More IoT devices, greater connectivity, voice control via the cloud, a smarter home… but what about security?
News in brief: Telegram crack “fake”; superuser passwords leaked; election systems “critical infrastructure”
Your round-up of some of the other stories in the news today
Big breaches, bad blunders – and good news, too [Chet Chat Podcast 256]
The Chet Chat podccast is back from December vacation with the first episde of 2017. Enjoy…
FTC will pay you to build an IoT security checker
Prize of up to $25,000 for a tool to protect users from the worst security failures of ‘smart’ devices
News in brief: Moscow freezes out LinkedIn; teen crooks ‘should have Wi-Fi blocked’; 123-reg hit by DDoS
Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news
Threatpost News Wrap, December 16, 2016
Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook discuss the news of the week including Yahoo’s latest breach announcement, a DDoS-for-hire crackdown, hackers seeking help with Mirai, and some new Adobe patches.
Mirai Giving DDoS-as-a-Service Industry a Boost
Activity on a number of Dark Web hacker forums indicates that while people are downloading the Mirai malware source code, they need help setting it up.
Smart devices abandoned on the road to nowhere
As Fitbit acquires Pebble, placing those smartwatches on the IoT-bricked road, we ask: shouldn’t manufacturers do more to secure devices they’re phasing out?
Beta Firmware Updates Available for Vulnerable Netgear Routers
Netgear has built beta firmware updates for its Nighthawk routers vulnerable to a command injection attack disclosed last week.
News in brief: Mounties drop bodycam plans; vibrator firm to settle lawsuit; Samsung to brick Note 7s
Your daily round-up of what else is in the news