I hope no cyber attacks... Check out this short "year in review" of the worst attacks and trends, including predictions for 2018. How prepared are your corporate and remote site networks for the New Year's threats? Are your performing offsite data backups, a fundamental but critical protection against ransomware?
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Happy Friday, unless you were fired over a breach :). Take a moment to watch this slideshow on recent breaches that ended badly for some of those responsible. I wonder if these firings concretely changed aspects of each company's cyber security posture...
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Have you ever wished for a "self-destruct" button in your corporate network? If only security incident response was that simple! Check out this article on Amazon's new patent for their drones to self-destruct "if something goes wrong".
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Are you comfortable -- I'm not -- with Alexa for Business in your corporate office? As described in the article, AWS's initial focus is on conference room and integration with Polycom and other video/audio conference systems. Are you willing to rapidly embrace this potential security risk?
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Check out this article on a mountain of user data -- 31 million! -- leaked publicly by Israeli company Ai.Type. Full names, phone numbers and so much more personal data. And how'd it leak? An elaborate code vulnerability? Nah, just slopped security (database was accessible directly from Internet). Also, the article -- rightly -- asks, why a virtual keyboard and emoji app is collecting "everything from contacts to keystrokes". Not cool, Ai.Type.
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They aren't cute, unlike the pic below...
Read this update on the scary Mirai IoT botnet. Even mega backbone provider Level 3 Communications has taken action, but supposedly with limited impact. When will the trigger be pulled and for what purpose? I'm betting on a crippling DDoS attack we'll all read about.
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Did you hear about the breach of PayPal's recently acquired company TIO Networks? This may have exposed 1.6 million customers' data, including names, addresses, SS#'s and login credentials. How'd it happen? PayPal isn't saying...
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Read this short article on Google's stronger security requirements for Android developers. These are way overdue, including a privacy policy and user opt-in for specific personal data uses. It's not a data security silver bullet, but is welcome transparency. BTW, how secure is user data across your entire business environment?
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Check out this great article on the gaping security holes that may make a WiFi-connected toy into a "wireless spy vehicle"... Joking aside, how secure is your business network?
At Trestle Networks, our Managed Security and Managed WiFi (powered by Mojo Networks) solutions are 24x7 monitoring each customer's network infrastructure for rogue devices and other malicious activity. Contact me to learn more and visit www.trestlenetworks.com today.
Check out this article on more of the Pentagon's sloppy security with AWS S3 buckets. Classified data "jumped" the air gap. From first-hand experience federal security practices, I'm not surprised. Is your business more secure than the DoD? I really hope so...
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Oh boy, "dumb" is right. Is this symbolic of post-Jobs Apple? Maybe too much effort on style and less on the most fundamental security? Glad we hadn't yet upgraded our Macbooks to High Sierra (10.13.1 (17B48))...
At Trestle Networks, we work closely with our Managed Security and Managed WiFi customers to quickly address known security vulnerabilities, including this fall's WPA2 KRACK. Contact us to learn more and visit www.trestlenetworks.com.
Uber bumbled its way into a textbook lesson on poor security incident response. Communication, both internal and external, are critical. Done poorly, it's not just bad practice.... It's negligence. However, Uber did communicate well with the hackers (see the non-disclosure agreement and $100,000 payoff).
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Uber kept their big, fat security breach secret for a year... How'd the breach occur? Some new attack vector? Nope, just sloppy security practices (AWS credentials were left on a GitHub account).
At Trestle Networks, we work closely with our Managed Security customers to secure all credentials and tightly restrict role-based access, especially for PCI DSS 3.2 compliance. Contact us to learn more.
And now some Friday fun with aluminum foil, radio reflection and WiFi gain. If your business WiFi needs this hack, you've got bigger IT problems! At Trestle Networks, we perform in-depth site surveys for our Managed WiFi (powered by Mojo Networks, Inc.) customers so they always have proper WiFi coverage and capacity. Contact me to learn more and follow Trestle Networks.
What's the impact of Christmas tree lights to your WiFi? As soon as our tree is up, I'll test this with my RF spectrum analyzer (SPOILER ALERT: research shows a negligible impact).
In your business environment, RF interference -- from microwaves to poor channel planning -- crushes WiFi performance. At Trestle Networks, our Managed WiFi (powered by Mojo Networks, Inc.) customers get best-practice design, in-depth site surveys and 24/7 RF monitoring. Contact me to learn more and follow Trestle Networks.
Monday brings 10 ugly WPA2 vulnerabilities, described in amazing detail by the Mojo Networks, Inc. team. Unable to immediately patch your WiFi infrastructure? Trestle Networks Managed WiFi (powered by @Mojo Networks) customers are zero-day protected against 9 of these threats by 24/7 WIPS that blocks MAC spoofing... What a relief! We'll safely patch our customers' APs after business hours.
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A handy breakdown of the Android 8.0 Oreo's new security features. The best one? Verified Boot feature, protecting against an attacker downgrading your OS to one with known vulnerabilities.
How closely does your organization watch corporate WiFi devices' OS versions? At Trestle Networks, we alert our Managed WiFi (powered by Mojo Networks, Inc.) customers about devices due for upgrades. Contact me to learn more and follow Trestle Networks.
This change by Apple in iOS 11 is disappointing and cripples on-the-fly LAN scanning using apps like Network Analyzer. While we at Trestle Networks rely on other more robust tools for our customer projects and ops troubleshooting, an iPhone was a nice little one for network reconnaissance. Not anymore.
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Great to see SonicWall growing, unshackled from Dell. A solid platform, especially for SMBs. At Trestle Networks, our Managed Firewall solution includes support for customers' existing SonicWall deployments.
But steer clear of built-in WiFi on smaller firewall models. While tempting, it's a recipe for coverage/capacity problems. Contact me to learn more and follow Trestle Networks.
