Switch to Signal for encrypted messaging, EC tells staff

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 11:31:35 +0000

Formerly preferred diplomatic app WhatsApp apparently isn’t up to snuff.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/mRJrv_YSfXw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Taking a GPS tracker off your car isn’t ‘theft,’ court rules

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 11:03:05 +0000

This line of thinking could get absurd, Indiana’s supreme court declared. How do you “steal” something if you don’t know who owns it?<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/FhoNPMhPXqg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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10 steps to smarter Google account security

Credit to Author: JR Raphael| Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 03:00:00 -0800

There are important accounts to secure, and then there are important accounts to secure. Your Google account falls into that second category, maybe even with a couple of asterisks and some neon orange highlighting added in for good measure.

I mean, really: When you stop and think about how much stuff is associated with that single sign-in — your email, your documents, your photos, your files, your search history, maybe even your contacts, text messages, and location history, if you use Android — saying it’s a “sensitive account” seems like an understatement. Whether you’re using Google for business, personal purposes, or some combination of the two, you want to do everything you possibly can to keep all of that information locked down and completely under your control.

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Azure Sphere—Microsoft’s answer to escalating IoT threats—reaches general availability

Credit to Author: Todd VanderArk| Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 09:00:18 +0000

Azure Sphere is now generally available: Ann Johnson and Galen Hunt discuss cybersecurity, IoT, and why device security matters.

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Biotech health care innovations meet security challenges

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 17:54:06 +0000

Advancements in biotech could save thousands, if not millions of lives. But what security and privacy challenges do they introduce? We take a close look at recent innovations.

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Android 11 to clamp down on background location access

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 17:51:53 +0000

Is Android finally about to get on top of the issue of apps that quietly suck up location data?<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/pgha-yLJwm8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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