Thanks to Dimitrios Hilton for sending this out to me.
What is the biggest security threat to our society this week? Is it Spectre and Meltdown???
Or is it something else? Tide pods?
And for ...
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A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.
Famous cryptographer’s tombstone cryptogram decrypted
A paper at Schmoocon DC over the weekend revealed a delightful cryptogram on William and Elizebeth Friedmans’ tombstone. This is a fun story and will introduce you to the Bacon cypher.
Cryptocurrency as the lure, an ISO as the attachment – why not open it?
Phishers are using the hot ...
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Every year some pundit declares that the password will soon be dead. I have been proclaiming for several years now that the password, by itself, is no longer a suitably strong form of security, and have been a champion for two-factor authentication.
Microsoft has recently stated that their Windows Hello facial recognition system is a suitable replacement for passwords. Windows Hello ...
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As long as we are on the subject of election rigging and tampering, it is notable that Congress has finally weighed in on the subject of insecure and hackable electronic voting machines. According to a recent TechDirt article, “A new bipartisan bill has been introduced, called the Secure Elections Act, that would actually ...
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I recently caught a story on the BBC World News via PBS. Anders Thornberg, the director of Swedish Security Services (SAPO) was accusing the Russians of engaging in social media driven misinformation campaign very similar to what happened in recent elections in France and Germany, and in the US during the last Presidential Election. Evidently Putin is concerned that Sweden may join NATO, and is actively campaigning for candidates who are opposed to NATO.
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Just don’t play it too late at night
Sleep apnea can not only cause annoying snoring, but the associated lack of sleep can drive people crazy or even kill them. Treatments often include bulky continuous positive airway pressure devices that pump air into a person’s throat to keep their airway open. But an ancient Australian instrument has turned out to be a much ...
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A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.
Malware Displaying Porn Ads Discovered in Game Apps on Google Play
Google removed 60 games that contained code to display porn pop-ups and other malicious activities. Click through to see list of bad apps. If you installed any of them, you will need to remove these yourself.
Visa joins other major ...
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Fifty years ago, in 1968, computers were big mainframe systems that were programmed using large decks of punch cards. All output came out of a printer. There were no computer displays yet, just rows of blinking light bulbs that were call a “monitor.” All programs were run as batch jobs, one at a time. There were no windows, no multi-tasking, no interactive computing as we know it today.
On December 8, 1968 a computer engineer named Doug Engelbart made a presentation ...
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The press has been relentless lately in its coverage of Russian cyber-espionage and disinformation campaigns on Facebook and other social networks prior to the last US Presidential campaign. But is Russia the first to engage in election rigging on this sort? Hardly. We thought that looking at the state of cyber-espionage as a tactic in international relations might be interesting, and we were right. It turns out that cyber-espionage is ...
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We’ve all seen this on National Geographic. A lion, tiger, or other top predator hides near a water hole and waits for some sort of four-legged lunch to stop by for a drink. Cyber-criminals and other attackers are using a similar technique to download and install malware from niche or industry specific websites to computer systems at targeted businesses. Here’s ...
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