Cloudflare Reports that Almost 7% of All Internet Traffic Is Malicious
6.8%, to be precise. From ZDNet: However, Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks continue to be cybercriminals’ weapon of choice, making up […]
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Hello, is it me you’re looking for? How scammers get your phone number
Your humble phone number is more valuable than you may think. Here’s how it could fall into the wrong hands – and […]
Sophos Firewall: Secure by Design
Sophos Firewall has been designed from the start with security in mind. ————— Free Unlimited, Encrypted, Anti Snoop & Ad Free Email […]
Hacking Scientific Citations
Some scholars are inflating their reference counts by sneaking them into metadata: Citations of scientific work abide by a standardized referencing system: […]
Researchers: Weak Security Defaults Enabled Squarespace Domains Hijacks
At least a dozen organizations with domain names at domain registrar Squarespace saw their websites hijacked last week. Squarespace bought all assets […]
Should ransomware payments be banned? – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
The issue of whether to ban ransomware payments is a hotly debated topic in cybersecurity and policy circles. What are the implications […]
Friday Squid Blogging: 1994 Lair of Squid Game
I didn’t know: In 1994, Hewlett-Packard released a miracle machine: the HP 200LX pocket-size PC. In the depths of the device, among […]
Crooks Steal Phone, SMS Records for Nearly All AT&T Customers
AT&T Corp. disclosed today that a new data breach has exposed phone call and text message records for roughly 110 million people […]
The NSA Has a Long-Lost Lecture by Adm. Grace Hopper
The NSA has a video recording of a 1982 lecture by Adm. Grace Hopper titled “Future Possibilities: Data, Hardware, Software, and People.” […]
Understanding IoT security risks and how to mitigate them | Cybersecurity podcast
As security challenges loom large on the IoT landscape, how can we effectively counter the risks of integrating our physical and digital […]