Review: PicoBrew Pico
If you’re an avid fan of regional microbreweries, it’s like having the ability to tap a keg 3,000 miles away. The post Review: PicoBrew Pico appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading Review: PicoBrew Pico
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Four Characteristics of Top-Notch Threat Intelligence
Threat intelligence is a hot topic these days and was arguably one of the top themes of RSA Conference 2016. However, organizations need to realize that simply having more data about the latest threats, vulnerabilities, and exploits is not the answer to all their cybersecurity problems. On the contrary, threat intelligence is only helpful if…
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Conquering the Rising Threat of Malvertising
The recent shift in enterprise application platforms from desktop to mobile has brought with it many exciting benefits, which organizations have recognized and leveraged to provide a more flexible and convenient workplace. Unfortunately, individuals and groups with less honorable intentions have also taken notice of this shift. In fact, a report from ISACA predicts a…
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The Criminal Appeal of Advanced Ransomware: How Can Companies Protect Their Files?
Advanced ransomware—malicious software designed to take control of a computer system and hold it hostage until the victims pay for its release—is one of the fastest-growing areas of cybercrime. Another closely related threat is cyberextortion, where attackers threaten to cause harm to a company by releasing sensitive information to the public or sustaining distributed denial-of-service…
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PSD2 and the E-Commerce Ecosystem
Authored by Ian Newns The European Banking Authority recently drafted the latest Directive on Payment Services II (PSD2), which serves as the legal foundation for a cross-EU payments market. In 2016, European e-commerce sales are expected to increase 17% to €183 billion and the use of payment service providers (PSPs) is increasing significantly. Couple this with…
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Review: HyperChiller
Given today’s overheated political climate, no one will judge you for drinking your coffee on ice. The post Review: HyperChiller appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading Review: HyperChiller
Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Ambiguity?
Authored by Gareth Pritchard, Azeem Aleem, Peter Tran From the days of Slammer, Stuxnet, Shamoon, etc., to the recent Ukrainian (black energy) Power Grid and “Panel Shock” Attacks, we are witnessing a sophisticated surge in the attack domains across industrial control systems. The shift from legacy systems towards process control networks with connectivity around enterprise…
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Tales from the Black Hat NOC: Are We Broken?
Walking through the expo hall at Black Hat Europe was uplifting – if the vendor booths were to be believed, APT’s can be stopped in their tracks, Ransomware protection can be guaranteed, and phishing can become a term applied to lake activities again. All it requires is buying this tool! It made me wonder why people…
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Blues and Bridging the Gap of Grief
The sound of blues flooded our ears, as approximately 2,000 information security professionals settled into the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA, for the third annual RSA user conference, RSA Charge, from Oct 25-27. With our stomachs stuffed with local popular fare inclusive of crawfish, oysters & biegnets as we traversed Bourbon Street to…
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How Hot is Your Faucet? What Color is the Water?
How hot is the water coming out of your tap? Knowing that the water in their apartment gets “crazy hot,” redditor [AEvans28] opted to whip up a visual water temperature display to warn them off when things get a bit spicy.
This neat little device is sequestered away inside an Altoids mint tin — an oft-used, multi-purpose case for makers. Inside sits an ATtiny85 microcontroller — re-calibrated using an Arduino UNO to a more household temperature scale ranging from dark blue to flashing red — with additional room for a switch, while the 10k ohm NTC thermristor and RGB LED …read more
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