What do you think about a plan that would actually make it impossible for you to use the same password on two or more sites? Basically, when you set up a new web account, you would be forced to use a password that was truly different from other passwords you use elsewhere?
I am certain that if you are reading this blog, that you ...
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A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.05/25/2018 01:27 PM EDT Original release date: May 25, 2018
As summer begins, many people will travel with their mobile devices. Although these devices—such as smart phones, tablets, and laptops—offer a range of conveniences, users should be mindful of potential threats and vulnerabilities while ...
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If your business has been the victim of a cybersecurity incident, data breach, or other cybercrime, you may have had to decide whether to keep the incident to yourself, or report the crime to the police. If you carry cyber insurance, reporting the crime is a requirement to file an insurance claim. So you called the police and filed a report, You may have been discouraged by the lack of ...
On May 7, the FBI announced the release of the 2017 edition of the Internet Crime Report, published by the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). This 29 page report outlines what cyber-crimes are most popular and most profitable for the perpetrators. Don’t miss the extensive list of cyber-crimes and definitions in Appendix A. Seriously, I found them kind of interesting. Anyway, these crimes led to $1.42 billion in losses ...
You may have heard something about “quantum computing.” This appears to be where the future of computing is heading, and uses quantum mechanics and something called a “qubit” instead of the typical ones and zeros of binary computer that we use today. Quantum computing, when perfected, will provide some truly blistering data rates that could allow AI and machine learning to evolve into truly self-aware computing devices, also know as “the singularity.” Think Skynet, without all the killing of humans ...
Continue Reading →A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.WordPress will be 15 years old this May 27th, 2018! On Sunday, May 27th, we’re planning a global event celebrating the WordPress 15th Anniversary with WordPress community groups around the world.
Researchers have shown how attackers could ...
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This week we have been investigating browser hacking, or the inadvertent disclosure of personal information that is saved and stored by your browser. Today we will be showing several actions you can take to keep your information private.
The best way to protect yourself from a remote attacker is to prevent the remote access malware needed to access your computer from ...
Continue Reading →In our last post, we discovered the trove of personal information that our web browser saves automatically, in the form of cookies, temporary Internet files, code snippets, and stored passwords. Today we learn how an attacker could use this information in further exploits against you.
Using the information stored in your browser, an attacker can build a detailed ...
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