Are you running a MongoDB or know someone that is?  It may be time to make sure it's patched and configured correctly. Last Monday a security researcher identified nearly 200 instances of MongoDB installations that have been erased and held for ransom, asking victims to pay hefty ransoms for the data to be restored. By Tuesday, this number reached approximately 2,000 databases and by Friday this count reached 10,500.

A must read if you own a D-Link router or webcam as they are under fire from the Federal Trade Commission for not doing enough to secure its products, including connected home devices —a threat Apple has countered via secure authentication chips in HomeKit-certified hardware

There are claims by two anonymous researchers in which they found a way to bypass the activation lock feature in iOS. I have not personally tried this yet, but plan to and will report back at that time. However, it's important to know in the meantime. 

Their attack focuses on buffer overload. One of the few things allowed from the activation lock screen is connecting to a Wi-Fi network. It's said that by crashing the service that enforces the lock screen by entering very long strings of characters in the WPA2-Enterprise username and password fields and in time freezing. He then proceeded to use an Apple smart cover to put the device to sleep and reopen after a few seconds later the Wifi screen crashes to the home screen bypassing the activation lock.

IBM today opened its new security headquarters in Kendall Square in Cambridge, MA, with what the company is calling the first commercial cyber range.

A cyber range is a networked environment used for security testing. It's more common amongst military or military contractors. IBM's Setup has been named X-Force Command. It is a massive setup consisting of 36 operators stations providing realistic simulations of a cyber crisis.

I Geek out just a bit on this stuff.