Information Security

Joseph Grutta

May 14, 2018 - 7:52 pm
A major step forward for digital privacy rights!
Victory in Alasaad for Our Digital Privacy at the Border
Government searches of cell phones, laptops, and other electronic devices without a warrant when we cross the U.S. border may violate the First and Fourth Amendments, according to a powerful ruling by a federal court last week in a civil rights lawsuit brought by EFF and the ACLU.It is the latest...
www.eff.org

Joseph Grutta

May 14, 2018 - 5:36 pm
PGP should no longer be trusted.
Attention PGP Users: New Vulnerabilities Require You To Take Action Now
A group of European security researchers have released a warning about a set of vulnerabilities affecting users of PGP and S/MIME. EFF has been in communication with the research team, and can confirm that these vulnerabilities pose an immediate risk to those using these tools for email...
www.eff.org

Joseph Grutta

May 2, 2018 - 6:06 pm
Here's how you can remove yourself from the marketing lists of several major data brokers used by Facebook to help personalize ads.
How To Opt Out of Receiving Facebook Ads Based on Your Real-Life Shopping Activity
Facebook has announced that it’s teaming up with four of the world’s largest corporate data brokers to “enhance” the ad experience for users. Datalogix, Epsilon, Acxiom, and BlueKai obtain information gathered about users through online means (such as through cookies when users surf the web) as...
www.eff.org

Joseph Grutta

Apr 25, 2018 - 6:35 pm
Is your vehicle vulnerable to hackers?
Hackers Remotely Kill a Jeep on the Highway—With Me in It
I was driving 70 mph on the edge of downtown St. Louis when the exploit began to take hold.
www.wired.com

Joseph Grutta

Nov 8, 2017 - 12:30 pm
CryptoDrop helps detect and stop ransomeware.
CryptoDrop - We Stop Ransomware - Try our Cutting Edge Ransomware Protection
Protect your computer from ransomware with CryptoDrop's cutting edge software!
www.cryptodrop.org

Joseph Grutta

Jun 18, 2017 - 12:46 pm
How easily could your router be compromised?
The Latest WikiLeaks Release Shows How the CIA Goes After Routers
Routers aren't great at security—and apparently no one knows that better than the CIA
www.wired.com

Joseph Grutta

Sep 19, 2016 - 8:00 pm
Researcher explains how the FBI could have bypassed the iPhone's security.
How the FBI Could Have Hacked the San Bernardino Shooter’s iPhone
The technique hints that the FBI may have been more interested in setting a precedent by forcing Apple's cooperation than in accessing a terrorist's data.
www.wired.com

Joseph Grutta

Apr 15, 2016 - 10:42 am
How one simple Linux command brought down an entire company.
Man 'deletes his entire company' with a single line of code
A man has managed to delete his entire company after accidentally running a command on his servers. The command removed every file stored on the servers that previously held customer websites the company was responsible for hosting.
www.digitaljournal.com

Joseph Grutta

Jun 20, 2015 - 12:32 pm
Who takes your privacy seriously?
EFF’s 2015 Data Privacy Report Lauds Apple, Dropbox, Slams…
Digital rights organization the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has published its fifth annual Who has your back? report into online service providers’ transparency and privacy practices…
techcrunch.com

Joseph Grutta

Dec 25, 2014 - 2:16 am
A look inside North Korea's hacking program.
We Spoke To A North Korean Defector Who Trained With Its Hackers — What He Said Is Pretty Scary
"The US shouldn’t take them lightly.”
www.businessinsider.com

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