Richi Jennings

Friday, 25 August 2023

Gmail Adds Extra Checks, Thwarting Sneaky Hackers - Security Boulevard

But Please Don’t Use SMS:

If hackers can silently watch your inbox, they can also break into your other accounts.

So Google’s adding #authentication to the #Gmail settings scrotes use. In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we finally sort out our #2FA. At @TechstrongGroup’s @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/zFIsjIZ0Ze
— @Richi 🤓 Jennings (@RiCHi) August 25, 2023

Thursday, 24 August 2023

Lapsus$ Jury Says Teen Duo Did Do Crimes - Security Boulevard

‘teapotuberhacker’ is not Guilty but not ‘Not Guilty’

Jury decides they committed crimes using #SocialEngineering, insider bribery and #SIMswapping—holding victims to #crypto-ransom.

It all sounded a bit too easy. In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we put the kettle on. At @TechstrongGroup’s @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/cxkiZEl3tP #Lapsus$
— @Richi 🤓 Jennings (@RiCHi) August 24, 2023

Wednesday, 23 August 2023

IBM LLM AI: COBOL to Java ASAP ¦ ARM IPO is GO! - DevOps.com

The moral of the story: Life’s tough—but it’s tougher when you’re stupid

In this week’s #TheLongView:
1⃣ Translating legacy #COBOL code to a slightly more modern language, and
2⃣ @Arm will go public (again) next month.

At @TechstrongGroup’s @DevOpsDotCom: https://t.co/VJ9LY358o7 #DevOps
— @Richi 🤓 Jennings (@RiCHi) August 23, 2023

Monday, 21 August 2023

LOL WinRAR: Serious One-Click Bug (Patch NOW) - Security Boulevard

LOL WinRAR:

#WinRAR has a serious security hole. If you still have it installed, get the update (or uninstall).

Do what you want, because you are free. In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we’re sailing away (adventure waits on every shore). At @TechstrongGroup’s @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/iWCbhwdZH4
— @Richi 🤓 Jennings (@RiCHi) August 21, 2023

Thursday, 17 August 2023

80% of Bosses ‘Regret’ Stopping WFH ¦ PSA: Disable STS! - DevOps.com

The moral of the story: Be nice to people on the way up, because you may meet them on the way down

In this week’s #TheLongView:
1⃣ Rethinking return-to-office mandates and
2⃣ A ridiculous, ancient Windows bug.

At @TechstrongGroup’s @DevOpsDotCom: https://t.co/kCtkMiU6PX #DevOps
— @Richi 🤓 Jennings (@RiCHi) August 17, 2023