Craig Peterson - Secure Your Business, Your Privacy, and Save Your Sanity

The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has temporarily disabled an auto-fill tool to help applicants for federal student aid populate their loan applications. The data retrieval feature of the Free Application for Federal Student Sid (FAFSA) was suspended to prevent identity theft. The IRS expects the tool to be unavailable for several weeks. --- Related articles: Most Federal Government Websites Lack Basic Security http://craigpeterson.com/news/most-federal-government-websites-lack-basic-security/12043 Cybersecurity Gaps Exist in Federal Agencies, White House Report Finds http://craigpeterson.com/news/cybersecurity-gaps-exist-in-federal-agencies-white-house-report-finds/12045 --- More stories and tech updates at: www.craigpeterson.com Don't miss an episode from Craig. Subscribe and give us a rating: www.craigpeterson.com/itunes Follow me on Twitter for the latest in tech at: www.twitter.com/craigpeterson For questions, call or text: 855-385-5553

Certain Android smartphones are being infected with malware somewhere along the supply chain. The affected brands include Samsung, Xiaomi, Asus, LG, ZTE, and Lenovo. Several types of malware have been found on the devices: data stealers, malicious advertisement displayers, and ransomware. The old "re-image before use" rule that many applied to regular computers should apply to mobile devices as well. This is just one of the risks that enterprise users of open systems, like Android, have to manage.

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Malware found preinstalled on 38 Android phones used by 2 companies

http://craigpeterson.com/news/malware-found-preinstalled-on-38-android-phones-used-by-2-companies/12013

Malware infecting Androids somewhere in the supply chain

http://craigpeterson.com/news/malware-infecting-androids-somewhere-in-the-supply-chain/12016

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Certain Android smartphones are being infected with malware somewhere along the supply chain. The affected brands include Samsung, Xiaomi, Asus, LG, ZTE, and Lenovo. Several types of malware have been found on the devices: data stealers, malicious advertisement displayers, and ransomware. The old "re-image before use" rule that many applied to regular computers should apply to mobile devices as well. This is just one of the risks that enterprise users of open systems, like Android, have to manage. --- Related articles: Malware found preinstalled on 38 Android phones used by 2 companies http://craigpeterson.com/news/malware-found-preinstalled-on-38-android-phones-used-by-2-companies/12013 Malware infecting Androids somewhere in the supply chain http://craigpeterson.com/news/malware-infecting-androids-somewhere-in-the-supply-chain/12016 --- More stories and tech updates at: www.craigpeterson.com Don't miss an episode from Craig. Subscribe and give us a rating: www.craigpeterson.com/itunes Follow me on Twitter for the latest in tech at: www.twitter.com/craigpeterson For questions, call or text: 855-385-5553

Enterprises and Government have high-grade IT infrastructures, yet they still get hacked and experience cyberattack. Just recently CIA has been reportedly hacked and there are so much private information that has been leaked.

How much more for consumer-level, and home users who are migrating their appliances to smart devices, now that even your microwaves can be a way to hack into your private lives.

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CIA Leaks Unsurprisingly Show The Internet Of Broken Things Is A Spy’s Best Friend

http://CraigPeterson.com/radio-show/cia-leaks-unsurprisingly-show-the-internet-of-broken-things-is-a-spys-best-friend/11961

The CIA Didn’t Break Signal or WhatsApp, Despite What You’ve Heard

http://CraigPeterson.com/radio-show/the-cia-didnt-break-signal-or-whatsapp-despite-what-youve-heard/11958

CIA Leak Shows Mobile Phones Vulnerable, Not Encryption

http://CraigPeterson.com/radio-show/cia-leak-shows-mobile-phones-vulnerable-not-encryption/11955

Apple says it’s working to fix security holes revealed by the WikiLeaks release of CIA documents

http://CraigPeterson.com/radio-show/apple-says-its-working-to-fix-security-holes-revealed-by-the-wikileaks-release-of-cia-documents/11947

Google says it fixed a lot of the security holes the CIA exploited

http://CraigPeterson.com/radio-show/google-says-it-fixed-a-lot-of-the-security-holes-the-cia-exploited/11944

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These are not your typical robots. When you are trying to contact someone, many times you're speaking to a bot, particularly if you're on Facebook or maybe on Twitter. This can be both a great way to interact with your customers via social media channel, but if not used properly can be a deal breaker.

If there are fake news, then there's definitely fake accounts. Majority of these "bots" are fake accounts, that are most of the time used to increase followers on social media. There are "bots" being used to increase productivity and others are just there to simply breach security.

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Ticket-scalping bots set to face unlimited fines

http://CraigPeterson.com/news/ticket-scalping-bots-set-to-face-unlimited-fines/12001

Up to 48 million Twitter accounts are bots, study says

http://CraigPeterson.com/news/up-to-48-million-twitter-accounts-are-bots-study-says/11995

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Enterprises and Government have high-grade IT infrastructures, yet they still get hacked and experience cyberattack. Just recently CIA has been reportedly hacked and there are so much private information that has been leaked. How much more for consumer-level, and home users who are migrating their appliances to smart devices, now that even your microwaves can be a way to hack into your private lives. --- Related articles: CIA Leaks Unsurprisingly Show The Internet Of Broken Things Is A Spy’s Best Friend http://CraigPeterson.com/radio-show/cia-leaks-unsurprisingly-show-the-internet-of-broken-things-is-a-spys-best-friend/11961 The CIA Didn’t Break Signal or WhatsApp, Despite What You’ve Heard http://CraigPeterson.com/radio-show/the-cia-didnt-break-signal-or-whatsapp-despite-what-youve-heard/11958 CIA Leak Shows Mobile Phones Vulnerable, Not Encryption http://CraigPeterson.com/radio-show/cia-leak-shows-mobile-phones-vulnerable-not-encryption/11955 Apple says it’s working to fix security holes revealed by the WikiLeaks release of CIA documents http://CraigPeterson.com/radio-show/apple-says-its-working-to-fix-security-holes-revealed-by-the-wikileaks-release-of-cia-documents/11947 Google says it fixed a lot of the security holes the CIA exploited http://CraigPeterson.com/radio-show/google-says-it-fixed-a-lot-of-the-security-holes-the-cia-exploited/11944 --- More stories and tech updates at: www.craigpeterson.com Don't miss an episode from Craig. Subscribe and give us a rating: www.craigpeterson.com/itunes Follow me on Twitter for the latest in tech at: www.twitter.com/craigpeterson For questions, call or text: 855-385-5553

These are not your typical robots. When you are trying to contact someone, many times you're speaking to a bot, particularly if you're on Facebook or maybe on Twitter. This can be both a great way to interact with your customers via social media channel, but if not used properly can be a deal breaker. If there are fake news, then there's definitely fake accounts. Majority of these "bots" are fake accounts, that are most of the time used to increase followers on social media. There are "bots" being used to increase productivity and others are just there to simply breach security. --- Related articles: Ticket-scalping bots set to face unlimited fines http://CraigPeterson.com/news/ticket-scalping-bots-set-to-face-unlimited-fines/12001 Up to 48 million Twitter accounts are bots, study says http://CraigPeterson.com/news/up-to-48-million-twitter-accounts-are-bots-study-says/11995 --- More stories and tech updates at: www.craigpeterson.com Don't miss an episode from Craig. Subscribe and give us a rating: www.craigpeterson.com/itunes Follow me on Twitter for the latest in tech at: www.twitter.com/craigpeterson For questions, call or text: 855-385-5553

In the age of "Internet of Broken Things", we can never know how safe is "safe" anymore. As there is no longer a sense of privacy, which is what we used to know, everyone is watching us even from our smart homes.

Now, if our smart devices are hackable, and CIA or NSA is watching, then what happens with all those information out on WikiLeaks?

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Related articles:

CIA Leaks Unsurprisingly Show The Internet Of Broken Things Is A Spy’s Best Friend

http://CraigPeterson.com/radio-show/cia-leaks-unsurprisingly-show-the-internet-of-broken-things-is-a-spys-best-friend/11961

The CIA Didn’t Break Signal or WhatsApp, Despite What You’ve Heard

http://CraigPeterson.com/radio-show/the-cia-didnt-break-signal-or-whatsapp-despite-what-youve-heard/11958

CIA Leak Shows Mobile Phones Vulnerable, Not Encryption

http://CraigPeterson.com/radio-show/cia-leak-shows-mobile-phones-vulnerable-not-encryption/11955

Apple says it’s working to fix security holes revealed by the WikiLeaks release of CIA documents

http://CraigPeterson.com/radio-show/apple-says-its-working-to-fix-security-holes-revealed-by-the-wikileaks-release-of-cia-documents/11947

Google says it fixed a lot of the security holes the CIA exploited

http://CraigPeterson.com/radio-show/google-says-it-fixed-a-lot-of-the-security-holes-the-cia-exploited/11944

 

 

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From random (unverified) people representing banks, big establishments, and the government, call your homes and mobile phones - to random (unverified and suspicious) people representing the same that send you multiple emails, where can we find the right security?

And, how do we keep our businesses safe, when even the Pennsylvania state senators have been attacked by ransomware.

Stay safe, and stay tuned on the daily TechSanity Check!

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Ransomware hits Pennsylvania’s Democratic state senators

http://CraigPeterson.com/news/ransomware-hits-pennsylvanias-democratic-state-senators/11979

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From random (unverified) people representing banks, big establishments, and the government, call your homes and mobile phones - to random (unverified and suspicious) people representing the same that send you multiple emails, where can we find the right security? And, how do we keep our businesses safe, when even the Pennsylvania state senators have been attacked by ransomware. Stay safe, and stay tuned on the daily TechSanity Check! --- Related articles: Ransomware hits Pennsylvania’s Democratic state senators http://CraigPeterson.com/news/ransomware-hits-pennsylvanias-democratic-state-senators/11979 --- More stories and tech updates at: www.craigpeterson.com Don't miss an episode from Craig. Subscribe and give us a rating: www.craigpeterson.com/itunes Follow me on Twitter for the latest in tech at: www.twitter.com/craigpeterson For questions, call or text: 855-385-5553