A brief history of software vulnerabilities in vehicles (Update 2023)
A brief history of software vulnerabilities in vehicles (Update 2023)
I am worried: AV-Comparatives tests of Business Security products
Av-Comparatives did a long-term test of security Business Products. The details can be seen here: https://www.av-comparatives.org/tests/business-security-test-august-september-2022-factsheet/ Initially, I wanted to write about this test because I was surprised to see how well Microsoft Defender performed. But then, I started to read the details, even if the full report will only be released in December 2022. […]
(ISC)2 certification counts – how many CSSLP are out there?
(ISC)2 maintains this page https://www.isc2.org/member-counts.aspx# with the counts of all certifications per country. I wrote before about this here https://www.sorinmustaca.com/how-many-certified-secure-software-lifecycle-professionals-are-out-there/, but this was back in 2013 (1.5 years after I became certified) ! Some statistics: As of September 25 2013: 1168 CSSLP Romania  1 Germany 19 As of May 23 2022: 3008 CSSLP […]
The lies and promises of House Automation
If you are tech-savvy it is very probable that you have already a few “smart” devices at home: digital assistant (e.g. Amazon Alexa, Google Nest, Mini etc.) music players (e.g. Sonos, ) lights (e.g. Philips Hue) TV (pretty much all on the market) appliances (e.g. coffee machine, fridge, etc.) (e.g. Jura, Samsung) fire/smoke detectors (e.g. […]
Takeovers in the IT-Security Industry
I just sow a post by AV-Comparatives called “AV-Comparatives Explains the Implications of Takeovers in the IT-Security Industry” The entire article is very interesting and it is worth reading. And it is also objective and valid as well! Great job, AV-Comparatives! What made me write this post is the graphic at the end of the […]
Cyber Monday – enjoy the discounts safe !
Today is Cyber Monday , a day when all webshops (and not only)Â give big discounts to many products they sell. Even if the discount campaigns of some webshops are incredible and too good to let it go, you should think twice before giving the order: the discount is for a product that everybody wants […]
ENISA: ADVANCING SOFTWARE SECURITY IN THE EU
While I was looking after some resources for a presentation, I found this interesting lecture from ENISA. Advancing Software Security in the EU Download PDF document, 622 KB This study discusses some key elements of software security and provides a concise overview of the most relevant existing approaches and standards while identifying shortcomings associated […]
The importance of user names in WordPress
I have a plugin that prevents multiple unsuccessful logins. As can be seen, the spammers try several combinations like: admin (the default), then site name, and several others. It is critical to create a user name that is different than the obvious names, especially the default username “admin”. Another interesting thing is that I get […]
BSI: Die Lage der IT-Sicherheit in Deutschland (German)
Quelle: https://www.bsi.bund.de/DE/Service-Navi/Publikationen/Lagebericht/lagebericht_node.html Malwarelage: Das vergangene Jahr war geprägt von einer deutlichen Ausweitung cyber-krimineller Erpressungsmethoden. Nicht nur die Anzahl der Schadprogramm-Varianten stieg zeitweise rasant an – mit bis zu 553.000 neuen Varianten pro Tag der höchste jemals gemessene Wert (siehe Kapitel Neue Schadprogramm-Varianten, Seite 11). Auch die Qualität der Angriffe nahm weiterhin beträchtlich zu. https://multimedia.gsb.bund.de/BSI/Video/Lagebericht/2021/lagebericht-1-Schadprogramm-Varianten.mp4 […]
Cyber Diplomacy – a course from UN Office for Disarmament Affairs
I just finished the online course “Cyber Diplomacy“, a course from the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs. For me it was interesting to find out how much from the real world has been already applied to the cybersecurity world. Unfortunately, by seeing this, I realized that actually nobody cares about these UN resolutions. For […]
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