Collaborate Disseminate
Watch out for Santas wearing hoodies! A rogue employee takes down WebEx for thousands of people, and Apple forces apps to show a privacy health warning.
All this and much much more is discussed in the final episode of the “Smashing Security” podcast… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #209: Vengeful ex-staff, bad Santas, and iOS app nutrition facts
Norwegian shipping and cruise line Hurtigruten has revealed it is the latest maritime firm to suffer at the hands of cybercriminals, following a crippling ransomware attack that it sustained leaving its systems down around the world.
Read more in my… Continue reading Cruise line operator Hurtigruten crippled in ransomware attack
The United States Department of Commerce, Treasury, State Department, National Institutes of Health, Homeland Security, and Pentagon have had their networks compromised in what appears to have been a massive supply-chain attack on American government s… Continue reading Up to 18,000 SolarWinds customers installed poisoned update that could allow state-sponsored attack
They say buying a house is one of the most stressful things that you might experience in your life (along with getting divorced, or dealing with the death of a loved one).
So you probably don’t want ransomware throwing a spanner in the works if you’… Continue reading House purchases in Hackney fall through following cyber attack against council
Following the popularity of the YouTube livestream we did to celebrate 200 episodes of the “Smashing Security” podcast a couple of months ago, Carole Theriault and I have made the bold and some would say foolhardy decision to hold a live Christmas part… Continue reading You’re invited to the “Smashing Security” Christmas party!
Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at Recorded Future. Thanks to the great team there for their support! There has never been a better time than 2020 to be a cybercriminal. From extortion ransomware to cyberespionage campai… Continue reading These free tools from Recorded Future can make you a security intelligence expert
The same username and password was shared with all employees… and the entire internet.
Continue reading After police raid on COVID-19 whistleblower, it’s revealed password was publicly posted on Florida Department of Health’s website
It’s time to say a final “Goodbye” to Flash.
(Or should that be “Good riddance”?)
With earlier this week seeing the final scheduled release of Flash Player, Adobe has confirmed that it will no longer be supporting the software after December 31 2… Continue reading Goodbye to Flash – if you’re still running it, uninstall Flash Player now
It’s time to say a final “Goodbye” to Flash. (Or should that be “Good riddance”?) With earlier this week seeing the final scheduled release of Flash Player, Adobe has confirmed that it will no longer be supporting the software after December 31 2020, a… Continue reading Goodbye to Flash – if you’re still running it, uninstall Flash Player now
Was hidden treasure found with help from a hack? What security lessons can be learnt from a controversial police raid in Florida? And are you ready for safer online get-togethers this Christmas?
All this and much much more is discussed in the latest… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #208: Hidden treasure, COVID tracker trauma, and happy holidays with IoT