As soon as you put your finger on there, it starts scanning, so its ready and acting very quickly, says Stephen Cobb, senior security researcher at cybersecurity firm ESET, which wrote about two of the bogus apps Monday. Someone cleverly figured out they could use the way thats implemented to g
Date: Dec 04, 2018
Category: Headlines
Source: Google
Cyborgs at Work: Employees Getting Implanted with Microchips
"One of the things you see from the Pew study, as you drill down in security knowledge, the numbers really do drop off," said Stephen Cobb, security researcher for anti-virus software firm ESET. "I was disappointed that only 33 percent were aware of what the's' in 'https' meant."
The finehas caughtthe interest of people like Stephen Cobb, a senior researcher in the San Diego office of ESET, an international security company. Cobb discussed the FTC action during an interview Tuesday.
Date: Feb 12, 2017
Category: Sci/Tech
Source: Google
Oops: TV news anchor's report accidentally sets off viewers' Amazon Echo Dots
These devices dont recognize your specific voice and so then we have the situations where you have a guest staying or you have a child who is talking and accidentally order something because the device isnt aware that its a child versus a parent, Stephen Cobb, senior security researcher for ESE
Date: Jan 11, 2017
Category: Sci/Tech
Source: Google
Check if you were hit by the massive 'Avalanche' cybercrime ring
Companies and consumers should take this opportunity to scan their systems for the different families of malware that the Avalanche botnet distributed, said ESET senior security researcher, Stephen Cobb.
Date: Dec 02, 2016
Category: Sci/Tech
Source: Google
What you need to know about the botnet that broke the internet
default username and password on the devices you connect to the Internet can go a long way in reducing exposure. Figuring out how to do it, though, can be a little trickier than changing the password on your bank accounts or social media accounts, admits Stephen Cobb, senior security researcher at ESET.
Date: Oct 26, 2016
Category: Sci/Tech
Source: Google
Dyn DDoS attack: How hackers may have hijacked your PVR to cripple the internet
If [the device] connects through your home router, that needs to be properly configured. Changing the default user name and password is a good start, ESET senior security researcher Stephen Cobb told Global News.
Date: Oct 24, 2016
Source: Google
Scorpene leaks: Pakistan and China spy agencies seek leaked documents even as more data surface
ESET security researcher Stephen Cobb told IBTimes UK, "Cyberespionage has been a constant threat ever since companies started using the Internet. And even before that there were plenty of efforts to penetrate government networks. Too often the level of cybersecurity at government agencies and contr
Date: Aug 26, 2016
Source: Google
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Paul Smith's College - Assoc. Outdoor Recreation, Paul Smith's College - BS R.A.T.E., Aurora University - MS Recreation Admin
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Stephen Cobb
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The Future And You (podcast) - Futurist, Magazine Columnist, Author, Artist, Podcaster
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Stephen Euin Cobb is an author, columnist, futurist, artist, transhumanist and host of the award-winning podcast about the future called The Future and You.
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Cobb Criminal Defense Law Firm - Board Certified Criminal Trial Law Specialist