Serious Security – How ‘special case’ code blew a hole in OpenSMTPD
Patch now before you receive a message that’s more than just bad news! ——– Free High Security Email from Sigma
UN hacked via unpatched SharePoint server
UN staffers: the “entire domain” was probably compromised by an attacker who was lurking on the UN’s networks. ——– Free High Security […]
US Interior Dept extends drone grounding over foreign hacking fears
The DOI has doubled down on a previous order, keeping the agency’s drones grounded for another 30 days for a more in-depth […]
Financial tech firms disagree on ban of customer data screen-scraping
They use it to offer things like budgeting apps. It puts passwords and privacy at risk, but some say they can’t afford […]
Facebook to pay $550m to settle face-tagging suit
A class-action lawsuit against Facebook for the use of its tag suggestions feature looks like it’s finally done churning through the courts. […]
Friday Squid Blogging: The Pterosaur Ate Squid
New research: “Pterosaurs ate soft-bodied cephalopods (Coleiodea).” News article. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the […]
NSA Security Awareness Posters
From a FOIA request, over a hundred old NSA security awareness posters. Here are the BBC’s favorites. Here are Motherboard’s favorites. I […]
U.S. Department of Interior Grounding All Drones
The Department of Interior is grounding all non-emergency drones due to security concerns: The order comes amid a spate of warnings and […]
What It’s Like to Be a CISO: Check Point Security Leader Weighs In
Jony Fischbein shares the concerns and practices that are top-of-mind in his daily work leading security at Check Point Software. ——– Free […]
‘George’ the Most Popular Password That’s a Name
A new study of stolen passwords reflects the consequences of password overload. ——– Free High Security Email from Sigma