Tag: IoT

The Mai/June 2020 issue of our SWITCH Security Report is available!

Dear Reader!

A new issue of our bi-monthly SWITCH Security Report is available!

The topics covered in this report are:

  • The coronavirus: a blessing for some, a curse for others – where is IT security at with contactless payment?
  • You’ve got mail (and malware too) – serious security gap in Apple’s Mail app on iPads and iPhones now closed
  • Everything must go – ‘Shade’ hackers ‘shut down’ and publish hundreds of thousands of decryption keys
  • Swiss users targeted by cybercriminals
  • Elite targets – ETH supercomputers Euler and Leonhard (and more) hacked

The Security Report is available in both English and German.

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The March/April 2020 issue of our SWITCH Security Report is available!

Dear Reader!

A new issue of our bi-monthly SWITCH Security Report is available!

The topics covered in this report are:

  • The coronavirus has company – a pandemic of computer viruses
  • The ten most important rules for working securely from home
  • Online meetings – how secure are Cisco Webex and Zoom?
  • For real? Ransomware gangs develop a ‘code of honour’ in the coronavirus pandemic

The Security Report is available in both English and German.

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The Jan/Feb 2020 issue of our SWITCH Security Report is available!

Dear Reader!

A new issue of our bi-monthly SWITCH Security Report is available!

The topics covered in this report are:

  • When backdoors become trapdoors: ‘Crypto Leaks’ hits Switzerland, Crypto Valley – and the entire ecosystem
  • I, Robot, ZigBee and IoT
  • Sure, it’s secure! Are you sure?
  • A different kind of virus: China launches its Close Contact Detector app for smartphones

The Security Report is available in both English and German.

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The Sep/Oct 2018 issue of our SWITCH Security Report is available!

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A new issue of our SWITCH Security Report has just been released.

The topics covered in this report are:

  • Turning Good instead of Breaking Bad? Hacking to fend off other hackers
  • What do a firefighter and Google Chrome 69 have in common?
  • 15 months later: new attacks, same old vulnerability
  • Peekaboo exploits vulnerability in surveillance cameras in a major way

The Security Report is available in both English and German.

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A new issue of our SWITCH Security Report is available!

Dear Reader!

A new issue of our monthly SWITCH Security Report is available!

The topics covered in this report are:

  • Cybercriminals increasingly targeting Mac users
  • Malware fitted as standard for Android
  • Switzerland breaks taboo of Net neutrality for sake of CHF 320 million
  • Internet of Things toys spying on children of all ages

The Security Report is available in both English and German.

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The November 2016 issue of our SWITCH Security Report is available!

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A new issue of our monthly SWITCH Security Report has just been released.

The topics covered in this report are:

  • IT security researchers reveal vulnerabilities in photoTAN procedure for mobile banking
  • DDoS attack via IoT botnet shuts down parts of Internet
  • Triple record: Yahoo loses half a billion customers’ details, more trust than ever and USD 1 billion from its acquisition price

The Security Report is available in both English and German.

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The October 2016 issue of our SWITCH Security Report is available!

Dear Reader!

A new issue of our monthly SWITCH Security Report has just been released.

The topics covered in this report are:

  • Swiss electorate votes in favour of Intelligence Service Act – making everyone a suspect?
  • Your money or your device – mobile banking Trojan Gugi tricks Android users
  • SWIFT, and it’s gone – banks lose money to hackers again following SWIFT data theft
  • It was just a question of time – botnet discovered on Internet of Things

The Security Report is available in both English and German.

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IT-Security-Links #67

The October 2014 issue of our SWITCH Security Report is available!

A new issue of our monthly SWITCH Security Report has just been released.

The topics covered in this report are:

  • Same again? Fingerprint sensor on new iPhone 6 hacked using same method as for previous model
  • Up in the air: drones, balloons and unresolved security issues
  • Google’s Transparency Report shows Swiss authorities becoming more data-hungry
  • Hacked through your fridge: how secure is the Internet of Things?
  • The Clipboard: Interesting presentations, articles and videos

The Security Report is available in both english and german language.

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