Meet ‘Egregor,’ a New Ransomware Family to Watch
Egregor’s operators promise to decrypt victims’ files and provide security recommendations in exchange for ransom payment. ——– Free High Security Email from […]
Android Camera Bug Under the Microscope
Critical Android vulnerability CVE-2019-2234 could enable attackers to take control of a victim’s camera and take photos, record videos, and learn location. […]
‘Virtual Cyber Carnival’ Kicks off Cybersecurity Awareness Month
A new initiative will run throughout the month of October, invites the general public to play cybersecurity games (and win fabulous prizes). […]
3 Ways Data Breaches Accelerate the Fraud Supply Chain
The battle’s just beginning as bad actors glean more personal information from victims and use that data to launch larger attacks. ——– […]
Announcing the launch of the Android Partner Vulnerability Initiative
Posted by Kylie McRoberts, Program Manager and Alec Guertin, Security Engineer Google’s Android Security & Privacy team has launched the Android Partner […]
Serious Security: Phishing without links – when phishers bring along their own web pages
How do you “check the URL before you click” if the web page you’re visiting is already on your own computer? ——– […]
Friday Squid Blogging: After Squidnight
Review of a squid-related children’s book. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in […]
COVID-19 and Acedia
Note: This isn’t my usual essay topic. Still, I want to put it on my blog. Six months into the pandemic with […]
Researchers Adapt AI With Aim to Identify Anonymous Authors
At Black Hat Asia, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity researchers use neural networks to attempt to identify authors, but accuracy is still wanting. […]
Biometric Data Collection Demands Scrutiny of Privacy Law
An IT lawyer digs into the implications of collecting biometric data, why it can’t be anonymized, and what nations are doing about […]