Jeremy Kirk

Managing Editor, Security and Technology, ISMG

Kirk is a veteran journalist who has reported from more than a dozen countries. Based in Sydney, he is Managing Editor for Security and Technology for Information Security Media Group. Prior to ISMG, he worked from London and Sydney covering computer security and privacy for International Data Group. Further back, he covered military affairs from Seoul, South Korea, and general assignment news for his hometown paper in Illinois.

Australia Considers How to Approach Pandemic Contacts Tracing

Jeremy Kirk • April 8, 2020

Australia is investigating how it can leverage data to slow the spread of COVID-19. This raises myriad privacy and security questions, including whether the public would embrace such a system and how long it should be in place.

Researcher Finds Flaws in HP's Software Assistant Tool

Jeremy Kirk • April 6, 2020

A security researcher found 10 flaws within HP's Software Assistant Tool, which is installed across HP's desktop and laptop computers. Bill Demirkapi, who found the flaws, says the software is risky because only seven of the flaws have been patched by HP.

Australian Kids' Smartwatch Maker Hit By Same Bug Again

Jeremy Kirk • April 2, 2020

An Australian company that sells a GPS tracking smartwatch for kids accidently exposed personal data a second time. But this time around, it has not notified users about the bug, which also could have been used to spoof the location of children.

Zoom Contacts Feature Leaks Email Addresses, Photos

Jeremy Kirk • April 1, 2020

Popular teleconferencing software Zoom is continuing to fall under scrutiny as questions are raised over its privacy and security practices. The latest issue: a feature that inadvertently reveals strangers' email addresses and profile photos.

Zoom Stops Transferring Data by Default to Facebook

Jeremy Kirk • March 30, 2020

Zoom has apologized for sharing large sets of user data by default with Facebook, blaming the social network's software development kit, which it has removed from its iOS app. With COVID-19 driving unprecedented levels of remote working, video conferencing software is under the privacy and security microscope.

Let's Encrypt: We Won't Revoke All Certificates Right Now

Jeremy Kirk • March 6, 2020

Let's Encrypt is going to take a softer approach to resolving the impacts from a bug in its systems that issues free TLS certificates. It will hold off revoking about 1 million certificates until those certificates either expire or are replaced.

DoppelPaymer Ransomware Slams Supplier to Boeing and Tesla

Jeremy Kirk • March 3, 2020

Visser Precision, a U.S. manufacturer that supplies Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Tesla and SpaceX, appears to have been hit by the DoppelPaymer ransomware gang, which has begun leaking internal data and threatening to leak more unless the victim pays a ransom.

Israeli Marketing Company Exposes Contacts Database

Jeremy Kirk • February 27, 2020

An Israeli marketing company left the authentication credentials for a database online, exposing more than 140 GB worth of names, email addresses and phone numbers. The exposure was found by a U.S.-based security specialist who became frustrated after receiving unwanted marketing messages over SMS.

Australia Warns Finance Sector of DDoS Threats

Jeremy Kirk • February 26, 2020

Australia's financial sector should brace for the potential of distributed denial-of-service attacks, the nation's top cyber agency has warned, pointing to threats from a group called the "Silence Hacking Crew."

New Mexico Sues Google Over Children's Privacy

Jeremy Kirk • February 24, 2020

New Mexico is suing Google, alleging the company violates a federal child privacy law by collecting the personal data of students younger than age 13 without their parents' consent. Google rejects the lawsuit's claims, saying they are "factually incorrect."

Facilities Maintenance Firm Recovering From Malware Attack

Jeremy Kirk • February 21, 2020

ISS World, a global facilities maintenance company based in Denmark, says it's gradually restoring its systems after a malware attack on Monday. The company says it has identified the root cause but has not said if ransomware was involved.

Amazon's Ring Mandates Two-Factor Authentication

Jeremy Kirk • February 19, 2020

Amazon's Ring is mandating the use of two-factor authentication for all users, a move designed to help stop creepy takeovers of the web-connected home security cameras. A passcode will be sent to a user's email address or by SMS.

Coding Flaw Exposes Voter Details for 6.5 Million Israelis

Jeremy Kirk • February 11, 2020

Israel's voter registration database - comprising close to 6.5 million people - was exposed to the internet because of an elementary coding flaw in an election application. It's unclear how long the exposure lasted or if bad actors accessed the data.

Facebook's Privacy Practices Targeted by Canadian Regulator

Jeremy Kirk • February 10, 2020

Canada's privacy commissioner is taking Facebook to court to try to force the social network to make specific changes to its privacy practices. The regulator has no power to issue fines or binding orders, meaning it must petition the federal court to force Facebook to make changes.

Report: Iowa Caucus App Vulnerable to Hacking

Jeremy Kirk • February 6, 2020

A review of the mobile app that malfunctioned during Iowa's critical tally of the Democratic Party's caucus has uncovered a security vulnerability, ProPublica reports. Security firm Veracode says the app insecurely sends data, but it did not provide more details.

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