Security News

Safety and Security and the Internet of Things (Schneier on Security)
2017-06-08 12:15

Ross Anderson blogged about his new paper on security and safety concerns about the Internet of Things. (See also this short video.) It's very much along the lines of what I've been writing....

Internet cameras have hard-coded password that can’t be changed (ArsTechnica)
2017-06-07 22:10

Cameras with multiple brand names are wide open to remote hacking.

Internet cameras expose private video feeds and remote controls (ArsTechnica)
2017-06-07 22:10

Cameras with multiple brand names are wide open to remote hacking.

Threat Modeling the Internet of Things Part 2: Three Steps to Pizza (Security Week)
2017-06-07 17:16

Part 1 of this series posited that the Internet of Things (IoT) needs a more rigorous security application than it currently has, lest we end up building another patchy, vulnerability-ridden...

Internet of snitches: anyone who can sniff 'Thing' traffic knows what you're doing (The Register)
2017-05-29 23:03

G7 Demands Internet Giants Crack Down on Extremist Content (SecurityWeek)
2017-05-26 17:18

Botnets: Inside the race to stop the most powerful weapon on the internet (ZDNet)
2017-05-25 14:03

Ransomware and the Internet of Things (Schneier on Security)
2017-05-25 11:15

As devastating as the latest widespread ransomware attacks have been, it's a problem with a solution. If your copy of Windows is relatively current and you've kept it updated, your laptop is...

UK authorities want 'direct access' to internet providers' systems, say critics (ZDNet)
2017-05-23 13:03

ExtraTorrent Shuts Down, Second Largest Torrent Site Bites The Internet Dust (Forbes)
2017-05-20 16:48