Collaborate Disseminate
Email attachment malware is the thorny topic tackled by computer security veterans Graham Cluley, Carole Theriault and Vanja Svajcer in this special “splinter” episode from the Smashing Security podcast team.
Continue reading Smashing Security podcast: Email attachment malware
Morgan Culbertson, the ex-FireEye intern who created and sold Android spyware, says he’s very sorry.
Continue reading Ex-FireEye intern escapes prison sentence after creating and selling Dendroid malware
The Smashing Security team tackle the thorny topic of passwords and offer some advice and tips for computer users.
Take a listen and let us know what you think.
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Keep your WordPress site updated, or risk having hackers modify the content of any post or webpage.
Read more in my article on the We Live Security blog.
Continue reading 100,000+ WordPress webpages defaced as recently patched vulnerability is exploited
New research has discovered scores of buggy iOS apps that do a lousy job of securing users’ information, opening opportunities for man-in-the-middle attacks.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Continue reading 76 popular iPhone apps found wide open to data interception attacks
David Beckham has reportedly refused to pay an extortionist £1 million after a cache of private messages were stolen from his publicist’s email system.
Continue reading Hacker blackmails David Beckham following email leak
Dr Ian Levy, technical director of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre, has criticised security companies for “massively” exaggerating hackers’ abilities in order to scare businesses.
Continue reading Security firms need to stop exaggerating hacker’s abilities to hype their products
If you are a company running Cisco Prime Home to control your customers’ devices – update it now.
Read more in my article on the Bitdefender Box blog.
Join me and fellow computer security industry veterans Vanja Svajcer and Carole Theriault as we have another casual chat about whatever is on our minds.
Were hotel guests really trapped in their rooms by ransomware? Does anti-virus increase your attack… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #006: ‘A romantic ransomware hotel break’
A severe zero-day vulnerability has been fixed in WordPress, which – if left unpatched – could allow a malicious attacker to modify the content of any post or page on a WordPress site.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
Continue reading Ignorance is bliss? An enormous WordPress zero-day has been secretly fixed