Irish telecoms operator Eir is blaming a “faulty security update” for leaving unencrypted a staff member’s laptop which was subsequently stolen outside of one of its offices. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Source: https://www.grahamcluley.com
Websites still using HTTP are marked as “not secure” by Chrome, 85,000 Google employees haven’t been phished for a year, and if you’re buying drugs via PayPal’s Venom app you should say goodbye to privacy. All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by Scott Helme. Source: https://www.grahamcluley.com
Noted cryptographer waxes on the threats posed by physical cyber systems, ‘going dark’ and a crypto arms race. Source: https://threatpost.com
Scott Helme, the well-known security researcher, international speaker and the founder of the securityheaders.com and report-uri.com free tools for web security, has devoted himself to improving the security environment of the internet for the past decade. Threatpost sat down with Helme to discuss the state of web security, particularly on the encryption front — including certificate […] Source: https://threatpost.com
Someone is trying to pull a fast one, attempting to trick unsuspecting users into paying a ransom… even though they *haven’t* infected your computer with ransomware. Source: https://www.grahamcluley.com
Foldering is a way of communicating without sending a message. Source: https://www.grahamcluley.com
Yes, Apple is toughening up the security of iPhones with iOS 12. Yes, the steps Apple is taking will make it harder for law enforcement agencies to thwart iPhone security. But no, that’s not the reason Apple is doing it. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Source: https://www.grahamcluley.com
There’s bad news if you’re a cryptocurrency investor. Billions of dollars worth of wealth were wiped out this weekend after a South Korean cryptocurrency exchange was hacked. Source: https://www.grahamcluley.com
Some people don’t know if you should trust the media anymore, with accusations of fake news flying here, there, and everywhere. Which makes me wonder who can you trust for computer security advice? How about a TV host? Source: https://www.grahamcluley.com
End-to-end encryption is really neat, but it only encrypts *between* those who are doing the communicating. Source: https://www.grahamcluley.com