10 Mar 2021
By Mary

InfoSec News Nuggets 03/10/2021

Stalkers won’t be able to track victims via hidden AirTags It won’t be possible for someone to hide an AirTag on you and track your location without permission. iPhones will notify their users if one of Apple’s item tracker tags is moving along with them. AirTags haven’t been formally announced, but the latest iOS 14.5 beta adds an “Items” tab to the built-in Find My application so users can search for these tags. A setting in the…
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24 Nov 2020
By Mary

InfoSec News Nuggets 11/24/2020

Apple accuses Facebook of 'disregard for user privacy' Apple has criticised Facebook for trying to “collect as much data as possible” from users, saying it will push ahead with its planned launch of a new privacy feature despite objections from the advertising industry. The company’s director of global privacy, Jane Horvath, made the criticism in a letter to a coalition of privacy groups, reassuring them that the feature, which will require users to actively allow developers to…
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18 Jun 2020
By Mary

InfoSec News Nuggets 6/18/2020

SPACEX INTERNET SERVICE STARLINK ASKS FOR PEOPLE TO TRY IT OUT SpaceX has announced that it is looking for beta testers for its Starlink low-earth orbit internet service. The company, owned by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, was launched in 2015, with the first prototype satellites launched in 2018. Since then, the company has launched a host of new satellites from Nasa's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. There are currently 540 Starlink satellites in orbit. Eventually, they will form part…
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15 Jun 2020
By Mary

InfoSec News Nuggets 6/15/2020

Microsoft Joins Ban on Sale of Facial Recognition Tech to Police Microsoft is joining Amazon and IBM when it comes to halting the sale of facial recognition technology to police departments. In a statement released Thursday by Microsoft President Brad Smith, he said the ban would stick until federal laws regulating the technology’s use were put in place. “We will not sell facial recognition tech to police in the U.S. until there is a national…
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22 Oct 2019
By Mary

InfoSec News Nuggets 10/22/2019

1 - Open AWS buckets expose more than 200K CVs at two online recruitment firms Unsecured AWS servers belonging to two online recruitment firms – U.S.-based Authentic Jobs and Sonic Jobs in the U.K. – have exposed more than 250,000 CVs of job candidates. Unsecured AWS servers belonging to two online recruitment firms – U.S.-based Authentic Jobs and Sonic Jobs in the U.K. – have exposed more than 250,000 CVs of job candidates.   2…
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