Encryption – MCYSECC

Smashing Security #120: Silk Road with Deliveroo

March 21, 2019

Online drug dealers get busted due to poor OPSEC! People are still failing to wipe their USB sticks properly! A potential presidential candidate is outed as a former hacker! Flat Earthers! Pi! Empathy! All this and 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 Paul Ducklin. Source: https://www.grahamcluley.com

RSA Conference 2019: The Sky’s the Limit For Satellite Hacks

Satellites are spotted with vulnerabilities and design flaws – and hackers are taking note, researchers report at the RSA Conference. Source: https://threatpost.com

March 6, 2019

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Find QuadrigaCX’s missing $190 million, and you could win a $100,000 bounty

March 5, 2019

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There has been another twist in the curious case of QuadrigaCX, a Canadian cryptocurrency exchange whose CEO unexpectedly and suddenly died without telling anyone else his password. And it sounds like more troubling news for investors. Source: https://www.grahamcluley.com

Microsoft to Kill Updates for Legacy OS Using SHA-1

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 users are being asked to upgrade their encryption support. Source: https://threatpost.com

February 20, 2019

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Colorado police encrypt all their radio communications, frustrating journalists

January 25, 2019

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The police’s use of encryption is apparently making life harder for journalists in Colorado. Good! Encryption is a good thing, not a bad thing. Source: https://www.grahamcluley.com

Police crack encrypted chat service IronChat and read 258,000 messages from suspected criminals

November 7, 2018

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Dutch police have revealed that they were able to spy on the communications of more than 100 suspected criminals, watching live as over a quarter of a million chat messages were exchanged. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Source: https://www.grahamcluley.com

The Danger and Opportunity in 5G Connectivity and IoT

The advent of 5G presents an opportunity for us to think the exploding number of IoT devices and how we securely connect to the digital world. Source: https://threatpost.com

October 22, 2018

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Unencrypted laptop exposes personal details of 37,000 Eir customers, faulty security update blamed

August 23, 2018

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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

Smashing Security #088: PayPal’s Venmo app even makes your drug purchases public

July 26, 2018

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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

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