U.S. government warns that sensitive data is being stolen from defence contractors

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and National Security Agency (NSA) have joined forces to publish a joint warning that Russian hackers have targeted defe… Continue reading U.S. government warns that sensitive data is being stolen from defence contractors

Smashing Security podcast #262: Macro progress, eyeball-tracking ads, and encryption backdoors

How does Microsoft hope to defeat the macro terror? How is the UK Government trying to influence the public’s opinion on end-to-end encryption? And what is MoviePass hoping to do with your eyeballs?

All this and much more is discussed in the latest … Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #262: Macro progress, eyeball-tracking ads, and encryption backdoors

Smashing Security podcast #262: Macro progress, eyeball-tracking ads, and encryption backdoors

How does Microsoft hope to defeat the macro terror? How is the UK Government trying to influence the public’s opinion on end-to-end encryption? And what is MoviePass hoping to do with your eyeballs?

All this and much more is discussed in the latest … Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #262: Macro progress, eyeball-tracking ads, and encryption backdoors

25 years on, Microsoft makes another stab at stopping macro malware

Bravo to Microsoft, because it sounds like they’re doing something to improve the security of Office users. Way back in 1995, Microsoft accidentally shipped a virus on CD ROM. At first Microsoft refused to call it a virus, preferring to call it a… Continue reading 25 years on, Microsoft makes another stab at stopping macro malware