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Traffic Light Protocol for cybersecurity responders gets a revamp

By Paul Ducklin
Traffic lights make a handy global metaphor for denoting the sensitivity of cybersecurity threat data - three colours that everyone knows.

How to celebrate SysAdmin Day!

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

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!

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.

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!

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?

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.)

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.

Black Friday and Cyber Monday – here’s what you REALLY need to do!

By Paul Ducklin
The world fills up with cybersecurity tips every year when Black Friday comes round. But what about the rest of the year?

Patch Tuesday updates the Win 7 updater… for at most 1 more year of updates

By Paul Ducklin
The clock stopped long ago on Windows 7, except for those who paid for overtime. But there won't be any double overtime!

Sophos 2022 Threat Report: Malware, Mobile, Machine learning and more!

By Paul Ducklin
The crooks have shown that they're willing to learn and adapt their attacks, so we need to make sure we learn and adapt, too.

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