---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <9bc19008-80bd-f1b7-dd9f-8b1cab156f80@horne.net> Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2018 21:38:30 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Will the end of net neutrality be a security nightmare? Effects of the net neutrality repeal are hard to predict, but there could be additional costs for using endpoint security tools if data rates rise. Best advice: Stay the course on security for now. By Terena Bell <https://www.csoonline.com/author/Terena-Bell/> The end of net neutrality might mean third-party browser tracking, the deprivatization of online transactions, spyware on your phone, and more. At least that's what Dr. Kenneth Williams claims. Williams is director of the American Public University System (APUS) Center for Cyber Defense. When asked how net neutrality's end could cause all this doom and gloom, the explanation requires a few steps: "When net neutrality ends, [antimalware software] providers are now at a higher cost to service providers," he begins. This, in turn, could raise the cost of internet access for users who want to maintain the data safeguards their internet service provider (ISP) used before. https://www.csoonline.com/article/3251070/internet/will-the-end-of-net-neutrality-be-a-security-nightmare.html -- Bill Horne ------------------------------ Message-ID: <4335cf36-6807-4858-840b-16f87f170dfb@horne.net> Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2018 21:35:32 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Net Neutrality Fight Shifts To The States Some state officials want to take action to protect their residents against the FCC's decision to repeal net neutrality. By Jenni Bergal <http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/about/jenni-bergal> While Congress wrestles with whether to restore net neutrality rules after the Federal Communications Commission scrapped them last month, a growing number of states have decided to take on the issue themselves. Legislators in at least 15 states, from California to Rhode Island, have introduced bills that would create state net neutrality laws or use other approaches to require that internet service providers follow net neutrality requirements in some way to ensure an open and equal internet. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/net-neutrality-fight-shifts-to-the-states_us_5a68ab8de4b0778013de4e3c -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <B1B6EC3D-16E4-4A64-B6B4-2CF6C5E1A7B2@roscom.com> Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2018 19:52:15 -0500 From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com> Subject: More than 2,000 WordPress websites are infected with a keylogger More than 2,000 WordPress websites are infected with a keylogger Malicious script logs passwords and just about anything else admins or visitors type. By Dan Goodin More than 2,000 websites running the open source WordPress content management system are infected with malware, researchers warned late last week. The malware in question logs passwords and just about anything else an administrator or visitor types. The keylogger is part of a malicious package that also installs an in-browser cryptocurrency miner that's surreptitiously run on the computers of people visiting the infected sites. Data provided by website search service PublicWWW showed that, as of Monday afternoon, the package was running on 2,092 sites. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/01/more-than-2000-wordpress-websites-are-infected-with-a-keylogger/ ------------------------------ Message-ID: <B6AD4EDC-BA41-42D4-9A65-1DE160F91606@roscom.com> Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2018 20:56:40 -0500 From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com> Subject: Huawei loses another carrier deal as spying fears impede its US growth Following AT&T's lead, now Verizon has dropped plans to sell the Chinese phones. By Peter Bright Huawei is the world's third biggest smartphone company - behind Samsung and Apple - and sells phones across the globe. But the Chinese company is virtually unknown in the US. Allegations of stolen intellectual property and spying have dogged Huawei, impeding its efforts to expand its US reach. Earlier this month, "political pressure" was reported to have derailed an agreement between Huawei and AT&T that would have seen the carrier selling the smartphone company's hardware. Bloomberg is now reporting that Verizon, too, has dropped its plans to sell Huawei phones, including the new Mate 10 Pro. Huawei will still sell phones directly to consumers, and they'll work on US networks. But without the promotion and subsidy that carrier partnerships offer, significant sales volumes are unlikely. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/01/spying-fears-and-political-pressure-cost-huawei-another-carrier-deal/ ------------------------------ Message-ID: <65c6a0e9-36b6-8c93-a288-e8ccae552862@horne.net> Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2018 21:41:08 -0500 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: How Will Net Neutrality Changes Affect Higher Education? By Michael Sano <https://www.edsurge.com/writers/michael-sano> Is the FCC's decision to end net neutrality the beginning of a new era of net discrimination? That was the question underlying much of our #DLNchat on Tuesday, January 23 when we asked ... *How Will Net Neutrality Changes Affect Higher Ed?* There was wide agreement that upcoming changes to net neutrality open the doors to potential discrimination of internet access. The consensus was that those who are most vulnerable are students, particularly those who may already have limited access to higher education. Bryan Alexander put it well, "As income inequality continues to rise, and as education plays a powerful role in helping inequality grow, ending net neutrality just accelerates things." https://www.edsurge.com/news/2018-01-25-dlnchat-how-will-net-neutrality-changes-affect-higher-education -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <37236865-D6C5-463E-A17E-783B35961FB1@roscom.com> Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2018 21:02:34 -0500 From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com> Subject: Report: Apple making fewer iPhone X models due to weak demand Thursday's earning report may tell us more about iPhone X sales so far. By Valentina Palladino Apple's $1,000 iPhone X has apparently proven to be a hard sell for many. According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, Apple will cut its planned production of its flagship iPhone through March by half, from the 40 million handsets originally planned to 20 million, which the paper speculates is due to "weaker-than-expected" demand. In addition to cutting the number of handsets made, Apple also reportedly cut orders for components needed to make the iPhone X by 60 percent. Ars has reached out to Apple for further comment and will update if we hear back. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/01/report-apple-making-fewer-iphone-xs-due-to-weak-demand/ ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Thu, 01 Feb 2018