The World Runs on Information!!
How do you ensure that the older generation remember their passwords,in a world that has increased the number of passwords one has to remember?
What happens when they pass on and you have to take care of various accounts?
In this case a notebook where they write down their passwords is a great idea provided they lock it up.
Let me know your suggestions.
Responsibility for Security:
So you got a windows 10 machine or upgraded and you realise that you have Windows defender as a free antivirus that comes as part of the package.You are probably wondering is it safe to just use as is or install one of the common antivirus that we use,Avast,comodo,Norton Antivirus…etc.
Well good News is that,this new version of Windows Defender in Windows 10 comes with plenty of new security features. It has cloud protection so that it can stop malware from entering your computer.
I would like to point out that there is never 100% protection and the best protection is you the end user.Practice Good Computer Hygiene and you should never have to use any other antivirus.It is foolish to rely on an antivirus as this gives you false hope and lead you to go to sketchy sites.
Also recently we have seen that Antivirus have become vectors for Malware and viruses,since they hook themselves to the very base of the OS and as such the bad guys have learnt they can use antivirus as the vehicle for Bad guys.
So here are some things that can help you stay Safe on the Web:
Last year, Jouko Pynnönen scored $10k from Yahoo for helping it head off the risk of a Yahoo-wide email virus. This year… same again.
via How one man could have set loose a Yahoo Mail virus — Naked Security
According to Homeland Security Cisco has released Security Updates to address Various Vulnerabilities in Various Products and has Encouraged Users and Administrators to review the following Cisco Security Advisories and apply the necessary updates:
Original release date: September 28, 2016
Source:Homeland Security
While disclosing vulnerabilities is standard practice in the computer industry, the people responsible for the vulnerabilities don’t always take it well.
The modern-day bounty hunters(vancouversun.com)
Israeli expert saves Gmail from ‘killer’ hack(timesofisrael.com)
‘White hat’ Jonathan Brossard warns cars can be hacked on the road(smh.com.au)
Hacking Google: The three Israeli white hats rooting out the web’s security holes(zdnet.com)
However, the attacker(s) were able to gain access to usernames and encrypted passwords for a subset of our users. No other personal data (emails, device information, etc.) has been accessed.
While the accessed passwords are encrypted, as an extra precaution we have immediately secured these accounts invalidating the current passwords.
Please create a new password by signing into your account at www.cerberusapp.com and selecting the “Forgot password?” option, or go directly here:https://www.cerberusapp.com/forgotpwd.php . Submit the form and you will receive an email with further instructions to set your new password.
After you reset the password, you can verify that no unauthorized commands have been sent to your Android device. Open Cerberus on your device, log in and select the “View Cerberus log” option at the bottom of the app settings.
We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience of having to change your password, we take security of our users very seriously and are constantly working to improve it.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Cerberus Support at support@cerberusapp.com
The Cerberus Team”
Here are some more details on the incident:
– The database was not accessed, password are hashed and uniquely salted multiple times there, and we will migrate to bcrypt soon
– The attacker was able to access a legacy log file that contained usernames and SHA-1 hashes of passwords, that was generated by the app logins between March 1 and March 21
– We have then deleted the log file, stopped the legacy logging procedure, invalidated the passwords for the accounts present into the log and notified the users involved
– A total of 96564 accounts had their password reset and have been notified with the email communication above. These accounts have not been accessed in any way.
– A total of 3 accounts were accessed by the attackers, before we blocked their activity and reset the passwords. Those 3 users were notified before the others with a different email communication.
– As of March 26, none of the data obtained by the attacker was released publicly, that we know of.
We are working closely with law enforcement on this matter, so unfortunately we can’t share any more details at the moment. We will update this post when we have any news.
If you received the email communication and use the same username/password combination for other services, we strongly recommend that you change the password for those services too.
We are deeply sorry for what happened. We have already contacted a security firm and in the next weeks we will do a thorough code audit and security assessment of our infrastructure and procedures.
We are a small team (3 people) and are trying our best to provide a secure service that you can trust to protect your devices and help you recover them if they are lost or stolen.
The Norwegian-based makers of an Internet browser called Opera reported today (June 27) that they discovered a security breach in their system on June 18.
Please click on the link http://www.technewsdaily.com/18444-opera-browser-security.html?cmpid=514640 to learn more about it and the following one as well http://my.opera.com/securitygroup/blog/2013/06/26/opera-infrastructure-attack
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