaws dubbed “BlueBorne.” read more

Amazon Adds New Encryption, Security Features to S3
2017-11-08 14:07

Amazon announced this week that it has added five new security and encryption features to its Simple Storage Service (S3), including one that alerts users of publicly accessible buckets. read more

New Amazon S3 encryption and security features introduced
2017-11-07 17:32

Amazon Web Services has announced the availability of five new encryption and security features for the Amazon S3 cloud storage service. These include: Default object encryption; Permission...

Would you let Amazon unlock your door?
2017-10-31 14:15

Amazon recently announced the launch of the Amazon Key, allowing the Amazon delivery person to open your door in order to place your package inside, where presumably it will be safe from theft,...

Internal Accenture Data, Customer Information Exposed in Public Amazon S3 Bucket
2017-10-10 19:32

Global consulting firm Accenture is the latest giant organization leaving sensitive internal and customer data exposed in a publicly available Amazon Web Services S3 storage bucket.

Amazon's Whole Foods Investigating Payment Card Breach
2017-09-29 05:46

Whole Foods Market, the supermarket chain acquired recently by Amazon for $13.7 billion, informed customers this week that it has launched an investigation after learning that some of its...