by Ken Tola | Nov 10, 2017 | Security
Using Two Factor Authentication A recent study revealed that 250,000 Google account logins are hacked every week. This number is massive and shows that your login being stolen are inevitable. But that does NOT mean that your account will be hacked. Google has made it...
by Ken Tola | Nov 9, 2017 | Security
Really…Again? A new programming error has exposed data for over 180 million phone users. The problem is that developers of over 680 applications used an incorrect set of access codes to a backend text message provider. Of course, the provider says that they...
by Ken Tola | Nov 6, 2017 | Security
Look First Yes, another attack came out today that combines all kinds of malware threats into one nightmare package. With the number of ransomware attacks increasing so drastically, many people feel helpless and are just waiting to get taken down. And yet there are...
by Ken Tola | Nov 2, 2017 | Security
The World Of Certs For those who are unaware, certificates are a traditional way for one device to assert its identity to another device. Certificates are provided by an independent party, often called a Certificate Authority (CA), and that CA takes part in an...
by Ken Tola | Oct 30, 2017 | Security
IQ + Homes = Hacker Heaven In a shocking (not really) discovery, researchers discovered a major exploit that impacts LG smart dishwashers. Using this massive security hole, hackers can readily break into these dishwashers and…err…see your dirty dishes?...
by Ken Tola | Oct 25, 2017 | Security
In-Band Security Is Bad It continues to surprise me how many people still do not know about the Kaspersky Russian Spyware fiasco. In short, Kaspersky is one of the most widely-installed anti-virus software in the world. Many people knowingly added it to their...
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