privacy Archives - Colin Dorman

PaaS Attacks Enable More Dangerous Phishing Emails

A new phishing-as-a-service (PaaS) provider will likely lead

to a wave of more dangerous and effective

phishing messages. Here's what to know.

Google's plea for Apple to adopt a

proprietary Google messaging standard will *surprise* not

work. And that's a shame.

Last month Google began two policies for better privacy

and data awareness. One seems largely useless, while the

other shows promise in protecting vulnerable people.

A recent letter from Congress to the Department

of Justice offers a good reminder why sellers

of physical products should stay away from Amazon.

February was an active month for WordPress site

administrators. If you're in charge of a WordPress

site, make sure that you're keeping things up-to-date!

A vulnerability in software used by dozens of

router manufacturers puts home networks at risk. Find

out if you're vulnerable, and update your router!

This month's update includes several new WordPress

vulnerabilities, the GoDaddy breach, vulnerabilities in Netgear

routers and 40% of smartphones, and more.

Some documents from a recent Google antitrust lawsuit shows

how Google is trying to give itself (and Facebook)

an unfair advantadge in the ad space.

A light month in WordPress security, but

plenty of Apple, Google, and Microsoft news

to make up for it!

A new research paper looks at data

collection done by Android phones - and

the *many* places that it's sent.