Cybersecurity & Privacy
A free anonymous (TOR) Web browser for IOS
I have written plenty of articles about TOR over the years: What is Tor and should I use it Why use Facebook over the TOR secure network What is the dark web Is TOR really anonymous We know that large scale government actors that control many of the TOR exit nodes have techniques to deanonymize TOR traffic, but this is still difficult to do and TOR is still the most reliable web anonymization technique available. The Onion Browser The Onion Browser was released ion 2012 by a developer that wanted to scratch his own privacy itch on IOS.
The dangers of using that Facebook personality game
[caption id="" align=“alignnone” width=“2500”] Image by Ludovic Bertron used under Creative Commons License [/caption] Tends to find fault with others o these questions look familiar? Tends to find fault with others Is relaxed, handles stress well Is emotionally stable, not easily upset Is easily distracted etc A large percentage of Facebook users have played with these "personality analysis" games at least once in their life (some do them regularly). Why not? It's a fun way of finding out if a "
The hidden danger of using the SkyRoam global WIFI Hotspot
November 25 2016 update at the end of the article. TL;DR the service is still vulnerable. <img src="https://ekiledjian2.micro.blog/uploads/2025/1f84a083ca.jpg" alt=""> Since I traveled a lot in the past, I am always looking for new tech to make travel simpler,. easier or more enjoyable. Since smartphones are indispensable travel tools, I was very excited when SkyRoam was released and wrote several articles about it. But as a security guy, there is a hidden danger that I wanted to share with my audience.
Could Google become a Cyber Insurance Underwritter?
[caption id="" align=“alignnone” width=“2500”] Image by Pictures of Money used under Creative Commons License [/caption] Cyber-Insurance is the next great frontier for insurers as more and more companies buy protection in the age of massive and regular cyber-attacks. “More than 60 insurance carriers now offer stand-alone cyber insurance policies” — Dr. Robert Hartwig, president of the I.I.I. and an economist PwC suggests the global cyber insurance market could grow to at least $7.5 billion in annual premiums by the end of the decade.
Will your Android phone allow someone to hack you?
[caption id="" align=“alignnone” width=“2400”] Image by Jared Tarbell used under creative commons license [/caption] When a new undisclosed (0 day) vulnerability is used to hack a target's device, the media jumps all over it and create a small panic. Government intelligence and organized crime are always looking for new creative ways to break into target devices and are willing to pay top dollar for new unknown hacks. Vulnerability brokers (companies that are willing to sell 0-day vulnerabilities) are paying to dollar for these rare and very in demand weaknesses.
What is Tor and should I use it
[caption id="" align=“alignnone” width=“2500”] Image by Justin Mathews used under Creative Commons License [/caption] Ive written about TOR a few times but I regularly receive emails from "newbies" asking me to describe what it is in general terms. That's what this article is about. To get things kicked off, let me share an important quote from everyone's favorite whistle blower, Edward Snowden: “I think Tor is the most important privacy-enhancing technology project being used today. I use Tor personally all the time.
Facebook knows more about you than you realize and what to do about it
Everyone knows what Facebook is and that it is built on the concept of connecting people together to create virtual communities. What people often don't realize is how much data these sites have about you. A good example was exposed by Huffington Post in an article entitled "Facebook Can Predict With Scary Accuracy If Your Relationship Will Last". If you doubt the power of data mining, read this Forbes article entitled "How Target Figured Out A Teen Girl Was Pregnant Before Her Father Did"
Cover your laptop's webcam now
We learned a couple of month's ago that Mark Zuckerberg covers his webcam with black tape (via a NY Times article) . Then FBI director James Comey made the same recommendation: "There's some sensible things you should be doing, and that's one of them," Director James Comey said during a conference at the Center for Strategic and International Studies." The truth is bad actors can easily hack into a laptop equipped with a camera without the user knowing it. Travellers are at an even higher risk because airports and hotels are used by intelligence agencies around the world to collect information (especially when you use a WIFI hotspot without first setting up a VPN - read this article).
Locky Ransomware is king of SPAM emails
[caption id="" align=“alignnone” width=“1833”] Image by Yuri Samoilov used under creative commons license [/caption] We had lower than normal SPAM numbers for the last couple of quarters but the evil scourge of the internet is back with a vengeance. Company CISOs and personal users probably noticed a rise recently of emails containing variants of the locky ransomware (encrypting) malware. The number of SPAM emails containing malware reached an all time high, according to Proofpoints Q3 2016 report. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1200"]<img src="https://ekiledjian2.
Travelers need a 4 digit debit card PIN
North American banks allow customers to use 6-8 digit debit card PINs which is good security but not if you travel. Many international banks only support 4 digit PINs at their ATMs, “Some international ATMs support only 4-digit PINs. Be sure your PIN does not start with a zero, and know your PIN by the numbers, as some ATMs outside the United States do not have letters on the keypads.” — Bank of America recommendation You can read the BoA traveler tip page here.