November 2019 Patch Tuesday fixes 13 critical flaws and one zero day
November’s Patch Tuesday arrived to plug 73 CVE-level vulnerabilities across Microsoft’s software products, including 13 ‘criticals’. ——– Free High Security Email from […]
Apple pulls Instagram-watching app from store
Apple has yanked an app from its iTunes App Store that allowed Instagram users to follow their friends’ activities on the social […]
US-CERT warns of critical flaws in Medtronic equipment
Medtronic’s latest problem is in their Valleylab electrosurgical generators used by surgeons things like cauterisation during operations. ——– Free High Security Email […]
Microsoft says it will honor California’s new privacy law across US
Microsoft said CCPA is good news, given the failure of Congress to pass a comprehensive privacy protection law at the federal level. […]
No, YouTube isn’t planning to jettison your unprofitable channel
Or your small/new channel, or to shut you down if you use an ad blocker, though a clause in its new ToS […]
NTSB Investigation of Fatal Driverless Car Accident
Autonomous systems are going to have to do much better than this. The Uber car that hit and killed Elaine Herzberg in […]
Self-Cleaning Payment Card-Skimmer Infects E-Commerce Sites
‘Pipka’ JavaScript skimmer has infected at least 16 e-commerce websites so far, according to Visa’s Payment Fraud Disruption Group. ——– Free High […]
Well, Hello, Dolly!
Eight hours is certainly a start. ——– Free High Security Email from Sigma
Cybersecurity: An Organizationwide Responsibility
C-suite execs must set an example of good practices while also supporting the IT department with enough budget to protect the organization […]
The Ripple Effect of Data Breaches: How Damage Spreads
The financial loss from so-called ‘ripple events’ is thirteen times greater than the cost of single-party security incidents. ——– Free High Security […]