What’s not to like about Amazon? It has amazing products, great customer support, unparalleled bargains, and, on top of that, it even retains your voice commands history in case you forgot how to set the alarm or make an appointment. Indeed, earlier this week, the US-based company received a major …
Read More »Zero-Day Vulnerability Prompts Med Company to Recall Wireless Insulin Pumps
Medtronic, the medical company which manufactures wireless insulin pumps, has just made the public aware of its intentions of recalling some 4,000 products. In an official communiqué, Medtronic declared that recalled models were found to be susceptible to outside tampering. US’s Food and Drug Administration has also urged customers to …
Read More »Hacker Hijacks Grieving Support Facebook Page to Post Disturbing Content
And on the next episode of “hope in humanity lost for good,” I give you the story of an unknown hacker who hijacked a grieving support Facebook page just for the fun of it. According to Lynda Cheldelin Fell, Grief the Unspoken’s page manager and published author, the breach first …
Read More »Let’s come at the cybersecurity skills gap from a new angle
by Aidan McCauley, Vice President of Technology Investments, IDA Ireland Chess players know the satisfaction of solving a skills gap. Succeed in advancing a pawn completely across the board and it can become a queen, bishop, rook, or knight. The player now has a piece with more ways, more angles, …
Read More »The Enemy Within – Hackers Turning AI Against Us
Remember that old saying: “if you can’t beat them, join them.” Well, as far as cyber warfare is concerned, the hackers have turned this rusty saying into a credo. In an article published on The Next Web, Isaac Ben-Israel, ICRC’s director and the Chairman of Cyber Week, noted that AI …
Read More »You Can Now Wipe Your Location and Web History in Google
If you’re still worried about the companies eyeballing your online activity, then you will be relieved to hear that Google plans on rolling out a new feature which allows you to delete, well, everything. On the agenda since May, Google’s auto-delete option is just what the doctor ordered in terms …
Read More »Microsoft Nixes Traffic Tracking with Canary Update
It would appear that gathering real-time info is becoming increasingly difficult. Microsoft recently joined the traffic tracking crusade with its latest Canary update. When this option is switched on, companies and online advertisers will not be able to track your activity – good news for users who value their privacy, …
Read More »Google Steps Up G-Suite Security with New Tools
Still worried about your business email being hacked? Well, worry no more, because Google has recently released a couple of security updates for its G-Suite Enterprise and G-Suite Enterprise for Education products. According to the company’s statement, G Suite administrators will be able to bypass the usual security measure using …
Read More »EA Releases Fix for Origin Bug that Left Millions of Accounts Exposed
EA, the company behind award-winning titles such as Apex Legends, Anthem, and Battlefield V, has just announced that a patch has been released for the Origin quagmire. Per the company’s statements, the bug, which was actually a zero-day vulnerability, left some 300 million user accounts exposed. The result – hackers, …
Read More »What Should We Expect from Cyber Week 2019?
This week the University of Tel Aviv will be the host of Cyber Week 2019 or, as I like to call it, the E3 of cybersecurity. The event will bring together the very best that online security has to offer – speakers, events, workshops, and more. For those of you …
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