Security News

The Smart Whiteboard (IT Toolbox Blogs)
2017-02-09 01:06

That Time Cops Searched A Samsung Smart TV For Evidence Of Child Abuse (Forbes)
2017-02-07 19:36

Smart TV Manufacturer Vizio Fined $2.2M for Tracking Customers (Threatpost)
2017-02-07 18:31

Smart TV manufacturer Vizio settled with the FTC on Monday over charges the company collected data on 11 million consumer TVs.

Vizio smart TVs spied on millions of users without their consent (Help Net Security)
2017-02-07 16:59

American company Vizio has decided to settle charges that it installed software on its smart TVs that collected viewing data of some 11 million users without their knowledge or consent. To that...

Vizio coughs up $2.2m after its smart TVs spied on millions of families (The Register)
2017-02-06 21:21

Vizio smart TVs tracked viewers around the clock without consent (ArsTechnica)
2017-02-06 21:06

How the US Secret Service Breaks into Smart Phones (Schneier on Security)
2017-02-03 16:39

Here's an article about the US Secret Service and their Cell Phone Forensics Facility in Tulsa. I said it before and I'll say it again: the FBI needs technical expertise, not back doors....

Smart city drone deployments need security, IT best practices (ZDNet)
2017-02-02 11:50

Smart, safe data sharing will power the new economy (Help Net Security)
2017-01-05 14:48

Companies need to accept tradeoffs to foster “digital trust” with employees if they want to gather the workplace data necessary to realize the full economic and competitive benefits of the...

Russian Military Using Smart Phones to Track Troop Movements (Schneier on Security)
2016-12-23 14:46

Crowdstrike has an interesting blog post about how the Russian military is tracking Ukranian field artillery units by compromising soldiers' smart phones and tracking them. News article....