January 31, 2026
Hello all, With most of the nation now firmly embraced in Winter’s ferocious icy grip, including longtime bastion of warmth, Florida, now engulfed in frigid air, it is a good time to find a toasty place to sit back and…
Tag China
January 3, 2026
Hello all, Welcome to 2026. So far it has been relatively quiet, unless you’re using a specific brand of Chinese network equipment, or SmarterMail. Otherwise, it has been a steady stream of new malware, exploits, and breaches to start the…
November 8, 2025
Hello All, I’ve been on vacation this week and away from the studio, so this video is going to be quite different from the usual report. Here are some notable items from last week to be aware of. And there’s…
October 25, 2025
Hello all, A popular axiom in computing circles is, “It’s always DNS.” On Monday it became painfully real for much of the internet as Amazon Web Services (AWS) US-East-1 zone fell victim to a Domain Name Service (DNS) issue and…
Q2 2025 Security Trends Report
Links to items mentioned in the video presentation. State Sponsored Breaches and Embedding Fake CAPTCHA, Malvertising, and Scareware via pop-ups Phishing, Spear-Phishing, Whaling, Vishing, Quishing, and Smishing …
April 12, 2025
Hello all, This past week was Patch Tuesday for Microsoft and several other vendors. Apparently feeling that it should be Patch Week instead of just one day, Juniper and VMware chose different days to unleash required fixes. There’s lots of…
February 1, 2025
(Select here for a video version of my opening commentary) Hello all, Unless your system administrators programmed your web and email filters to block it, the news of the week has been DeepSeek AI, the gains and pitfalls of this…
December 7, 2024
Hello all, It has been a busy week with security related news. The Chinese hack into telecommunication providers continues to dominate, with government agencies urging everyone to use encrypted messaging and communication apps and processes due to the depth and…
March 30, 2024
Hello all, This has been an interesting news-cycle week. An inordinate amount of electrons have been devoted to reporting about the Middle Kingdom’s activities and citizens. China is under scrutiny for an assortment of cyber-attacks and fear is growing regarding…