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According to WATE, Knoxville police pulled over a driver speeding down I-40 at over 100 MPH in May. Why? He said he needed to use the bathroom. Sure, that’s a […]

Cybersecurity Lingo: What is a “zero day” ?

Cybersecurity Lingo: What is a “zero day” ? A zero day is the worst kind of security bug: a hole that is already in use by attackers or was published […]

Cybersecurity Lingo: What is a “CVE”?

Cybersecurity Lingo: What is a “CVE”? It is a unique ID for a specific security bug. This ID is unique to every bug ever found, no matter what piece of […]

Cybersecurity Lingo: What is a “malicious actor” or a “bad actor”?

Cybersecurity Lingo: What is a “malicious actor” or a “bad actor”? The rest of the world calls these people hackers. It’s pretty simple. Inside computer culture “hacker” can have different […]

Cybersecurity Lingo: What is an “Attack vector” ?

Cybersecurity Lingo: What is an “Attack vector” ? This is *how* a malicious actor enters your system. For instance, they may buy passwords on the dark web and login to […]

Cybersecurity Lingo: What is an “Attack Surface” ?

Cybersecurity Lingo: What is an “attack surface”? Simply: it is anywhere an attacker can get into your systems if proper security is not applied. This includes your servers, your websites, […]

UPDATE YOUR SOFTWARE ALREADY

I know I know, you hear it all the time, BUT UPDATE YOUR SOFTWARE. Today’s bugs all come from Chrome, where we have MULTIPLE security vulnerabilities that all rank as […]

WordPress: I’ll Download that Database, Please

A recent WordPress vulnerability allows hackers to basically download* the entire site. Here’s why that matters to you: Your small business website probably runs on WordPress. Your website has contact […]

Alexa, Please Hack Yourself

Amazon “smart speakers” can now hack *themselves*. ? Academic researchers have devised a new working exploit that commandeers Amazon Echo smart speakers and forces them to unlock doors, make phone […]

Serious Linux Bug

A couple of weeks ago one of the most significant bugs ever found in Linux was announced, here is why that matters to you: 1. If you run an Android […]