5 major US wireless carriers vulnerable to SIM swapping attacks
When it comes to protection against this insidious type of scam, the telcos’ authentication procedures leave a lot be desired, a study […]
Is the Y2K bug alive after all?
One way to patch the millennium bug was to move it, rather than actually to fix it… are we looking at Y2.02K? […]
Hackers use system weakness to rattle doors on Citrix systems
Attackers are using a serious bug in Citrix products to scan the internet for weaknesses, according to experts. ——– Free High Security […]
Ransomware pounces on California schools, Las Vegas trounces attack
We’ll have one serving of whatever Las Vegas is eating and wish Pittsburg Unified School District good luck with getting unstuck. ——– […]
Fake-review purge: Facebook boots 188 groups, eBay bans 140 shills
After a poke from the UK’s watchdog, the companies promised to beef up filters to strain out those who write, buy and […]
Friday Squid Blogging: Stuffed Squid with Vegetables and Pancetta
A Croatian recipe. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that […]
Police Surveillance Tools from Special Services Group
Special Services Group, a company that sells surveillance tools to the FBI, DEA, ICE, and other US government agencies, has had its […]
Synopsys Buys Tinfoil
Tinfoil Security’s dynamic application and API security testing capabilities will be added to Synopsys Software Integrity Group. ——– Free High Security Email […]
Major Brazilian Bank Tests Homomorphic Encryption on Financial Data
The approach allowed researchers to use machine learning on encrypted data without first decrypting it. ——– Free High Security Email from Sigma
6 Unique InfoSec Metrics CISOs Should Track in 2020
You might not find these measurements on a standard cybersecurity department checklist. But they can help evaluate risks you haven’t even considered […]