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Simple mistake exposes businessman’s secret Dark Web drug store

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Mark Stockley

It doesn’t matter how sophisticated your software is, users will always find a way to fail you. Continue reading Simple mistake exposes businessman’s secret Dark Web drug store→

Posted in dark web, Data loss, fail, onionscan, privacy, Sarah Jamie Lewis, tor, Vulnerability

A user’s foolproof guide to choosing terrible passwords

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Mark Stockley

Good password selection is HARD. And this won’t help… Continue reading A user’s foolproof guide to choosing terrible passwords→

Posted in flowchart, humour, passwords

Unmasking Tor users with DNS

Posted on October 5, 2016 by Mark Stockley

The DefecTor attack uses DNS lookups to create a new spin on correlation attacks. Continue reading Unmasking Tor users with DNS→

Posted in Correlation attacks, defector, privacy, Security threats, tor, Vulnerability

4 easy ways to be more mindful online

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Mark Stockley

Get back your mojo and fight off the FOMO with our four easy tips for lowering your stress online Continue reading 4 easy ways to be more mindful online→

Posted in #CyberAware, #NCSAM16, Mindfulness, privacy, Security threats | Tagged Stress

How one man could have deleted any Facebook page

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Mark Stockley

Arun Sureshkumar netted himself a $16,000 bug bounty for a zero-day vulnerability in Facebook Business Manager. Continue reading How one man could have deleted any Facebook page→

Posted in Facebook, SBN, Vulnerability

FBI Director James Comey wants you to cover your webcam

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Mark Stockley

Director of the FBI James Comey famously puts tape over his webcam, now he wants you to do it too Continue reading FBI Director James Comey wants you to cover your webcam→

Posted in fbi, James Comey, mark zuckerberg, privacy, webcam, webcam cover

Kingpin Denial of Service website vDOS gets taken out by hacker

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Mark Stockley

The booter site “responsible for a majority of the DDoS attacks” has been knocked out Continue reading Kingpin Denial of Service website vDOS gets taken out by hacker→

Posted in DDoS, Denial of Service, Hacked, Lizard Squad, Security threats, vDos

Can you trust Tor’s hidden service directories?

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Mark Stockley

Researchers have revealed a new vulnerability in the design of Tor, the world’s favourite weapons-grade privacy tool. Continue reading Can you trust Tor’s hidden service directories?→

Posted in Hidden Service Directories, HSDirs, privacy, Security threats, tor, Vulnerability

Is Facebook’s People You May Know putting users at risk?

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Mark Stockley

With a bit of luck you might avoid the algorithms’ edge cases, but you can’t stop the algorithms churning altogether. Continue reading Is Facebook’s People You May Know putting users at risk?→

Posted in data leak, Facebook, People You May Know, privacy

Why you STILL can’t trust password strength meters

Posted on August 17, 2016 by Mark Stockley

18 months on from our original test and password strength meters are still terrible. Continue reading Why you STILL can’t trust password strength meters→

Posted in bad passwords, password strength, passwords, privacy, Security threats

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