Collaborate Disseminate
Meta’s Head of Messenger announced that the company has begun to roll out end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for personal chats and calls.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Finally! Facebook and Messenger are getting default end-to-end encryption. And not everyone is happy…
Hacking fears are raised at Western Europe’s most hazardous building, why porn sites might soon be scanning your face, and our guest narrowly avoids a Facebook Marketplace scammer.
All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the awa… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #351: Nuclear cybersecurity, Marketplace scams, and face up to porn
Using real-life examples of organisations who have been hacked, I’ll be discussing with experts from Skybox Security the importance of adopting a resilient strategy for dealing with vulnerabilities inside your organisation. Continue reading See me talking about “Future-proofing enterprise cybersecurity for AI, vulnerabilities, and business risks”
$10 million reward is focused on hackers working on behalf of the North Korean government, who are using cryptocurrency mixers to launder the funds they are stealing from financial institutions and businesses.
Read more in my article on the Hot for … Continue reading $10 million up for grabs in fight against North Korean hackers
A 40-year-old Russian man faces a lengthy prison sentence in the United States after pleading guilty to his involvement in the distribution and development of the notorious Trickbot malware.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Russian hacker pleads guilty to Trickbot malware conspiracy
Ransomware hits firm that providing cloud services to credit unions in order ensure that their business activities could “operate without interruption, even when nothing else seems to be going well.”
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of … Continue reading Supply-chain ransomware attack causes outages at over 60 credit unions
I thought some of you might enjoy this. Here’s a video of a recent after-dinner talk I gave, exploring (in a hopefully fun way!) whether cybercriminals are quite as smart as we sometimes think they are. Are malicious hackers geniuses? Are they al… Continue reading Not all cybercriminals are evil geniuses
A 28-year-old maj has pleaded guilty to charges that he illegally hacked the network of his former company, telecoms firm Motorola, after he successfully tricked current staff into handing over their login credentials.
Read more in my article on the… Continue reading Ex-Motorola worker phished former employer to illegally hack network and steal data
Don’t minimise your Teams Meeting video call too hastily, you might reveal your dirty secrets! Would you be prepared to pay for Facebook and Instagram? And who is being faked to promote cryptocurrency scams?
All this and much more is discussed in th… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #350: Think before you shrink! And our guest is faked
Warnings are spreading on social media about NameDrop, a new way for iPhone users to quickly share their contact information with others.
Should you be worried, and what should you do about it?
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading iOS 17 NameDrop privacy scare: What you need to know