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Bypassing Your Passcode: How One Online Hack Can Unleash Your Photos and Texts
You keep some of your most personal information on your phone. Special photos, hundreds of contacts, important emails, private...
The Holiday Season is Here, Spreading Hackable Gifts Wide and Near
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, but I’m feeling anxious — security anxious, that is. Every year, we...
Keep Your Computer Close: PoisonTap Can Unlock It Almost Instantly
It’s never a good idea to leave your computer unattended. Since it carries mounds of valuable data, an unchaperoned computer...
Worms Could Spread Like Zombies via Internet of Things
Security researchers recently created a proof-of-concept attack against Internet-connected lightbulbs, causing breached devices to infect their neighbors. The propagation...
10 Quick Ways to Spot and Stop Fake News Online
The influence of social media and the sheer reach of information — both true and false — is dominating headlines...
Black Friday and Holiday Shopping Dangers
This blog was written by Bruce Snell. As a kid, I remember hearing about the horror stories of the insanity...
The Most Hackable Christmas Gifts of 2016 – Are You Prepared?
I’ve decided that 2016 will be a calm and collected Christmas in our house. I’m saying NO to last minute...
Gift Your Kids The Know-How To Maintain A Healthy Digital Reputation
The Digital India initiative by the Government of India is aimed at ushering in a digitally empowered society. One of...
Big, Hard-to-Solve Problems
Improving the Lifecycle of Threat Defense Effectiveness When a new security tool or technique is released, Version 1.0 is usually...
Shamoon Rebooted?
We have recently received notifications and samples from impacted organizations in the Middle East that have hallmarks of the Shamoon...
Are These ‘Most Hackable Gifts’ on Your Family’s Holiday List?
You’re the bomb, mom. You’re totally lit, dad. You managed to figure out a way to get Junior or Little...
From the Cloud to Drones: Threat Predictions for 2017
2016 has been quite the year. From widespread IoT attacks, to ransomware campaigns that extract millions of dollars, cyberthreats have...
Farewell to the SHA-1 Hash Algorithm
Rest in peace SHA-1. Like all security controls, they are valuable only for a certain time. SHA-1, a legacy hashing...
Why You’re Going to Have to Start Filtering Your Calendar Invitations
Sometime in November, Apple users began receiving unwanted calendar invitations on their devices. These invitations featured “amazing savings” and discounts...
5 Old School Rules to Carry into the Online World
We are social creatures, and now that our social circles are almost entirely digital, the mass migration of millions of...
What’s the Deal with Mirai? A Rundown on one of the Biggest Botnets
Every once in a while, a type of malware become so effective and prevalent that it dominates headlines for weeks....
Shamoon Rebooted in Middle East, Part 2
Last week we provided some initial analysis on recent attacks targeting organizations in the Middle East. The attack has hallmarks...
Millions Possibly Affected by Newly Discovered Stegno Malvertising
When it comes to deception, cybercriminals have many options at their disposal. There’s phishing, where crooks posing as an authority...
