Gamers update! Nvidia patches GPU driver kernel escalation bugs
Patch early, patch often. Here’s why it’s worth it. Continue reading Gamers update! Nvidia patches GPU driver kernel escalation bugs
Author Archives: Paul Ducklin
Ransomware: don’t expect a full recovery, however much you pay
Turns out the ransomware crooks aren’t that good at keeping their promises… Continue reading Ransomware: don’t expect a full recovery, however much you pay
Naked Security Live – Just how (un)safe is AirDrop?
Here’s the latest Naked Security talk – watch now! Continue reading Naked Security Live – Just how (un)safe is AirDrop?
Apple AirDrop has “significant privacy leak”, say German researchers
Researchers say they reported what they consider to be a privacy hole to Apple in 2019, but never heard back. They worked on a fix anyway. Continue reading Apple AirDrop has “significant privacy leak”, say German researchers
Linux team in public bust-up over fake “patches” to introduce bugs
Embarrassed overreaction or righteous indignation? An academic research group has provoked the Linux crew to ban their whole university! Continue reading Linux team in public bust-up over fake “patches” to introduce bugs
S3 Ep29: Anti-tracking, rowhammer problems and IoT vulns [Podcast]
Latest episode – listen now! Continue reading S3 Ep29: Anti-tracking, rowhammer problems and IoT vulns [Podcast]
When cryptography attacks – how TLS helps malware hide in plain sight
No IT technology feels quite as much of a double-edged sword as encryption. Continue reading When cryptography attacks – how TLS helps malware hide in plain sight
Firefox 88 patches bugs and kills off a sneaky JavaScript tracking trick
What’s in a window name? Turns out that it could be a sneaky tracking code, so Firefox has put a stop to that. Continue reading Firefox 88 patches bugs and kills off a sneaky JavaScript tracking trick
Naked Security Live – To hack or not to hack?
Latest video – watch now! We look at the recent FBI “webshell hacking” controversy from both sides. Continue reading Naked Security Live – To hack or not to hack?
Serious Security: Rowhammer is back, but now it’s called SMASH
Simply put: reading from RAM in your program could write to RAM in someone else’s Continue reading Serious Security: Rowhammer is back, but now it’s called SMASH