Day: August 10, 2020

Hacking It as a CISO: Advice for Security Leadership

A security leader shares tips for adopting a CISO mindset, creating risk management strategies, and “selling infosec” to IT and executives. …read more Source:: DarkReading


Google Fixes Mysterious Audio Recording Blip in Smart Speakers

Google Home devices reportedly recorded noises even without the “Hey Google” prompt due to the inadvertent rollout of a home security system feature. …read more Source:: Threatpost


SpaceX is planning a resort at its Texas launch facility, job posting reveals – CNET

Boca Chica Village is home to the company’s next-generation Starship prototype, and one day it may draw spring breakers, too. …read more Source:: CNet


Peer-to-peer takes on a whole new meaning when used to spy on 3.7 million or more cameras, other IoT gear

In-depth dive into protocols exposing countless gadgets to miscreants DEF CON More than 3.7 million. That’s the latest number of surveillance cameras, baby monitors, doorbells with webcams, and other internet-connected devices found left open to hijackers via two insecure communications protocols globally, we’re told.… …read more Source:: Register


Google Rival’s Study Urges Letting Mobile Users Pick Search Defaults

Google could lose 20% of the mobile search market that it dominates if more users had the option to choose their default search provider via a preference menu, privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo argues in new research. From a report: This study fleshes out that idea and gives DuckDuckGo ammunition it can give authorities investigating Google…


We’ve reached the endgame: Bezos ‘in talks’ to turn shuttered department stores into Amazon warehouses

Gutted Sears, JC Penney locations could become ‘fulfillment centers’ Amazon is reportedly in talks with realtors to buy and remake the US locations of bankrupt Sears and JC Penney into Amazon fulfillment centers.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


AI Invents New ‘Recipes’ For Potential COVID-19 Drugs

sciencehabit writes: As scientists uncover drugs that can treat coronavirus infections, demand will almost certainly outstrip supplies — as is already happening with the antiviral remdesivir. To prevent shortages, researchers have come up with a new way to design synthetic routes to drugs now being tested in some COVID-19 clinical trials, using artificial intelligence (AI)…


True Craftsmanship: Pneumatic Powered Drone Wasn’t Made To Fly

From time to time it’s good to be reminded that mechanical engineering can also be art. [José Manuel Hermo Barreiro], also known as [Patelo], is a retired naval mechanic with a love for scale model engines. Using only basic tools and a lathe, he has built a non-flying hexacopter display model, each propeller turned by…


Google Chrome Browser Bug Exposes Billions of Users to Data Theft

The vulnerability allows attackers to bypass Content Security Policy (CSP) protections and steal data from website visitors. …read more Source:: Threatpost


Lock-Pickers Face an Uncertain Future Online

Teaching the hardware hacker the skill of picking locks is evolving because of the pandemic’s lockdown. …read more Source:: DarkReading