Amazon – Computer Security Articles

Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 59

October 18, 2018 admin Alexa, Amazon, IoT, news, NHS, Pentagon, podcast, privacy, smart locks, Threats, WannaCry, Yale Locks

Credit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2018 11:30:58 +0000

In this edition of the Kaspersky Lab podcast, we discuss smart locks locking people out, Alexa playing doctor, and more.

MalwareBytes Security

Bloomberg blunder highlights supply chain risks

October 10, 2018 admin Amazon, apple, Bloomberg, blunder, cybercrime, hacking, hardware, microchip, signal conditioning coupler, Supermicro, Supply chain

Credit to Author: Adam McNeil| Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2018 16:00:00 +0000

A potentially erroneous report from Bloomberg claimed that Chinese spies were able to infiltrate US hardware supplier Supermicro, and therefore, our technology supply chain. Learn how this unverified story could ultimately come true—and what, if anything, can be done to stop it.

Categories:

Tags: amazon Apple Bloomberg blunder hardware microchip signal conditioning coupler Supermicro supply chain

(Read more…)

The post Bloomberg blunder highlights supply chain risks appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Kaspersky Security

Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 55

September 20, 2018 admin Amazon, Gaming, news, podcast, porn, porno, privacy, steam, Threats

Credit to Author: David Buxton| Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 12:20:27 +0000

In this edition of the Kaspersky Lab podcast, a pair of animals making tech news, adult gaming on Steam, and Amazon deleting reviews.

MalwareBytes Security

Researchers discover vulnerabilities in smart assistants’ voice commands

May 30, 2018 admin Amazon, cybercrime, google, hacking, Internet of Things, IoT, smart assistant, smart speaker, virtual personal assistant, voice assistant, voice masquerading, voice squatting, Vulnerability

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 30 May 2018 16:59:51 +0000

Security researchers have now found new ways to exploit voice recognition weaknesses in your favorite home device: smart assistants. You may want to listen in.

Categories:

Tags: amazon Google Internet of Things IoT smart assistant smart speaker virtual personal assistant voice assistant voice masquerading voice squatting vulnerability

Independent Krebs

Why Is Your Location Data No Longer Private?

May 26, 2018 admin A Little Sunshine, Ajit Pai, Amazon, Andrew Smith, AOL, apple, AT&T, AT&T Mobility, CDT, Center for Democracy & Technology, comcast, CompuServe, Donald Trump, Facebook, FCC, FCC privacy rules, Federal Communications Commission, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, FTC Act, Georgetown Law Institute for Technology Law and Policy, Gigi Sohn, go90, google, LocationSmart, Michelle De Mooy, net neutrality, Securus Technologies, Sen. Bill Nelson, Sen. Ron Wyden, Slate, Sponsored Data, Sprint, T-Mobile, The Coming Storm, The Hill, The New York Times, Tom Wheeler, TracFone, Verizon, Will Oremus

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Sat, 26 May 2018 16:18:48 +0000

The past month has seen one blockbuster revelation after another about how our mobile phone and broadband providers have been leaking highly sensitive customer information, including real-time location data and customer account details. In the wake of these consumer privacy debacles, many are left wondering who’s responsible for policing these industries? How exactly did we get to this point? What prospects are there for changes to address this national privacy crisis at the legislative and regulatory levels? These are some of the questions we’ll explore in this article.

Kaspersky Security

What will voice-assistant ads “look” like?

May 25, 2018 admin Alexa, Amazon, apple, Artificial Intelligence, google, privacy, Security, Siri, Technology, voice assistants

Credit to Author: Yaroslava Ryabova| Date: Fri, 25 May 2018 08:24:59 +0000

Advertising in voice assistants is coming soon. We examine how it will use personal data and what you can do about it.

Kaspersky Security

Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 32

April 12, 2018 admin Amazon, cybercrime, Facebook, games, news, podcast, pubg, Special Projects, Threats, transatlantic cable, transatlantic cable podcast

Credit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2018 15:07:00 +0000

On this week’s podcast, Jeff and David discuss Facebook fallout, Amazon’s “voice-sniffing” patent, and a paid version of Google.

ScadaICS Schneider

Seismic Shifts in Consumer Buying and Digitalization of Shopping Reveal How IOT and Edge Computing are Essential in the Changing Retail Scene

March 7, 2018 admin Amazon, Amazon Go, Data Center, Edge Computing, IoT, Retail, retail technology

Credit to Author: Kevin Brown| Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2018 17:04:58 +0000

One thing we all have in common is that we shop. Some of us routinely order groceries online while others try on diamonds at Tiffany’s or test drive sports cars… Read more »

The post Seismic Shifts in Consumer Buying and Digitalization of Shopping Reveal How IOT and Edge Computing are Essential in the Changing Retail Scene appeared first on Schneider Electric Blog.

Independent Krebs

Money Laundering Via Author Impersonation on Amazon?

February 20, 2018 admin A Little Sunshine, Amazon, Createspace, Patrick Reames, Vyacheslav Grzhibovskiy, Web Fraud 2.0

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2018 11:51:12 +0000

Patrick Reames had no idea why Amazon.com sent him a 1099 form saying he’d made almost $24,000 selling books via Createspace, the company’s on-demand publishing arm. That is, until he searched the site for his name and discovered someone has been using it to peddle a $555 book that’s full of nothing but gibberish.

Kaspersky Security