Collaborate Disseminate
According to this newly published article:
Now, it appears that the LastPass hack has led cybercriminals to steal over $35 million in cryptocurrencies.
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Nick Bax, director of analytics at Unciphered, has been reviewing a huge quantity … Continue reading How could the contents of multiple LastPass vaults be compromised?
For a Windows 7 Home Premium box that does not have internet or network (LAN/WAN) access, how can one update the machine’s list of valid and revoked security certificates?
A non-connected device (no devices are connected to the Windows 7 b… Continue reading How to update certificates and certificate revocation lists on a Windows 7 box that does not have any networking? [migrated]
This article by Avira (part of NortonLifeLock) claims that 2FA (2-Factor Authentication) may be sufficient to protect against formjacking:
Enable 2-Factor Authentication: Create strong and complex passwords to protect all your accounts. I… Continue reading How can 2FA help prevent formjacking?
If a non-compromised device is connected to the internet via open Wi-Fi, anyone can view the traffic.
But if all the connections to the servers use a reasonably secure cryptographic protocol (such as a recent version of TLS), is the commun… Continue reading Are TLS v1.3 connections over open Wi-Fi secure?
This article in the Avira (part of NortonLifeLock) security blog discusses (vaguely) security risks of public Wi-Fi. The article states:
Man in the middle attacks are also a very prominent threat, this is when a hacker sets up a network … Continue reading Is it foolish to trust a Wi-Fi network just because it uses a specific recognized SSID?
Normally, the Windows 7 Dnscache service will communicate via UDP on port 53 and via TCP on port 80. I have observed and logged this behaviour for over a decade.
Suddenly, a Win7 box tried to communicate via TCP on port 53 (destination po… Continue reading Atypical Dnscache service behaviour in Windows [closed]
A quality answer to this question mentions:
"System is regularly updated with latest patch specifically certificate/CRL from trusted source such as Microsoft."
How does one update certificates/CRL on Windows 7 systems that do not… Continue reading How to update certificates/CRL on Windows 7 systems that are without support contracts?
In this question I asked about how to handle situations when SHA-256 hashes are not available for a file downloaded from the internet that contains executable code. Another community member insightfully asked if a hash is really needed to… Continue reading If a file is digitally signed, is posting a hash very useful for security purposes?
In this question I asked about how to handle situations when SHA-256 hashes are not available for a file downloaded from the internet that contains executable code. Another community member insightfully asked if a hash is really needed to… Continue reading If a file is digitally signed, is posting a hash very useful for security purposes?
In this question I asked about how to handle situations when SHA-256 hashes are not available for a file downloaded from the internet that contains executable code. Another community member insightfully asked if a hash is really needed to… Continue reading If a file is digitally signed, is posting a hash very useful for security purposes?