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ByadminRecently the communications technology firm Twillio was hacked and a number of their customer’s accounts were compromised. Among those compromised was the account of the secure messaging app Signal. While this is not good, Signal spent a lot of effort baking in security by design. Learn about what they did and why those efforts towards…
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Security News Update for January 19, 2025
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Internet of Things Dumpster Fire
ByadminThe Internet of Things refers to a class of smart devices that are typically used to automate things. This can be anything from a smart TV or smart door lock to an automated oil refinery and everything in between. Unfortunately, the security of many of these devices is to be really kind, lacking. The hackers…
Cyber Insurance – Hard to Get, Harder to Keep
ByadminIf you have tried to get cyber risk insurance recently, you know that it is a whole new world. After years of collecting premiums, insurance companies have had to write checks. A lot of checks. They don’t like that so much. As a result, premiums have gone up, coverage has gone down, underwriting has become…
Why Dark Web Monitoring Is Critical
ByadminThe dark web is where most of the content is illegal and most of the traffic is about how to do illegal deeds. It is also where, for example, credentials to the Los Angeles School District network were available for sale prior to the ransomware attack on the district’s network earlier this month. Likely the…
Creating a PIEE/SPRS Account and Entering Your Score
ByadminHere are two videos; the first one shows you how to create an SPRS account; the second shows how to enter a new score. NOTE: You will see that I got an error on the PIEE administrator role in the first setup. That may be due to the fact that I already have an account…