Will AI Short Circuit Cybersecurity?

The general tone of Chris Baraniuk’s February 23, 2021 article on the BBC website, “How Google’s hot air balloon surprised its creators,” available at   https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210222-how-googles-hot-air-balloon-surprised-its-creators is o… Continue reading Will AI Short Circuit Cybersecurity?

Alan Turing, WWII Cryptanalyst and Computer Pioneer, on New £50 Note

The new 50 Pound note honors Alan Turing. Breaker of Nazi encryption and father of computing.
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New Details on Astoria Company Hack Emerge

When the ShinyHunters hacking group started hawking the personal data of millions of people on the Dark0de market early last month, it was notable because of the sheer number of records in play – and because of who was hacked. In addition to informati… Continue reading New Details on Astoria Company Hack Emerge

Proteger un espacio de trabajo distribuido: Una lista de control de ciberseguridad para el trabajo remoto a largo plazo

Uno de los cambios duraderos que trajo consigo la pandemia del COVID-19 es que obligó a las organizaciones a replantearse el concepto de espacio de trabajo. Ya que el trabajo remoto se volvió inevitable, los equipos de TI tuvieron …
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Biden ‘Will Cyberattack Putin’ (Because SolarWinds)

President Joe Biden has authorized “devastating” retaliation against the Russian government for the recent hacking attributed to Russia.
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Dirt Cheap DDoS for Hire, via D/TLS Amplification

Here’s a new way of sending powerful denial of service traffic: misusing servers that talk Datagram Transport Layer Security (D/TLS).
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Maximize ROI with Greater Efficacy Using Unsupervised AI

Within the first 24 hours after deployment, MixMode had enabled the government entity to regain control over the security environment and network data infrastructure. No longer limited to log data analysis, they were able to identify and address real-t… Continue reading Maximize ROI with Greater Efficacy Using Unsupervised AI

Winning the Cybersecurity Contest

Cybersecurity is a competitive endeavor. This contest is framed as ‘us versus them,’ attackers versus defenders, and good guys versus bad guys. Analogies to sporting contests are common, thus resulting in similar descriptive language.  Giv… Continue reading Winning the Cybersecurity Contest

Hacker Site Hacked: WeLeakInfo Leaks Info

A hacker is selling a database of personal information: Nothing unusual there. But these 24,000 records are the identifiable info of other hackers.
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