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QNAP’s Buggy Security Fix Causes Chaos
Richi Jennings | | automatic updates, data storage, firmware, firmware patch, firmware security, firmware update, Firmware Updates, hard disk drive, hard drive, NAS, os security updates, QNAP, QTS, RAID, Release Management, SB Blogwatch, security update, storage
RAID FAIL: NAS Maker does a CrowdStrike—cleanup on /dev/dsk/c1t2d3s4 please ...
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Critical SSH Vulnerability, Facial Recognition Flaws, How to Safely Dispose of Old Devices
Tom Eston | | arrest, Cyber Security, Cybersecurity, data, Data Privacy, Delete My Data, Detroit, Detroit Police, Digital Forensics, Digital Privacy, Episodes, Exploit, facial recognition, hard drive, HDD, Information Security, Infosec, Old Computer, Old PC, openssh, personal data, Podcast, Podcasts, Privacy, Qualys, RegreSSHion, Secure Wipe, security, SSH, technology, vulnerability, Weekly Edition, zero-day
In episode 337, we cover “broken” news about the new SSH vulnerability ‘regreSSHion‘ highlighting the vulnerability discovered in the OpenSSH protocol by Qualys and its implications. We then discuss the Detroit Police ...

Janet Jackson Can Crash Laptops, Credential Phishing Attacks Skyrocket, A Phone Carrier That Doesn’t Track You
Tom Eston | | android, brand impersonation, Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Digital Privacy, Episodes, hard drive, Information Security, Infosec, Janet Jackson, location tracking, Microsoft, Mobile, mobile carrier, Phishing, Phishing Attacks, phone, Phone Carrier, Podcast, Privacy, security, social engineering, surveillance, technology, vulnerability, Weekly Edition
Janet Jackson’s “Rhythm Nation” has been recognized as an exploit for a vulnerability after Microsoft reported it can crash the hard drives of certain old laptop computers, phishing attacks that compromise credentials ...

Best of 2019: End-of-Life Devices Pose Data Breach Risk
As we close out 2019, we at Security Boulevard wanted to highlight the five most popular articles of the year. Following is the third in our weeklong series of the Best of ...
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42% of used drives sold on eBay hold sensitive data, researchers find
Filip Truta | | Data leak, data recovery, diagnostics, EBay, forensics, hard drive, Industry News, pii, sensitive data
Selling your old hard drive on eBay may sound like a good way to squeeze a few extra bucks from unused hardware, but not if you don’t erase the data properly. A ...

Many UK SMBs still lax in data protection, new study unveils
Strict new regulations set in place by the European Union this year are being treated rather superficially by some small and medium businesses (SMBs) in the UK, even though noncompliance can attract ...