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Google Advanced Protection isn’t for everyone. But for high-risk Google accounts it’s a must.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
Continue reading How to make your Google account more secure than ever before
KRACK may be the biggest vulnerability of the year – a flaw in the WPA2 protocol used to encrypt Wi-Fi communications.
Continue reading KRACK Wi-Fi attack – the rules haven’t changed
it’s all too easy for a malicious app developer to determine a user’s Apple ID password – just by asking for it.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Continue reading Can you trust that ‘Sign in to iTunes Store’ dialog on your iPhone?
America turns the heat up on Kaspersky anti-virus, Disqus announces a data breach, Elon Musk plans a bolthole on Mars to escape our robot overlords, and Graham gets to play chess with Garry Kasparov.
All this and more is discussed in the latest edition… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #047: Kaspersky, AI, and a well-handled data breach
A hacking gang abused the SWIFT banking network to steal $60 million after planting malware on a Taiwanese bank’s servers.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
Continue reading Hackers steal $60 million from Taiwanese bank using bespoke malware
Poisoned ads served up by the X-rated adult PornHub site tricked users into installing malicious browser updates.
Continue reading PornHub visitors hit with malware attack via poisoned ads
Disqus has public announced that its user database leaked in 2012, exposing the usernames, email addresses, sign-up dates, and last login dates of more than 17 million users.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Continue reading Disqus reveals data breach, but wins points for transparency
If you’re running macOS High Sierra on your desktop or laptop, stop right now and make sure you have applied the latest security update.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Continue reading Apple fixes flaw that displayed actual password rather than password hint
Vulnerability researchers at Google have uncovered exploitable software flaws in code running on internet-connected devices that could allow a malicious hacker to run remotely any code of their choosing.
Read more in my article on the Bitdefender Box b… Continue reading Dnsmasq vulnerability puts home routers and IoT devices at risk
Bearded man entangled in dark web drugs market bust, Google researches how to make browser security warnings less confusing, and “bedroom entertainment systems” (ahem) probed for security holes.
All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of t… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #046: Good beard bad beard