Vehicle hacking is here
You might remember the infamous Jeep hack last year, in 2015. In a scary demonstration, Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek demonstrated their ability to remotely control almost everything, including steering and braking.
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SWIFT bank transfer network hacked
Banks have agreements with certain other banks in the network, and so when a payment instruction is received, payments are made. In theory, outsiders shouldn't have access and so SWIFT should be difficult to hack.
Short URLs expose cloud security holes
Many companies store confidential documents in the cloud, often unknown to companies themselves. Individuals simply use cloud-based services for collaboration because they are convenient.
Vendor trust and the Internet of Things
Unfortunately, security and privacy are not necessarily high priorities for many technology companies. There are also the issues of licensing and supply of services, which come down to vendor trust.
Encryption debate rolls on
The San Bernardino court case may be over, but the encryption debate is still very much alive.
Draft US senate encryption bill leaked
A draft of the US senate encryption bill has been leaked, and it makes for unpleasant reading. It's called the Compliance with Court Orders Act of 2016.
WhatsApp is now fully encrypted
WhatsApp was acquired by Facebook a couple of years ago, and they have just announced that their messenger application is now fully encrypted, end-to-end.
Major version release of CompleteFTP
We've recently released CompleteFTP 9.0, and it has many enhancements and fixes that are explained in more detail below.
Snoopers' charter update
The UK's now infamous "snoopers' charter" (officially the Investigatory Powers Bill) was debated in parliament recently and has proceeded to the committee stage.
FBI unlocks iPhone without Apple
Last week we reported that the FBI thought that they may be able to unlock the infamous iPhone without the help of Apple. Apparently, they were approached by a third party who had a solution.