August 2017

National Security August 30, 2017

Intel’s Secret Backdoor Can Now Be Turned Off

Intel has incorporated a System on a Chip (SOC) known as the Intel Management Engine. The Intel Management Engine acts as a computer that sits on top of the microprocessor and is connected to the…

National Security August 18, 2017

Raspberry Pi That Controls SCADA Systems and Pace Makers now Has an Important Security Update

Everyone in control of this platform at work or in government should make sure systems are patched tomorrow. Congratulations to the Brits for fixing the problems and publicly acknowledging the issues and concluding with a…

Malware August 16, 2017

Turn Off WiFi Now To Protect Your Networks from Attack

Broad Pwnage – WiFi everywhere is vulnerable to Association Attacks Last month, Google and Apple released security patches to protect against the WiFi hopping “BroadPwn” vulnerability inherent in more than a billion devices. After spending…

Public Safety August 10, 2017

UK’s NHS Likely Compromised Due to Broadpwn Vulnerability on Raspberry Pi MediPi

WannaCry wreaked havoc on the UK NHS Possibly Because of BroadPwn Vulnerable Raspberry Pi Computers Reporter Rebecca McBeth wrote a story last year about the UK’s NHS adoption of the Raspberry Pi MediPi open source…

National Security August 10, 2017

Raspberry Pi Patch to protect against BroadPwn pre-released

Pre-Release Fix to Broadcom “BroadPwn” Chip on Raspberry Pi Computers Now Available Broadcom Wifi Chips in the BCM43xx family have been used widely in iPhones, Android phones, WiFi Access point routers and even Raspberry Pi…

Malware August 9, 2017

August Microsoft Security Updates Very Important To Apply Now

Make sure your computing devices are patched today! At no time in the history of known software vulnerabilities has it ever been more important to be vigilant about ensuring your computer devices have been fully…

Malware August 1, 2017

Most Newer Smart Phones Vulnerable to WiFi Worm

This week, wide spread reports have been published by many media outlets confirming what has long been suspected… most smart phones (Android and iPhones) are vulnerable to being hacked when they are connected to WiFi…

Lee Neubecker

CISSP, MBA, Cyber Security Professional & Computer Forensics Expert