Collaborate Disseminate
Yet another instance of a Facebook app putting innocent users’ sensitive private data at risk has been uncovered.
Continue reading Four-million Facebook users’ data wide open for anyone to download for years
Kaspersky Lab has announced that it is moving some of its core infrastructure from Russia to Switzerland.
Continue reading Kaspersky Lab plays Swiss gambit in attempt to assuage Russian spying fears
The Efail attack on encrypted emails is sneaky, but it doesn’t seem to be all that it’s hyped up to be.
Continue reading Despite Efail, the sky is not falling
Brace yourself, there’s a security scare involving encrypted email that could see your past sensitive messages exposed.
It’s name? “Efail.”
Continue reading Critical vulnerabilities in PGP/GPG and S/MIME email encryption, warn researchers
Please don’t be tempted to try any of these text bomb attack out on anyone else, even as a prank. It’s simply not funny.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Continue reading Text bombs and ‘Black Dots of Death’ plague WhatsApp and iMessage users
If you believed all the headlines you would think the problem is more serious than it really is. “Beware the ‘Black Dot of Death’ that will obliterate your iPhone with one text message”, reads The Metro newspaper. “Warning… Continue reading Text bombs and “Black Dots of Death” plague WhatsApp and iMessage users
This month’s Patch Tuesday bundle of updates from Microsoft included a fix for a critical vulnerability that has been actively exploited by at least one hacking gang in targeted attacks.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
Continue reading Zero-day flaw exploited in targeted attacks is fixed by Microsoft
This month’s Patch Tuesday bundle of updates from Microsoft included a fix for a critical vulnerability that has been actively exploited by at least one hacking gang in targeted attacks.
The post Zero-day flaw exploited in targeted attacks is fixed by … Continue reading Zero-day flaw exploited in targeted attacks is fixed by Microsoft
The accepted wisdom in the field of cybersecurity is that things are getting worse, and that more businesses are losing control of more data than ever before.
What a bunch of pessimists we are… The truth, however, might be rather different.
Read more i… Continue reading Data breach disclosure is still taking too long, report reveals as GDPR looms
The accepted wisdom in the field of cybersecurity is that things are getting worse, and that more businesses are losing control of more data than ever before.
The post Data Breach Disclosure Is Still Taking Too Long, Report Reveals as GDPR Looms a… Continue reading Data Breach Disclosure Is Still Taking Too Long, Report Reveals as GDPR Looms