A survey finds vast differences in security practices linked to IoT devices in the enterprise, with attacks concentrating on insecure IoT endpoints.
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- A survey finds vast differences in security practices
- A small Nigerian Internet service provider (ISP)
- In this week’s episode (#120): more than 100,000
- Two separate attacks on banks in the United States and
- The U.S. government and social media firms took action
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Nigerian ISP Hijacks Google Traffic, Sends It Through Russia and China
A small Nigerian Internet service provider (ISP) hijacked traffic meant for Google data centers on Monday, re-routing local traffic through China and Russia and making some hosted services temporarily unavailable for users.
Podcast Episode 120: They Email Ballots, Don’t They?
In this week’s episode (#120): more than 100,000 U.S. voters submitted their ballots in the last presidential election via email in 2016. Despite that: hardly any attention has been paid to the security of email and online voting systems used by 32 states.
Bank Attacks Put Password Insecurity Back in the Spotlight
Two separate attacks on banks in the United States and Pakistan revealed this week highlight once again the inherent weakness of a security practice that relies on passwords or knowledge-based credentials to protect critical information.
Feds, Facebook Join Forces to Prevent Mid-Term Election Fraud
The U.S. government and social media firms took action to suspend bogus accounts ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections. (Photo by Paul Roberts) Federal authorities, social media companies, and the U.S. military are on cybersecurity high alert for fraud, suspicious online activity or other security glitches that could cast a shadow on Tuesday’s critical mid-term elections.
