Article Reviews

Google Nest Highlights IoT Risk

Product longevity and data privacy have been called into question… An article review. When Google announced it was absorbing smart thermostat maker Nest in 2018, many customers were concerned about the future of their internet-connected devices and the privacy of th...

Fiserv Sued Over Alleged Security Lapses

The nation’s largest core processor has been accused of multiple security lapses… An article review. For smaller banks and credit unions the resources needed to create and maintain their own online banking presence can be daunting. Even after the website is ru...

Microsoft Considers Changing Password Guidance

Password expiration rules can create more problems than they solve… An article review. Passwords, it seems, are a lot like diets. They’re often necessary, but no one really wants to have to deal with them–and we’re always looking for the next trick...

The Evolution of Phishing

As user awareness grows, criminals are changing their tactics… An article review. First, some good news: Users are becoming more aware of phishing attacks, especially high-ranking users such as executives. Unfortunately, the bad news is that criminals are aware of t...

Asus Malware Highlights The Risk of Supply Chain Attacks

The malware was distributed through Asus’ own tool, and was signed with a valid certificate… An article review. When it comes to avoiding malware and other internet attacks, most users know you should avoid downloading files from unknown sources—but a recent a...

Bitlocker Attack Puts Data At Risk

A simple $30 part and publicly available code allowed access to keys… An article review. Researchers recently announced a new successful attack against Bitlocker, a full-disk encryption tool that has built into Windows since Vista, and the attack is surprisingly sim...

Can You Trust Your TPM?

Attacks on AMD Trusted Platform Modules raise security questions. An article review. Last year it was revealed that AMD Epyc and Ryzen CPUs were vulnerable to a series of attacks targeting their Secure Coprocessor–an entirely independent processor that can not be m...

Sign-In Kiosks May Be Putting You At Risk

New research reveals issues with these commonly overlooked devices… An article review. With computers involved in our lives and businesses in so many ways, it can seem like we’re always being warned of another overlooked device that is ready to wreak havoc. Wh...

Microsoft Discontinues Support For SHA-1

Known to be vulnerable since 2005, the algorithm will be phased out over the next several months… An article review. Things can move slowly in the world of cryptography, and for evidence of that one needs to look no further than SHA-1–the hash algorithm introd...

New Exploits Turn ATM Hacking Into a Game

Hackers are getting unusually creative in their attacks… An article review. One drawback of limiting the scope of our annual review articles (the M-7, T-7 and R-7) to seven items is that we don’t always get to include every subject we’d like to. Luckily ...

Article Reviews

Google Nest Highlights IoT Risk

Fiserv Sued Over Alleged Security Lapses

Microsoft Considers Changing Password Guidance

The Evolution of Phishing

Asus Malware Highlights The Risk of Supply Chain Attacks

Bitlocker Attack Puts Data At Risk

Can You Trust Your TPM?

Sign-In Kiosks May Be Putting You At Risk

Microsoft Discontinues Support For SHA-1

New Exploits Turn ATM Hacking Into a Game

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