Security First, Apple Stands Ground on iPhone Encryption

Security First, Apple Stands Ground on iPhone Encryption The Apple iPhone platform is based on security first. It is designed to be secure and private.  To do that they use a proprietary encryption system. While there have been private companies who have tried to...
No Security for Windows 7 After Today

No Security for Windows 7 After Today

No Security for Windows 7 After Today Are you using Windows 7?  Did you know some of the largest firms in the country (even large financial institutions) are still using it?  Today is the day that Microsoft ends support for Windows 7 and will no longer offer security...

Technology Can Only Protect You So Much — Then Other Tactics are Needed

Technology Can Only Protect You So Much — Then Other Tactics are Needed Businesses of all sizes are now finding that all the technological security they put in place cannot protect them from threats that go after identity and credentials access. In the...

Zero-Day Browser Vulnerabilities

Zero-Day Browser Vulnerabilities “This is a catastrophe,” my wife said—slightly horrified—as she swiped through page after page of apps on my phone. “Why do you even have most of these?” It’s a good question. It’s hard to believe that just a decade ago, the App Store...

A Lesson to Learn – If it is Connected It can Be Hacked

A Lesson to Learn – If it is Connected It can Be Hacked I remember years ago at CES 2013, when this young entrepreneur scheduled an interview with me to show off a prototype for his new Ring security device. At the time, IoT was in its infancy, and this product...

Routers and Firewalls with Broadcom Chipsets Are Vulnerable

Routers and Firewalls with Broadcom Chipsets Are Vulnerable Have you heard of the router/firewall critical vulnerability called Cable Haunt? Well, for 200 million worldwide users, this could soon be a nightmare come true. Cable Haunt allows a hacker to compromise the...