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The state of Privacy & Security in the US

The Threat to our Security & Privacy Ockom is not politically leaning. In fact, we hire hackers of all gender, religious, and political views. We care only about their ability to do their job. We want the best. When we engage with a client, we do not care their religious, political, or social views. …

Parler

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The state of Privacy & Security in the US
The state of Privacy & Security in the US
Parler

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Mar 7, 2022

Google Chrome Vulnerabilities

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Google Chrome, the most severe of which could allow for arbitrary code execution. Successful exploitation of the most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the browser. …

Cve

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Google Chrome Vulnerabilities
Google Chrome Vulnerabilities
Cve

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Published in OCKOM

·Mar 5, 2021

How to Disable COVID-19 Tracking on iOS

Get the latest update from Apple? Worried you’re getting tracked thanks to their new API? https://developer.apple.com/documentation/exposurenotification/ Well, it comes disabled to begin with, but you might want to always make sure. Step 1 Navigate to Settings and click on `Privacy`:

Lifehacks

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How to Disable COVID-19 Tracking on iOS
How to Disable COVID-19 Tracking on iOS
Lifehacks

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Published in OCKOM

·Mar 5, 2021

How To Disable Webcam on macOS Catalina

Before the macOS update 10.15.1 or “Catalina”, disabling the web camera on a Mac was pretty straightforward. Disable SIP, change some perms or delete some files/folders, reboot and enable SIP again. Now, it’s a little more complex. When you upgraded to Catalina, it created an entirely new read-only volume where…

Mac

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How To Disable Webcam on macOS Catalina
How To Disable Webcam on macOS Catalina
Mac

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Published in OCKOM

·Dec 3, 2020

Google Suspended Us for No Masks

Recently, Google notified one of our business admins to update our business listing on Google. When they went to update it, it popped up a questionnaire about COVID related updates to your business. Seemingly to help the public know what rules your business had in place. Generally pretty helpful (especially…

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Published in OCKOM

·Sep 29, 2020

Quantum Computing Education in K-12

According to the National Science Foundation, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and NSF are spearheading the National Q-12 Education Partnership with industry and academia to provide training and tools to students for development of the future quantum workforce. This initiative expands quantum education to students in middle and high school across the country. NSF expands quantum education to students nationwide in collaboration with industry and academic leadersNational Science Foundation — Where Discoveries BeginNational Science Foundation — Where Discoveries BeginNational Science FoundationResearch.gov [https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/announcements/080520.jsp]

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Published in OCKOM

·Sep 25, 2020

NSA Guidance on Selecting an MFA Solution

The NSA has released guidance and a list of Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) providers and their associated Authenticator Assurance Levels (AAL’s). This comes as a response to government workers who use Personal Identity Verification (PIV) cards normally to authenticate, and cannot due to working from home. https://media.defense.gov/2020/Sep/22/2002502665/-1/-1/0/CSI_MULTIFACTOR_AUTHENTICATION_SOLUTIONS_UOO17091520.PDF NSA MFA DevicesThis comes on the heels of NISTs update to SP 800–63–3 “Digital Identity Guidelines”. [https://pages.nist.gov/800-63-3/] While this is targeted to the government and industry partners, it is ideal for civilian organization to consider when implementing a MFA or 2FA. In particular, the NIST special publication provides clear and concise guidance on selecting a provider based risk levels and requirements. For example, they have the below diagram which helps users select the appropriate Identity Assurance Levels (IAL): Selecting IAL

Nsa

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Nsa

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Published in OCKOM

·Sep 23, 2020

We’re Quitting Twitter

In case you have noticed, Twitter has become dumb. And that is putting it nicely. And if the unfettered bias of the Twitter staff and their woke mob allegiance (yes, we’re calling it as it is) wasn’t enough, their [lack of] privacy is worse. See EFF if you need some…

Privacy

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Privacy

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Published in OCKOM

·Jun 4, 2020

The DoNotPay App SCAM

We’ve seen several promotions for this app from reputable sources, so we wanted to come out and clarify some things about the app. While it’s not a “scam” per se, it is rather misleading and you have to read the fine print closely. There’s a few given red flags: 🚩 You are required to connect your bank to set up Now…

Scam

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The DoNotPay App SCAM
The DoNotPay App SCAM
Scam

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Published in OCKOM

·Jun 3, 2020

GE Time Sync Clock Exploit

Back in May, Sr. Researcher Ehab Hussein if IOActive, found an exploit on the GE Reason RT clocks which allows for sensitive data exposure and arbitrary code execution. Yesterday, CERT released the advisory on it, and it maintained a CVSS of 9.6. GE Grid Solutions Reason RT Clocks | CISA1…

Ics

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Ics

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