School Vandals Caught When Smartphones Connect to Wi-Fi https://slate.com/technology/2019/07/glenelg-high-school-graffiti-wifi-login.html Four students who spray-painted hateful symbols on their school were caught, despite covering their faces, when their phones automatically connected to the schools wireless. School administrators simply checked for who had authenticated during the

July Patches for Android Devices Have Been Released https://thehackernews.com/2019/07/android-security-update.html https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2019-07-01 Of the 33 vulnerabilities patched this month, 9 of these are considered critical and 3 could be used for remote code execution (RCE) on a device. Remember, laptops

I feel like I'm getting better at this, at least I got the day right this time... Third Florida Town in Three Weeks hit by Ransomware https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/06/is-there-something-in-the-water-third-florida-city-hit-by-ransomware/ It appears all three incidents started with a city employee clicking in an email attachment. An interesting

Not off to a great start. I forgot to post last week and I'm a day late this week. Still, here it is. Two Additional Universities Announce Email Compromise https://threatpost.com/university-breaches-email-threats/145759/ On the heels of OSU (last week), Graceland University in Iowa and Missouri Southern State University

I started developing a Cybersecurity Newsletter for those around me (parents, colleges, etc.) and was told it would be a good weekly addition here. The notes below each headline are my own and how they are relevant, a brief summary, or quotes from the article as appropriate. Australian National University