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Month: January 2019

IoT Products: Quality Matters

In the News   Not all IoT products are created equally. In Cheap Internet of Things gadgets betray you even after you toss them in the trash, Devin Coldeway at TechCrunch discusses...
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The Security Risks of a Digital World

In the News   In Digital Growth Exposes Firms to Complexity and Threats, Phil Muncaster at InfoSecurity magazine discusses new research exposing the reality of security risks in the increasing...
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Facebook Will Pay for Your Data

In the News   Facebook is in the hot seat for sketchy data use once again. In Facebook pays teens to install VPN that spies on...
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Facebook Proposes Increased Encryption

In the News Facebooks is taking a step towards increased user privacy. Chaim Gartenberg at The Verge discusses Facebook’s move towards adding end-to-end encryption on Messenger and Instagram...
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Google Cloud PDF Malware

In the News   The threat of disguised malware continues. In Targeted Attacks Abusing Google Cloud Platform, Kacy Zurkus at InfoSecurity Magazine discusses how Google Cloud has been used as a proxy for...
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Mortgage and Loan Data Breach

In the News Another data breach hits consumers hard. In Massive mortgage and loan data leak gets worse as original documents also exposed, Zach Whittaker...
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Spam Protection on Verizon

In the News   In Verizon will offer free spam protection to all of its customers, Dami Lee at The Verge discusses Verizon’s plan to provide spam blocking...
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Intern Applications Exposed

In the News   In Youth-run agency AIESEC exposed over 4 million intern applications, Zack Whittaker at TechCrunch discusses lacking security measures at the global non-profit, AIESEC left...
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Google’s Trend Toward Consumer Privacy

In the News   In Google starts pulling unvetted Android apps that access call logs and SMS messaging, Zach Whittaker at TechCrunch discusses a new Google policy aims to reduce...
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Private Tweets Exposed

In the News   Social media privacy takes another hit. In A Twitter bug exposed some Android users’ protected tweets for years, Dami Lee at The Verge discusses...
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