Well, the summer has flown by (I think someone owes us a summer) and it's September already. Last month Will volunteered to demonstrate one of his toys and hopefully he is still willing. I will talk a little about hosting a website on a Raspberry Pi. This site is running in my basement on a Pi … [Read more...]
August 2017 – Introduction to Personal Digital Security and Privacy
With Robert Hurlbut Robert Hurlbut Consulting Services Date: Tuesday, August 1st, 7:30 p.m. Location: Danbury Hospital Creasy Auditorium Online privacy, security and anonymity are frequent topics of networking conversations at DACS meetings. There are many reasons we might want to conceal … [Read more...]
The Encryption Debate Should End Right Now
In their endless search for the quick fix, politicians forget that strong encryption is what keeps us safe every day. Without strong encryption, credit card and bank transactions would be open to interception and alteration as they fly across the Internet. Sadly our intelligence agencies have a hard … [Read more...]
The Petya ransomeware may be more malicious than Wannacry
This article from Wired Magazine offers evidence that Petya is a politically-motivated attack. Its primary purpose may be to seal user credentials that would enable future attacks. Is this cyberwar? This article from Healthcare IT News says Petya, initially released in Ukraine, was delivered … [Read more...]
A Cyberattack ‘the World Isn’t Ready For’
My favorite TV genre in the mystery. Cybersecurity has all the same elements: heroes, villains, and clues to how they did it. This article is about a mystery that we missed while the world worried about WannaCry. Read the article... … [Read more...]
May 2017 Single Board Computer Workshop Notes
The project this month was to set up a website on a Raspberry Pi3 and then put that website on the “Dark Web”. The project creates the website content using Joomla and adds other functionality that likely makes care and feeding easier. I'm still working on my version of this project and will soon … [Read more...]
June 2017 Preview: Demystifying the Technology of Still and Video Cameras
Meeting Preview: Demystifying the Technology of Still and Video Cameras with Mark Weiss and Andrew Woodruff. Date: Tuesday, June 6th, 7:30 p.m. Location: Danbury Hospital Auditorium About two years ago I bought a “good camera”, the kind of camera I’ve always wanted. Since then I’ve been … [Read more...]
Stealthy Mac malware spies on encrypted browser traffic
This insidious and dangerous malware can see and steal your bank login credentials (or any other browser traffic) even though your connection to the bank website is encrypted. It does this magic thru an ingenious man-in-the-middle attack that involves TOR to hide it's tracks. The phishing email … [Read more...]
Your Home Router may be Vulnerable – Again!
The Internet of Things is striking once again, or more accurately, the IoT is being exploited again for nefarious purposes. The Bad Guys (yes, them again) have taken a reported vulnerability in many home routers and turned it into massive botnets. This article includes a test to see if your router … [Read more...]
Apple device? iCloud account? Change Your Password – NOW!
Hackers threaten to wipe millions of Apple devices, demand ransom A group of hackers is threatening to wipe millions of iOS devices in two weeks if Apple doesn't pay them US$150,000. Read More ▶ … [Read more...]
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