Truckers: how anyone could track you on the IoT
When you fit a vehicle tracking unit, you don’t expect it to be open for everyone to track you… Continue reading Truckers: how anyone could track you on the IoT
Author Archives: Paul Ducklin
How one man could have broken into any Facebook account
Do you let security slip behind on your test servers because, hey, they’re not the real thing? That just happened to Facebook… Continue reading How one man could have broken into any Facebook account
Ransomware arrives on the Mac: OSX/KeRanger-A – what you need to know
It’s happened: there’s now ransomware for the Mac, and it’s called “OSX/KeRanger-A”. Continue reading Ransomware arrives on the Mac: OSX/KeRanger-A – what you need to know
Forget iPhone backdoors, here’s a *side* door that can steal your keys
Researchers planted a magnetic coil under the table and sniffed out cryptographic keys using electromagnetic emissions. Continue reading Forget iPhone backdoors, here’s a *side* door that can steal your keys
Got ransomware? What are your options?
Is there a secret shortcut to unscramble ransomware? Or are you stuck with paying up? We take a dispassionate look at the options… Continue reading Got ransomware? What are your options?
PHP ransomware attacks blogs, websites, content managers and more…
We’ve had ransomware for Windows, Android, Linux, and even MS-DOS. Now there’s ransomware in PHP, designed to hold your web server hostage. Continue reading PHP ransomware attacks blogs, websites, content managers and more…
The DROWN security hole – what you need to know
DROWN is an attack on TLS/SSL, the cornerstone of web security. It’s the third reminder in 12 months that encryption backdoors hurt us all. Continue reading The DROWN security hole – what you need to know