IT Security IOT from Forbes: “Time To Update Your Vacuum Cleaner — Hack Turns LG Robot Hoover Into A Spy”

Time To Update Your Vacuum Cleaner -- Hack Turns LG Robot Hoover Into A Spy Got a robot hoover buzzing around your home? It's time to take a look at…

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IT Security from Reuters – U.S. warns public about attacks on energy, industrial firms

U.S. warns public about attacks on energy, industrial firms The U.S government issued a rare public warning that sophisticated hackers are targeting energy and industrial firms, the latest sign that…

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IT Security from LA Times: “Equifax website is apparently hacked (again)..

Equifax website is apparently hacked

Equifax website is apparently hacked

Equifax has taken part of its website offline after a security analyst said clicking a link on the site sent him to a malicious URL. Separately, a top Republican congressman introduced a bill that would stop credit reporting firms from using Social Security numbers to identify Americans.

Source: www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-equifax-social-security-numbers-20171012-story.html

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IT Security – from TechRepublic “Report: Negligent employees are no. 1 cause of cybersecurity breaches at small and medium business'”

Report: Negligent employees are no. 1 cause of cybersecurity breaches at SMBs Report: Negligent employees are no. 1 cause of cybersecurity breaches at SMBs Careless workers and poor passwords have…

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IT Security from arstechnica.com “DOJ tries to rebrand weakened encryption as “responsible encryption””

Trump’s DOJ tries to rebrand weakened encryption as “responsible encryption” A high-ranking Department of Justice official took aim at encryption of consumer products today, saying that encryption creates "law-free zones"…

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