Category: Device Security

Based on a report from Bitglass, more than 1/4 of all data breaches over the past decade involved a lost or stolen device containing corporate data.  This exceeded the 13% due to insiders, 14% due to unintended disclosure and 19% due to active hacking. Some of these numbers can be a bit misleading from the […]

A small 4″x4″x2″ device called GrayKey from Grayshift has been topping the shopping list for law enforcement organizations across the US.  For $15,000 the device can be used to crack iPhone security through GrayKey unlocking on up to 300 devices to access information stored on the device.  For $30,000 that 300 unlock limit is removed, […]

Law enforcement agencies in the US operate under a set of rules which limit the situations in which they can legally access information on personal devices.  This is a fairly short list, but many professionals today are in at least one of these device access situations several times in their lifetime. Warrant The best known, and […]

If you have a TV or set-top box which can stream content over the internet, your device and personal information may be vulnerable through security flaws according to a recent study published by Consumer Reports.  That vulnerable smart tv is really a special purpose computer with an internet connection. The rapid deployment of smarter devices […]