Bypassing BitLocker during an upgrade
If your timing’s right, you can drop into a recovery shell while your C: drive is unlocked…so keep an eye on your PC when you update. Continue reading Bypassing BitLocker during an upgrade
Author Archives: Paul Ducklin
Deutsche Telkom outage: Mirai botnet goes double-rogue
Silver lining! Close to 1 in 20 Deutsche Telekom customers avoided botnet infection because their routers got knocked offline instead. Continue reading Deutsche Telkom outage: Mirai botnet goes double-rogue
The Chrome extension that “Firesheeps” you by choice
This Chrome extension shares your session tokens instead of your passwords – but that’s still a risky idea and we suggest you avoid it. Continue reading The Chrome extension that “Firesheeps” you by choice
The malicious iPhone video with a silver lining
It might just be a video that crashes your iPhone so hard you have to do a force restart, but that’s enough of a risk to be worth noting Continue reading The malicious iPhone video with a silver lining
Don’t be a security turkey this Thanksgiving!
Here’s a plain-talking video to help you stay secure this weekend…and on into the New Year. Continue reading Don’t be a security turkey this Thanksgiving!
Cyber Monday: What to watch out for when you hit the web
Here’s the second of our three seasonal articles to help to keep you safe during discount-season shopping… and on into the New Year. Continue reading Cyber Monday: What to watch out for when you hit the web
Black Friday: What to watch out for when you hit the stores
Here’s the first of three pieces we’ll be publishing this Thanksgiving weekend, to keep you more secure right into the New Year and beyond. Continue reading Black Friday: What to watch out for when you hit the stores
Alternative social network Ello in plaintext password glitch
Watch out for default settings when you’re programming – they can leave your users where they don’t want to be. Continue reading Alternative social network Ello in plaintext password glitch
OK, so it’s called “BlackNurse”. But *why*? [Chet Chat Podcast 255]
Here’s the latest episode of our security podcast. Enjoy! Continue reading OK, so it’s called “BlackNurse”. But *why*? [Chet Chat Podcast 255]
Mobile phone company 3 in “upgrade intercept scam” data breach
Got a cool new phone unexpectedly? If it seems too good to be true, it probably is Continue reading Mobile phone company 3 in “upgrade intercept scam” data breach