Last week, Brian Krebs broke the story that some unknown actor was trying to disrupt Trickbot, an enormous collection of two million infected computers which…
Tag: cybersecurity
Last week, the bill creating Ohio’s Cyber Reserve passed the legislature and headed to Governor DeWine for his signature. The Cyber Reserve will consist of…
One of the world’s largest hacker conventions, DEF CON, recently wrapped up its 26th year in Las Vegas. Wired was there with full coverage, including stories about drones taking over nearby smart TVs, how DARPA uses DEF CON’s hackers to test new voting machines, and many more, including the first story below about weaponizing a smart speaker.
Sometimes, I just want to hide my head in the sand, even viewing just tech-related news. What I’ve been seeing lately, especially the news surrounding…
As the news about Huawei reported in last week’s 4cast continues to unfold, it does so against a backdrop of other stories where technology and…
A couple of months ago, I got an online subscription to WIRED magazine. As a thank-you gift, I was sent a YubiKey. When I received it,…
OPLIN 4Cast #595: The sound of another security headache for smart speakers
Posted in 4cast, and Voice-activated assistants
Audio viruses are not a new thing, although they certainly haven’t gotten the attention that other kinds of hacks and malware have. As early as…
The news went public last week of the discovery of two major vulnerabilities with widespread impact, affecting personal computers, mobile devices, and cloud services. “Meltdown”…
Hopefully, last Thursday, you weren’t hiding under a rock, because a major news story broke about a serious internet security threat. Dubbed “Cloudbleed,” experts deem…
You’ve likely already noticed that many websites, including the Dynamic Website Kits that OPLIN manages, now have URLs that often begin with “https://” rather than…