Collaborate Disseminate
The last year has seen a rise in the number of websites hogging visitor’s CPU and browser resources by surreptitiously mining for cryptocurrencies while you surf. Sites like Pirate Bay have found themselves in hot water after visitors discovered … Continue reading Opera browser updated to stop crypto-currency mining
Times must be getting tough for spammers if they’re having to resort to these types of tricks to get their unwanted messages seen.
Continue reading A desperate YouTube moderator scam spam
Is your browser’s built-in login manager leaking your username (and possibly your password too)?
Continue reading Automatic autofill of your username and password? Not a good idea
Security veteran John McAfee says that his Twitter account was hacked, and that’s why he’s turned OFF two-factor authentication.
Continue reading My Twitter was hacked, claims John McAfee
Need a New Year’s resolution? How about this one?
Start taking password security more seriously.
Read more in my article on the We Live Security blog.
Continue reading The worst passwords of the year revealed
Is Face ID racist? Has Mr Robot infected your Firefox browser? Has Microsoft pushed a buggy password manager onto your Windows PC?
All this and much much more is discussed in the special first birthday edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by comp… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #058: Face ID, Firefox, and Windows SNAFUs, plus Bitcoin FOMO
If you still haven’t properly secured your Twitter account with two-factor authentication then you have one less excuse today.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
Continue reading Twitter just got more serious about two-factor authentication. Here’s how to better protect your account
Better protect your Twitter account with two-factor authentication.
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Unlocking your computer with a smile might save you four seconds, but you might be in danger of losing a lot more by relying solely on your face for security.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Continue reading Fooling Windows 10 facial authentication with a photo
Maybe you’re one of those people who care enough about the security and privacy of your computer that you enable the facial recognition feature built into versions of Windows 10, but find it too much of a pain to set up a password. If so, youR… Continue reading Fooling Windows 10 facial authentication with a photo