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How to celebrate SysAdmin Day!

By Paul Ducklin
I've just popped in to wish you all/The best SysAdmin Day!

Critical Samba bug could let anyone become Domain Admin – patch now!

By Paul Ducklin
It's a serious bug... but there's a fix for it, so you know exactly what to do!

S3 Ep91: CodeRed, OpenSSL, Java bugs, Office macros [Audio + Text]

By Paul Ducklin
Latest episode - listen now! Great discussion, technical content, solid advice... all covered in plain English.

You’re invited! Join us for a live walkthrough of the “Follina” story…

By Paul Ducklin
Live demo, plain English, no sales pitch, just a chance to watch an attack dissected in safety. Join us if you can!

Mysterious “Follina” zero-day hole in Office – here’s what to do!

By Paul Ducklin
News has emerged of a "feature" in Office that has been abused as a zero-day bug to run evil code. Turning off macros doesn't help!

Poisoned Python and PHP packages purloin passwords for AWS access

By Paul Ducklin
More supply chain trouble - this time with clear examples so you can learn how to spot this stuff yourself.

Pwn2Own hacking schedule released – Windows and Linux are top targets

By Paul Ducklin
What's better? Disclose early, patch fast? Or dig deep, disclose in full, patch more slowly?

S3 Ep82: Bugs, bugs, bugs (and Colonial Pipeline again) [Podcast]

By Paul Ducklin
Latest episode - lots to learn - plain English - fun with a serious side - listen now!

Serious Security: Learning from curl’s latest bug update

By Paul Ducklin
Learn how to write plain-speaking and purposeful security advisories from one of the most widely-used open source tools in the world.

World Password Day – the 1960s just called and gave you your passwords back

By Paul Ducklin
Yes, passwords are going away. No, it won't happen tomorrow. So it's still worth knowing the basics of picking proper passwords.

Firefox hits 100*, fixes bugs… but no new zero-days this month

By Paul Ducklin
Despite concerns that some websites might break when Chromium and then Firefox reached version 100, the web still seems to be intact.

Ransomware Survey 2022 – like the Curate’s Egg, “good in parts”

By Paul Ducklin
You might not like the headline statistics in this year's ransomware report... but that makes it even more important to take a look!

Yet another Chrome zero-day emergency update – patch now!

By Paul Ducklin
The third emergency Chrome 0-day in three months - the first one was exploited by North Korea, so you might as well get this one ASAP.

Alleged Kaseya ransomware attacker arrives in Texas for trial

By Naked Security writer
The US Independence Day weekend of 2021 wasn't much of a holiday for cybersecurity staff. That was when the Kaseya attack unfolded...

French speakers blasted by sextortion scams with no text or links

By Paul Ducklin
You'd spot this one a mile away... but what about your friends or family?

Irony alert! PHP fixes security flaw in input validation code

By Paul Ducklin
What's wrong with this sequence? 1. Step into the road 2. Check if it's safe 3. Keep on walki...

At last! Office macros from the internet to be blocked by default

By Paul Ducklin
It's been a long time coming, and we're not there yet, but at least Microsoft Office will be a bit safer against macro malware...

Coronavirus SMS scam offers home PCR testing devices – don’t fall for it!

By Paul Ducklin
Free home PCR devices would be technological marvels, and really useful, too. But there aren't any...

Happy Data Privacy Day – and we really do mean “happy” :-)

By Paul Ducklin
We give you some simple digital lifesytle tips that cost nothing.

Tax scam emails are alive and well as US tax season starts

By Paul Ducklin
If in doubt, don't give it out! (And don't forget that no reply is often a good reply.)

Serious Security: Linux full-disk encryption bug fixed – patch now!

By Paul Ducklin
Imagine if someone who didn't have your password could sneakily modify data that was encrypted with it.

The cool retro phone with a REAL DIAL… plus plenty of IoT problems

By Paul Ducklin
You know you want one, because this retro phone is NOT A TOY... except when it comes to cybersecurity.

S3 Ep63: Log4Shell (what else?) and Apple kernel bugs [Podcast+Transcript]

By Paul Ducklin
Latest episode - listen now! (Yes, there are plenty of critical things to go along with Log4Shell.)

Cloud Security: Don’t wait until your next bill to find out about an attack!

By Paul Ducklin
Cloud security is the best sort of altruism: you need to do it to protect yourself, but you help to protect everyone else at the same time.

GoDaddy admits to password breach: check your Managed WordPress site!

By Paul Ducklin
GoDaddy found crooks in its network, and kicked them out - but not before they'd been in there for six weeks.

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