Why So Many People Make Their Password ‘Dragon’
Credit to Author: Louise Matsakis| Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2018 11:00:00 +0000
The mythical creature’s popularity says a lot about the psychology of password creation.
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Xbox Hacking, LinkedIn Bugs, and More Security News This Week
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2018 12:00:00 +0000
Xbox hacking, LinkedIn bugs, and more security news this week.
Read moreDNC Lawsuit Against Russia Reveals New Details About 2016 Hack
Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2018 20:53:53 +0000
In suing Russia, the Trump campaign, and others over the hack of its systems in 2016, the Democratic National Committee has also filled in important timeline details.
Read moreN.Y. AG's scrutiny of cryptocurrencies unlikely to stymie a thriving industry
Credit to Author: Lucas Mearian| Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2018 13:30:00 -0700
States and the federal government are increasing their scrutiny of cryptocurrencies in an attempt to bring more transparency to a market where buyers and sellers are anonymous and regulatory oversight is light.
Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ether, LiteCoin, and Ripple skyrocketed in value last year as investors sought to get in on what many see as the future of global currency – one that for trade and commerce knows no borders. Bitcoin generated massive hype among investors as its value surged more than 1,900% to nearly $20,000 last year, before tumbling back down below $11,000.
Why Police Should Monitor Social Media to Prevent Crime
Credit to Author: Christopher Raleigh Bousquet| Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2018 13:00:00 +0000
Opinion: Citizens may object to their social media posts being mined by law enforcement, but the practice can keep the public safe.
Read moreThe ‘Do Not Disturb’ App Protects Your Mac From ‘Evil Maid’ Attacks
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2018 12:00:00 +0000
Detecting an insidious physical attack on your MacBook may often be as simple as alerting you when its lid opens.
Read moreThe Security Risks of Login With Facebook
Credit to Author: Louise Matsakis| Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2018 23:53:25 +0000
New research from Princeton University exposes vulnerabilities in the social network’s universal login API.
Read moreTippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of April 16, 2018
Credit to Author: Elisa Lippincott (TippingPoint Global Product Marketing)| Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2018 14:45:13 +0000
It was a crazy week at this year’s RSA Conference in San Francisco. I always try to get a quick view of the floor to see companies old and new exhibit their wares. Unfortunately, work never sleeps when you attend a conference, and the shortage of seating at this year’s event left many, including myself,…
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Read moreYou won’t believe why the Win7 Monthly Rollup, KB 4093118, keeps installing itself
Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2018 06:14:00 -0700
Yesterday, I talked about the weird bug that makes April’s Win7 Monthly Rollup, KB 4093118, re-install itself over and over, even when Windows Update says that it’s been installed successfully. Windows sleuth abbodi86 has discovered the source of the problem, and it should give you patching pause.
To understand how we got into this mess, you need to understand the bugs that Microsoft introduced in the March Win7 patches and their kludgey patches. Installing either the March Monthly Rollup (KB 4088875) or the March Security-only patch (KB 4088878) may knock your machine off the network. As Microsoft says:
Honeypots and the evolution of botnets | Salted Hash Ep 23
Host Steve Ragan reports from the show floor at RSA 2018, talking with guest Israel Barak, CISO at Cybereason, about his firm's recent honeypot research, which gathered information showing how the bot landscape is evolving.
How DNA Transfer Nearly Convicted an Innocent Man of Murder
Credit to Author: Katie Worth| Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2018 11:00:00 +0000
We leave traces of our genetic material everywhere, even on things we’ve never touched. That got Lukis Anderson charged with a brutal crime he didn’t commit.
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