Collaborate Disseminate
There’s a debate happening at the moment: Myspace vs. Facebook. Was it safer? Easier to use? More welcoming of sparkly gifs? We take a walk down memory lane and remind you that privacy and safety concerns plagued ye old social networks of yore.
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Most people want to know their instant messages are securely wrapped up—whether that’s for personal privacy or protecting business communications. There are a lot of solutions out there for better securing IMs.
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101
How-tos
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TLS 1.3 is nearly upon us, and with it comes a more secure way to do business online. We look at some of the changes coming into force soon.
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Security world
Technology
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Facebook is in the spotlight, as the recent Cambridge Analytica story involving millions of users’ data continues to melt news servers around the world. We strip away the complications and tell you exactly what happened, and why you may want to re… Continue reading What Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica problem means for your data
Scammers are using the good name of the recently deceased scientist Stephen Hawking to lure potential victims into a 419 scam, complete with a quiz and large cash prize for the winner.
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Cybercrime
Social engineering
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We take a look at how link rot risks turning every website into an unreachable island—locking crucial information away behind a plethora of broken links—and some of the security concerns that may arise as a result.
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101
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What happens to online accounts when we die? Not a cheerful subject by any stretch of the imagination, but the good news is there are options available—some, a little more sensible than others.
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101
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We take a look at the colossal DDoS attack on GitHub, the largest-ever on record. How did threat actors do it, and what can companies do to protect against it?
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Criminals
Threat analysis
Tags: ddosDDos attackGitHubmemcachedmemcrashe… Continue reading Massive DDoS attack washes over GitHub
Hear Lead Malware Intelligence Analyst Chris Boyd talk about 10 years of experience in security and research on the Human Factor podcast hosted by Jenny Radcliffe.
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101
FYI
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We take a look at what happens when one of the most popular DIY Deepfakes programs decides to monetise with a spot of coin mining. Surprise: it doesn’t end well.
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Security world
Technology
Tags: coin miningcoinhivecryptodeepfakedeepf… Continue reading Deepfakes FakeApp tool (briefly) includes cryptominer