Automotive

Not yet worried about vehicle hacking? You should be!

  As a matter of fact, it is not only vehicles that can be hacked, actually any IoT device can be hacked. AV-Test.org published this paper about vulnerabilities in the fitness wristbands and Apple Watch, which shows how they tested and how secure the devices are. However, a hack of these IoT devices is not as dangerous […]

News

How to get rid of Pokemons in your Facebook feed

Short version For those who are really, really, pissed off: Install FB Purity: http://www.fbpurity.com/ Open the FB Purity Facebook app by clicking on the word “FBP” near the search bar. Write in the main screen the word “pokemon” Save the configuration Enjoy your Pokemon free feed   Longer version Go and install FB Purity from http://www.fbpurity.com/install.htm. […]

Security

Social engineering at its best: ransomware delivery methods

I wrote already about Ransomware (and here), but in a more generic way as I will do now. From me to me, with the subject “Documents from work” is the subject of a new Locky ransomware. Attached is a Word document containing macros. In the document (which is actually an archive) is a file called  word\vbaProject.bin. […]

Educational

What’s the deal with a PhD?

I found long time ago this animated GIF on the Internet and now I managed to download it. I don’t know who created it, so I can’t give credit to anyone. Why I post this here? Because it matters and because it is exactly my experience which I like to share. Not many know, but […]

Automotive Security security breach

BMW and cybersecurity

Not a month passes without seeing some major car manufacturer that has cybersecurity issues. This month we have seen made public a report from February 2016 related to BMW. The short story   The BMW ConnectedDrive Web portal was found to contain a vulnerability that could result in a compromise of registered or valid vehicle […]

Educational

Web Services: SOAP vs REST

There is a permanent discussion going on and I have seen quite a lot of answers. SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) vs. REST (Representational State Transfer) Which one to use and when? Let’s see first the main characteristics of both: S.No SOAP REST 1. SOAP stands for Simple Object Access Protocol. REST stands for Representational State […]

improve-your-security

Ransomware: Prevention is the best solution

Ransomware is malicious software that denies you access to your computer or files until you pay a ransom. There are several types of ransomware that are commonly seen: files/folders encryptors screen ‘lockers‘ MBR ransomware (MBR: master… The post Ransomware: Prevention is the best solution appeared first on Improve Your Security. Want to get the book ? […]

General IoT Security

Network Access Control and IoT Security

Network Access Control,  is an approach to computer security that attempts to unify endpoint security technology (such as antivirus, host intrusion prevention, and vulnerability assessment), user or system authentication and network security enforcement. When a computer connects to a computer network, it is not permitted to access anything unless it complies with a business defined […]