Collaborate Disseminate
We take a look at the stinky backside of surveillance, gas about the latest video-conferencing threats, and jump into the murky world of 5G conspiracy theories.
All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Secur… Continue reading Smashing Security #173: 5G fiascos, Zoom gloom, and butt biometrics
This weekend rumours circulated that the Nintendo Switch video game “Cooking Mama: Cookstar” contained code that would secretly hijack the game console’s processing power to mine for cryptocurrency.
Probably not the kind of think you … Continue reading Crazy cryptomining Cooking Mama rumours spread as game pulled from Nintendo Switch online store
A vulnerability researcher has received a bug bounty after discovering security holes in Apple’s software that could allow malicious parties to hijack an iPhone or Mac user’s camera and spy upon them.
Read more in my article on the Hot for … Continue reading Hacking the iOS/macOS webcam – Apple pays out $75,000 to bug hunter
A vulnerability researcher has received a bug bounty after discovering security holes in Apple’s software that could allow malicious parties to hijack an iPhone or Mac user’s camera and spy upon them. Bug hunter Ryan Pickren is richer to th… Continue reading Hacking the iOS/macOS webcam – Apple pays out $75,000 to bug hunter
Having suddenly found itself with a gigantic increase in usage, Zoom was facing a crisis. It risked losing a large amount of the goodwill it had received because of revelations about its less-than-perfect attitude towards security and privacy.
Lets hop… Continue reading Zoom promises to improve its security and privacy as usage (and concern) soars
Carole details how companies are spying on their stay-at-home workers, Mikko Hyppönen discusses the trustworthiness of video chat apps, and Graham gets embarrassed when he admits he’s bought a Facebook Portal for his in-laws.
All this and much mu… Continue reading Smashing Security #172: UncleF***Face
In case you’ve lost the Zoom meeting ID for today’s UK Cabinet meeting, here it is.
Continue reading The UK Cabinet is meeting on Zoom… here’s the meeting ID
In recent days warnings have spread rapidly across social networking sites that the Houseparty app – which makes it easy for anyone to drop in for a video chat with friends locked down during the Coronavirus pandemic – is unsafe.
But is the… Continue reading Has Houseparty been hacked? $1 million reward offered to unearth who is behind widespread claims
The aim of Cyber Volunteers 19 (CV19) is to help people volunteer their IT security expertise and services to health services, during the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic.
Continue reading Cyber volunteers needed to help protect our health services during the Coronavirus outbreak
Last week I was delighted to be invited onto ITPro.TV’s “Technado” show with Don Pezet, Justin Dennison, and Peter VanRysdam to discuss anything and everything that’s going on in the tech world.
So, if you have wondered what the… Continue reading I made a guest appearance on Technado, talking cybersecurity from the safety of my shed