Down The Security Rabbithole

In this episode... Vizio is getting sued, over data their TVs collect? James provided security tips on the local news station and one of those tips was around the privacy details of your gadgets Companies need to be considering what they are doing with their data At what point does data go from an asset to a liability? Do companies understand the difference? http://www.consumerreports.org/lcd-led-oled-tvs/vizio-sued-for-smart-tv-data-sharing Wyndham settles (caves to) the FTC Agrees to legally be bound to do things they should already be doing .. ? 20 years of audits Interesting ending to the long saga, assuming the courts approve https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2015/12/wyndham-settles-ftc-charges-it-unfairly-placed-consumers-payment The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) admits to using 0day vulnerabilities Why is anyone surprised? Goes to a question of trust, and that's it. Are these being found anyway through programs like bug bounties? http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/news