In-brief: Consumer Reports released a draft standard for security digital devices, calling on manufacturers to secure their products and give consumers the right to repair them.
Recent Posts
Spam Operation Laid Open, Exposing Data on 1.4 Billion
In-brief: A security researcher searching the Internet for insecure data archives stumbled upon an information gold mine: 5 Terabytes of unsecured back ups belonging to one of the globe’s biggest and longest running spam e-mail operations.
Dbl Trouble: Fix Falls Short for Backdoor in China-Made Devices
In-brief: A hidden, backdoor account affects a line of VoIP gateways made by DblTek, researchers from TrustWave found. The manufacturers fix, however, may not solve the problem.
Robot Problems: Research Reveals Cybersecurity Woes
In-brief: a report by the firm IOActive warns that industrial and home robots may be vulnerable to remote, software based attacks.
Podcast: Fraud Linked to Stolen W-2s a growing Problem for Uncle Sam
In-brief: Experian Vice President of Data Breach Resolution tells The Security Ledger that tax ID fraud linked to stolen W-2 forms is up 25% this year, just the latest trend in a long running problem securing tax returns from scammers. But what’s the solution?
