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Foreshadow vulnerabilities spread to Siemens Industrial Products – Nov 2018
Preface: Intel Software Guard Extensions (SGX) is a set of central processing unit instruction codes from Intel that allows user-level code to allocate private regions of memory, called enclaves, that are protected from processes running at higher privilege levels. SGX design limitation:L1 Terminal Fault aka Foreshadow found in August 2018. Foreshadow enables an attacker to…
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Virus, malware and ransomware may be can help mankind once AI develop become extreme.
Preface: What is your expectation from our robot counterparts in the future? Before Professor Stephen Hawking leave the world. The final warning for humanity: AI is coming for us. In the world now in preparing the 5G mobile technology, Big Data technology and Smart City. A silent force unintend to drive human go to next…
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About recent data breaches – Every CEO might say cyber security.
Data leakage accident as of December 2018. It provides a message to the world. Even though you installed antivirus, malware detector and Firewall. The hacker still have ways to evade. In a nutshell, technology world is fighting with evils. But it make the senior management team especially CEO headache. So who can help? CA insider…
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Apple Releases Multiple Security Updates – December 05, 2018
Preface: One of the biggest successes of the iPhone is its security. Still No Major Malware found on iPhone. Current possible infection methods: 1. iOS process named “iBoot” that starts up the system when you first turn on your iPhone and ensures the code being run is valid and originates from Apple. Hacker mimic counterfeit…
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Release updates from the Chrome team – design weakness (Dec 2018)
Preface: As of 2018, expert estimates that Google Chrome has a 68% worldwide usage share of web browsers as a desktop browser. It also has 61% market share across all platforms combined. Moreover it has over 50% share on smartphones. Technical features: Google chrome not only a web browser. It contained friendly capabilities. How to…
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Security Bulletin: NVIDIA GeForce Experience – November 2018
Preface: NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards are built for the ultimate PC gaming experience, delivering amazing performance, immersive VR gaming, and high-res graphics. Technical background: GeForce Experience is the companion application to your GeForce GTX graphics card. It keeps your drivers up to date and automatically optimizes your game settings. Vulnerability details announced on Nov 2018:…
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Reflective thinking on Marriott data beaches – Dec 2018
Preface: Why we are concerning personal data privacy. Or major concern is we scare someone misuse your credit card for online shopping? About cyber security: Cybersecurity is the practice of protecting systems, networks, and programs from digital attacks – Quote Cisco definition. Crime in the Hotel & Lodging Industry: In the comments of security experts,…
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Cyber Security focus: Node.js – Nov 2018
Preface: Who use Node JS? Node.js build various applications such as social media apps, video and text chat engines, real-time tracking apps, online games and collaboration tools. CiscoDevNet has sample to guide the developer how to integrate integrate Webex with node.js. Technology background: Node.js is an open-source, cross-platform JavaScript run-time environment that executes JavaScript code…
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SamSam Ransomware variant – December 3, 2018
Preface: The Department of Homeland Security urge the world and United state staying alert of new wave of cyber attack. Technical details: SamSam ransomware is a custom infection used in targeted attacks, often deployed using a wide range of exploits or brute-force tactics. Most likely the goal of the action is interfere the society stability.…
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Credit reporting agency TransUnion – personal data security flaw (Nov 2018)
Preface: Transunion offers total credit protection all in one place from credit score, credit report and credit alert. On June 25, 2015, TransUnion became a publicly traded company for the first time, trading under the symbol TRU. Who is CreditGo? CreditGo provides free access to credit circular reports and credit scores for Hong Kong residents.…