Cybersecurity

https://enterprisersproject.com/article/2016/10/it-leaders-confess-their-scary-stories-and-deep-dark-fears Read this article to learn from experiences of other IT people. →

https://www.topcanadianvpn.com/build-your-own-vpn-server/ This article gives instructions to set up your own VPN server using OpenVPN. →

http://www.techworm.net/2016/10/google-shortened-link-rounds-twitter-causing-havoc-united-states.html Be careful what you click. Going to wrong page can crash your browser and make smart phone to call to 911.  →

http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/10/drone-hijacker-gives-hackers-complete-control-of-aircraft-in-midflight/ Hackers have figured out how to hijack drones using weakness in popular remore control protocol. →

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/10/19/home_router_insecurity/ It is not just IoT devices that are hacked en masse. Home routers are hit also with their flaws. →

https://threatpost.com/lawmakers-asking-what-isps-can-do-about-ddos-attacks/121557/ →

http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/telecom/internet/experts-discuss-3-paths-to-stronger-iot-device-security-government-regulation-thirdparty-verification-and-market-forces?utm_source=SocialFlow&utm_medium=Facebook&utm_campaign=Social&utm_content=FaceBook The DDoS attack against DNS on friday started discussions on cyber security in IoT era. Maybe this discussion should have started few years earlier because now we have millions of vulnerable devices connected to Internet, and I expect that they will cause problems for years to come.  →

https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/24/webcams-involved-in-dyn-ddos-attack-recalled/?sr_share=facebook Some IoT devices with bad security recalled. It is a good start to make Internet safer.   Related postings: Blame the Internet of Things for Destroying the Internet Today | Motherboard Why Today’s Attacks on the Internet Are Just the Start – The Daily Beast Today’s Brutal DDoS Attack Is the Beginning of a →

http://www.csoonline.com/article/3132722/security/cybersecurity-industry-outlook-2017-to-2021.html?platform=hootsuite There seems to be lots of demand for cybersecurity industry. →

http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/10/using-rowhammer-bitflips-to-root-android-phones-is-now-a-thing/ Rowhammer hardware bug is now a security issue for both PCs and smart phones.  →