GDPR Is Active The 25th has arrived in the EU and that means that the GDPR is released and active, as well as already drawing up some paper work for lawsuits against companies that are not readily complying with the new regulations. The GDPR is all about “privacy by default” meaning that a product or […]
March 25th halting the march of some companies As the GDPR marches forward there has been alot of talk about it’s affects on the smaller companies that don’t have the capabilities to rework their entire infrastructure of their products and systems. Europe’s new data protection law has seen many companies decide to call it […]
What is the GDPR and who does it affect? As of late there has been quit alot of mention about the “GDPR” across business, technology and government articles, mentioning how the GDPR will turn the tech world and all things consumer information on it’s head. But what does that actually mean? It’s important to know […]
Emails in 2018, still vulnerable Emails have always had a fickle feeling security. Often we see and hear news about peoples emails getting hacked and losing vital personal information or important business information. Even in our government we have seen multiple occasions when high ranking officials have lost access to their email or had it […]
On to some more crypto-hacker news, Chinese researchers have found hackers to be turning internet connections into tools for creating caches of the crypto coin Monero. The devices that have been recognized as being used in this manner are Android phones and TV’s. Thus far 7000 devices in Chine have been hacked and used in […]
Cryptocurrencies have been gaining momentum in the last few years as an alternative means of currency. However due to the means by which cryptocurrencies exist, they are susceptible to abuse and have been many time en-counting. Many news posts and articles lately involve the same old story of hackers gaining control of computers and demand […]
Big news hits the computer, updates sent out recently for Windows 10 are solving big problems caused by Intel’s patch. Back on January 2nd, there was an announcement that Intel CPUs were having some serious problems in regards to its security vulnerabilities and that these issues stemmed from features of the CPU that was essential […]
This just in, Cisco, the “worldwide leader in IT and networking” has a severe but, that has been rated a “10 out of 10” by a security researcher. The bug has to do with Cisco’s ASA software (Adaptive security Appliance). This bug is identified as a severe double-free vulnerability that is located in the Secure […]
Recently a post has surfaced regarding WordPress, the web-hosting site. Apparently it is being attacked by cryptomining code, stealing the information and resources of computers visiting the site. It is believed the Monero cryptocurrency is to blame for the mining. Sucuri, the researchers that noticed the mining, say that while the front end of website […]
I know you are all tired of seeing the word “hacker” everywhere. But to be honest, i’m certain it will only become more relevant as we move forward. Due to hackers playing such a prominent role in the modern world, our constant efforts to fight hackers and the ransomware and malware they bring forth will […]