[Podcast] Prioritizing Cybersecurity in a Hybrid Workplace
Understanding the Intelligence on Smart Devices
Straight Talks: Data privacy and cybersecurity in the age of rolling smart devices
Foreign nationals visiting the United States, and even returning U.S. citizens and other legal residents (with valid visas), face increasing digital privacy risks and potential entry challenges when arriving at U.S. ports of...more
As wearable technology continues to evolve, smart glasses are becoming an increasingly popular accessory. While these devices offer numerous benefits, they also present unique legal challenges, particularly in California,...more
Cameras and microphones are everywhere, capturing our movements and recording every sound within their reach. The cell phone, the voice assistant, the family car, the pet camera, even that new sous vide precision cooker....more
In this last week of Cybersecurity Awareness month, we will focus on cybersecurity in a hybrid workspace. In this day and age, employees are more connected than ever. The hybrid workplace is here to stay, and for employees,...more
Mandiant, a division of FireEye, has reported that it has discovered a vulnerability in a software protocol that enables hackers to gain access to audio and visual data on smart devices including baby monitors and web...more
The Internet of Things (IoT) products have become a way of life. There are huge benefits of “smart” products, which interact through the internet to gather and exchange data to provide additional functions, security, and easy...more
Holiday shopping is in full gear and everything seems to be an Internet of Things (IoT) device. It continues to amaze me how folks will buy IoT gadgets and plop them in their homes and have no idea that they include a speaker...more
Although Amazon and Google respond to reports of vulnerabilities in popular home smart assistants Alexa and Google Home, hackers continually work hard to exploit any vulnerabilities in order to listen to users’ every word to...more
Although Amazon and Google respond to reports of vulnerabilities in popular home smart assistants Alexa and Google Home, hackers continually work hard to exploit any vulnerabilities to be able to listen to users’ every word...more
Commonsense IoT security steps that startups and small business should consider to comply with California’s new law - California recently enacted a new law, Senate Bill 327, that requires companies that make Internet of...more
Connected devices, or what is referred to as the “consumer internet of things” is big business right now. Consumers want to “talk” to their devices throughout their home wherever they are, and some organizations’ business...more
Security researchers at Adversis have discovered that dozens of companies have inadvertently leaked corporate and customer data through their Box enterprise storage accounts because staff are sharing public links to their...more
For data security buffs like me, the recent McAfee® Labs Threats Report, December 2018 is, or should be, a top pick on the list. Well, maybe not for the holiday reading list. We need to be careful not to bring up the results...more
Sometimes I feel like I’m the Grinch at a party when I talk shop about the latest massive data breach or horrible hacker story that is in the news. We say things like, “it’s not if, but when” there will be another data...more
Having just fired up her Amazing Alexis and connected it with her other “smart” devices handling her heat, lights and security, Honor was sharing with her husband some troubling, sensitive health information about her trip...more
The Federal Trade Commission on October 23, 2017, provided guidance on how it will enforce the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) with respect to audio recordings of children. This comes as part of a wave of...more
In this internet age, "smart" children’s products—those that collect, transmit or store electronic data—are on the rise. By some estimates, the smart toy market will reach $11.3 billion in sales by 2020. Manufacturers of...more
The Internet of Things (IoT) is rapidly changing the digital landscape for business. An increasing number of physical items – from refrigerators and televisions to cars and skyscrapers – are now connected to the Internet (and...more
On Thursday, June 29, 2017, Sens. Hatch and Markey introduced the “Promoting Good Cyber Hygiene Act” that would direct the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to establish a set of baseline voluntary best...more