Experte zu Handy-Hacks: So kann man sich schützen TECHNIK 14:04 04.02.2020Zum Kurzlink Von Bolle Selke Die USA hacken das Handy von Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel und Saudi-Arabien das von Amazon-Chef Jeff Bezos? Müssen sich also nur Prominente Sorgen um ihr Smartphone machen? Nein, sagt der IT-Experte Sorin Mustaca im Interview und erklärt, wie man sich schützen kann. […]
A new article of Michael O’Dwyer got published in IPSwitch: When Security Awareness Training Overwhelms Users, Can Technology Help? I am happy to say that I was the only one interviewed, so this is actually an exclusive interview with me. “I would say that humans are the biggest problem, because they are the weakest […]
“The pros and cons of new tech: Science fiction collides with reality” by Michael O’Dwyer As Sorin Mustaca, an independent IT security consultant, says, “Adopting new technologies is never a mistake, if done properly.” Assess the pros and cons of new tech There’s rarely a one-size-fits-all solution in technology, and repercussions are never as severe […]
Source: “Healthcare mobile device security 101—solving modernization risk factors” by Michael O’Dwyer | December 22, 2016 Many of these devices aren’t designed for business use, which is another cause for concern. According to Sorin Mustaca, CSSLP, Security+, Project+, owner of Sorin Mustaca IT Security Consulting, “Most of these devices are taken from the consumer world […]
68 Million Exposed in Old Dropbox Hack By Ionut Arghire on August 31, 2016 In an email response to a SecurityWeek inquiry, IT security expert Sorin Mustaca said that the surprising fact is that the 2012 hack of Dropbox didn’t emerge earlier, along with the other mega-breaches. He also notes that the use of the […]
Smartphone-SicherheitSchutz vor Hacker und Viren: So machen Sie Ihr Handy sicher Mittwoch, 15.06.2016, 12:24 · von FOCUS-Online-Experte Sorin Mustaca Zur Person Sorin Mustaca arbeitet seit dem Jahr 2000 in der IT-Sicherheitsbranche. So war er von 2003 bis 2014 bei Avira beschäftigt und dort als Product Manager für Avira Antivir zuständig. Inzwischen arbeitet er als Berater. Mustaca […]
Richard Adhikari wrote a good overview about the “OpenSSH Flaw Could Leak Crypto Keys” in the LinuxInsider.com website. I got quoted : The flaws are not dangerous, security consultant Sorin Mustaca said. “In order to exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must convince its target OpenSSH client to connect to a malicious server — an unlikely […]
Paris Attacks Deepen Encryption Debate By Richard Adhikari Nov 18, 2015 5:00 AM PT ISIS has threatened to attack the United States and continue its reign of terror elsewhere in the world, so an argument could be made that the high-tech industry would serve the greater good by agreeing to weaken encryption. “No, it […]
Gmail to Warn Users of Unencrypted Email Author: Richard Adhikari Quotes: The warning “will help in cases where hackers try to perform DNS poisoning while trying to infect or phish users visiting well-established websites,” security consultant Sorin Mustaca said. Going with TLS is not necessarily the answer because “many emails would not reach […]
ENCRYPTION IS NOT SOLVING ALL CYBERSECURITY PROBLEMS Sorin Mustaca, CSSLP, shares his thoughts from a recent Frankfurt-based automotive show on the overreliance of the car industry on Encryption, noting “…all those lights are sensors and processors which communicate with each other via the CAN BUS (Controller Area Network). If one of them is […]
