Ah yes, the default password. As some of you may know, almost every device from a printer, to a router to an ATM, has some form of default username and password. Sometimes people don't realize that they can change their passwords. Others don't realize that some devices (like routers) can be reset if someone has physical access to it. Its critical that when you get a device with a default username and password, that you change the password, at minimum. If you can, also change the username as well. What you don't want is someone coming along and downloading a manual, getting the default username and password, then simply logging in.. Funny thing, was that BMO recently … [Read more...]
Today people are having “Heart Attacks” over the “Heartbeat” in OpenSSL.
[Update: April 9, 2014] - It seems even the Canadian Federal Government is vulnerable.. As we stated yesterday, we fully expect that the next few days will see some major announcements similar to this. The fallout from this very large vulnerability will continue for a long while to come. http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/revenue-canada-shuts-website-to-head-off-heartbleed-bug-1.2603742 Original Article: So today, is not a good day to be in the IT Security industry. OpenSSL, a massive player in the security of a large number of sites on the internet has a problem. A bug was discovered where effectively usernames and passwords that were thought to be secure and private, were not. There … [Read more...]
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