A decade ago, it was almost inconceivable that nearly every household item could be hooked up to the internet. These days, it’s near impossible to avoid a non-smart home gadget, and they’re vacuuming up a ton of new data that we’d never normally think about. Thermostats know the temperature of your house, and smart cameras […] Source: Smart home tech makers don’t want to say if the feds come for your data
October 22, 2018
Zero-day in popular jQuery plugin actively exploited for at least three years | ZDNet
A fix is out but the plugin is used in hundreds, if not thousands, of projects. Patching will take ages! Source: Zero-day in popular jQuery plugin actively exploited for at least three years | ZDNet
October 19, 2018
Buggy software in popular connected storage drives can let hackers read private data
Security researchers have found flaws in four popular connected storage drives that they say could let hackers access a user’s private and sensitive data. The researchers Paulos Yibelo and Daniel Eshetu said the software running on three of the devices they tested — NetGear Stora, Seagate Home and Medion LifeCloud — can allow an attacker to […] Source: Buggy software in popular connected storage drives can let hackers read private data
October 19, 2018
Repair is as important as innovation
Maintenance lacks the glamour of innovation—and is harder to measure Source: Repair is as important as innovation
October 17, 2018
Researcher finds simple way of backdooring Windows PCs and nobody notices for ten months | ZDNet
Source: Researcher finds simple way of backdooring Windows PCs and nobody notices for ten months | ZDNet