Collaborate Disseminate
Travellers are being told to be wary when plugging their smartphones and laptops into USB chargers.
But has anyone ever actually been juice-jacked in the real world? Continue reading Plenty of juice-jacking scare stories, but precious little juice-jacking
On Tuesday 11 April, I’ll be joined by the CISOs of security firms Wiz, Rubrik, Noname, and Abnormal, for a friendly chat about how they protect their organisations from the huge number of threats targeting them.
I hope to see some of you there! Continue reading A fireside chat with four CISOs about how they secure their cybersecurity firms from attack
My guess is that if you stumbled across a website that called itself “Hack the Pentagon” and was decorated with a grisly-looking skull, you would probably think that you might be somewhere less than legitimate.
After all, normally if you hacked The … Continue reading Hack the Pentagon website promotes the benefits of bug bounties to US Military
A cryptocurrency hack leads us down a mazze of twisty little passages, Joe Biden’s commercial spyware bill, and Utah gets tough on social media sites.
All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast … Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #315: Crypto hacker hijinks, government spyware, and Utah social media shocker
Well, this isn’t good.
Google has issued a warning that some Android phones can be hacked remotely, without the intended victim having to click on anything. Continue reading Android phones can be hacked just by someone knowing your phone number
The twisted tale of the two Teslas, and a deepfake sandwich.
All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault. Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #313: Tesla twins and deepfake dramas
The latest annual FBI report on the state of cybercrime has shown a massive increase in the amount of money stolen through investment scams.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading FBI reveals that more money is lost to investment fraud than ransomware and business email compromise combined
The US Transportation and Security Administration (TSA) has issued new requirements for airport and aircraft operators who, they say, are facing a “persistent cybersecurity threat.”
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Continue reading TSA tells US aviation industry to boost its cybersecurity
Boyfriends who are bots, Facebook’s checkmark charge, Twitter Blue, and Will Ferrell’s taunt of football fans…
All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Ca… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #310: Verified blue ticks and horny AI chatbots
Russian media has blamed hackers after commercial radio stations in the country broadcast bogus warnings about air raids and missile strikes, telling listeners to head to shelters.
Continue reading Hackers blamed after Russian radio stations play warnings of missile strikes and air raids