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Naked Security
Serious Security: Microsoft Office 365 attacked over feeble encryption
October 14
th
2022 at 16:59Β
Serious Security: Microsoft Office 365 attacked over feeble encryption
By
Paul Ducklin
How 2022 is your encryption?
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β
Cryptography
Microsoft
ECB
Office
Windows
October 14
th
2022 at 16:59
Naked Security
S3 Ep104: Should hospital ransomware attackers be locked up for life? [Audio + Text]
October 13
th
2022 at 16:37Β
S3 Ep104: Should hospital ransomware attackers be locked up for life? [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
Have your say on three deep questions posed by this week's podcast. Read or listen as suits you best...
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Apple
iOS
Podcast
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ada
Ada
Lovelace
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Naked
Security
Podcast
Netwalker
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Sullivan
Uber
WhatsApp
October 13
th
2022 at 16:37
Naked Security
Patch Tuesday in brief β one 0-day fixed, but no patches for Exchange!
October 12
th
2022 at 16:58Β
Patch Tuesday in brief β one 0-day fixed, but no patches for Exchange!
By
Paul Ducklin
There's a zero-day patch, but it's not for the zero-day you thought.
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β
Microsoft
Vulnerability
Windows
day
Exploit
Patch
Tuesday
vulnerability
October 12
th
2022 at 16:58
Naked Security
Move over Patch Tuesday β itβs Ada Lovelace Day!
October 11
th
2022 at 15:22Β
Move over Patch Tuesday β itβs Ada Lovelace Day!
By
Paul Ducklin
Hacking on actual computers is one thing, but hacking purposefully on imaginary computers is, these days, something we can only imagine.
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β
Machine
Learning
ada
Ada
Lovelace
Day
Alan
Turing
babbage
computer
science
Lady
Lovelace
October 11
th
2022 at 15:22
Naked Security
Mystery iPhone update patches against iOS 16 mail crash-attack
October 11
th
2022 at 00:28Β
Mystery iPhone update patches against iOS 16 mail crash-attack
By
Paul Ducklin
The problem with crashy messaging apps is that *other people* get to choose if and when to send you messages...
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β
Apple
iOS
Vulnerability
crash-of-death
CVE-2022-22658
ios
October 11
th
2022 at 00:28
Naked Security
Serious Security: OAuth 2 and why Microsoft is finally forcing you into it
October 10
th
2022 at 18:02Β
Serious Security: OAuth 2 and why Microsoft is finally forcing you into it
By
Paul Ducklin
Microsoft calls it "Modern Auth", though it's a decade old, and is finally forcing Exchange Online customers to switch to it.
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β
Cryptography
Microsoft
Podcast
exchange
Modern
Auth
Oath
oauth
TOTP
October 10
th
2022 at 18:02
Naked Security
WhatsApp goes after Chinese password scammers via US court
October 7
th
2022 at 18:14Β
WhatsApp goes after Chinese password scammers via US court
By
Paul Ducklin
If you can't beat 'em, sue 'em!
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β
Malware
Android
Google
Play
malware
Meta
scammers
WhatsApp
October 7
th
2022 at 18:14
Naked Security
S3 Ep103: Scammers in the Slammer (and other stories) [Audio + Text]
October 6
th
2022 at 14:43Β
S3 Ep103: Scammers in the Slammer (and other stories) [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
Latest episode - listen and learn now (or read and revise, if the written word is your thing)...
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β
Law
&
order
Microsoft
Podcast
:ProxyNotShell
BEC
bust
exchange
Exploit
Naked
Security
Podcast
robocalls
romance
scam
vulnerability
October 6
th
2022 at 14:43
Naked Security
Former Uber CSO convicted of covering up megabreach back in 2016
October 6
th
2022 at 01:04Β
Former Uber CSO convicted of covering up megabreach back in 2016
By
Naked Security writer
Obstructed FTC proceedings, and concealed a crime, said the jury.
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β
Data
loss
GDPR
compliance
Privacy
Sullivan
Uber
October 6
th
2022 at 01:04
Naked Security
NetWalker ransomware affiliate sentenced to 20 years by Florida court
October 5
th
2022 at 18:55Β
NetWalker ransomware affiliate sentenced to 20 years by Florida court
By
Naked Security writer
Judge tells the accused that if he hadn't pleaded guilty, "I would have given you life."
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β
Law
&
order
Ransomware
bust
Desjardins
Netwalker
ransomware
October 5
th
2022 at 18:55
Naked Security
BEC fraudster and romance scammer sent to prison for 25 years
October 4
th
2022 at 19:12Β
BEC fraudster and romance scammer sent to prison for 25 years
By
Paul Ducklin
Two years of scamming + $10 million leeched = 25 years in prison. Just in time for #Cybermonth.
rs-1200
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β
Law
&
order
Privacy
Cybermonth
BEC
bust
romance
scam
October 4
th
2022 at 19:12
Naked Security
Scammers and rogue callers β can anything ever stop them?
October 4
th
2022 at 00:06Β
Scammers and rogue callers β can anything ever stop them?
By
Paul Ducklin
Some thoughts for Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Is is worth reporting nuisance calls? Is it even worth reporting outright scams?
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β
Law
&
order
cold
callers
do
not
call
scam
calls
TPS
October 4
th
2022 at 00:06
Naked Security
S3 Ep102.5: βProxyNotShellβ Exchange bugs β an expert speaks [Audio + Text]
October 1
st
2022 at 14:05Β
S3 Ep102.5: βProxyNotShellβ Exchange bugs β an expert speaks [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
Who's affected, what you can do while waiting for Microsoft's patches, and how to plan your threat hunting...
Related tags
β
Microsoft
Podcast
Vulnerability
:ProxyNotShell
chester
wisniewski
CVE-2022-41040
CVE-2022-41042
exchange
Zero
Day
October 1
st
2022 at 14:05
Naked Security
URGENT! Microsoft Exchange double zero-day β βlike ProxyShell, only differentβ
September 30
th
2022 at 18:25Β
URGENT! Microsoft Exchange double zero-day β βlike ProxyShell, only differentβ
By
Paul Ducklin
Double-play 0-day in Exchange - what you need to know, and what you can do
Related tags
β
Microsoft
Vulnerability
CVE-2022-41040
CVE-2022-41082
exchange
vulnerability
Zero
Day
September 30
th
2022 at 18:25
Naked Security
S3 Ep102: How to avoid a data breach [Audio + Transcript]
September 29
th
2022 at 18:45Β
S3 Ep102: How to avoid a data breach [Audio + Transcript]
By
Paul Ducklin
Latest episode - listen now! Tell fact from fiction in hyped-up cybersecurity news...
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β
Podcast
data
breach
GTA6
Naked
Security
Podcast
Uber
WhatsApp
forwarding
September 29
th
2022 at 18:45
Naked Security
Optus breach β Aussie telco told it will have to pay to replace IDs
September 28
th
2022 at 13:55Β
Optus breach β Aussie telco told it will have to pay to replace IDs
By
Paul Ducklin
Licence compromised? Passport number burned? Need a new one? Who's going to pay?
Related tags
β
Data
loss
Privacy
data
breach
Optus
September 28
th
2022 at 13:55
Naked Security
WhatsApp βzero-day exploitβ news scare β what you need to know
September 27
th
2022 at 18:51Β
WhatsApp βzero-day exploitβ news scare β what you need to know
By
Paul Ducklin
Is WhatsApp currently under active attack by cybercriminals? Is this a clear and current danger? How worried should WhatsApp users be?
Related tags
β
Vulnerability
Exploit
vulnerability
WhatsApp
September 27
th
2022 at 18:51
Naked Security
Uber and Rockstar β has a LAPSUS$ linchpin just been busted (again)?
September 24
th
2022 at 22:57Β
Uber and Rockstar β has a LAPSUS$ linchpin just been busted (again)?
By
Paul Ducklin
Is this the same suspect as before? Is he part of LAPSUS$? Is this the man who hacked Uber and Rockstar? And, if so, who else?
Related tags
β
Law
&
order
2FA
hacking
lapsus
Rockstar
Uber
September 24
th
2022 at 22:57
Naked Security
Morgan Stanley fined millions for selling off devices full of customer PII
September 23
rd
2022 at 18:07Β
Morgan Stanley fined millions for selling off devices full of customer PII
By
Paul Ducklin
Critical data on old disks always seems inaccessible if you really need it. But when you DON''T want it back, guess what happens...
Related tags
β
Data
loss
GDPR
compliance
data
desctruction
data
loss
Encryption
Morgan
Stanley
September 23
rd
2022 at 18:07
Naked Security
S3 Ep101: Uber and LastPass breaches β is 2FA all itβs cracked up to be? [Audio + Text]
September 22
nd
2022 at 18:42Β
S3 Ep101: Uber and LastPass breaches β is 2FA all itβs cracked up to be? [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
Latest episode - listen now! Learn why adopting 2FA isn't a reason to relax your other security precautions...
Related tags
β
Data
loss
Podcast
2FA
data
breach
LastPass
MFA
Naked
Security
Podcast
Uber
September 22
nd
2022 at 18:42
Naked Security
Interested in cybersecurity? Join us for Security SOS Week 2022!
September 21
st
2022 at 14:24Β
Interested in cybersecurity? Join us for Security SOS Week 2022!
By
Paul Ducklin
Four one-on-one interviews with experts who are passionate about sharing their expertise with the community.
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β
Security
events
Security
leadership
Event
malware
SOS
Week
September 21
st
2022 at 14:24
Naked Security
LastPass source code breach β incident response report released
September 19
th
2022 at 18:59Β
LastPass source code breach β incident response report released
By
Paul Ducklin
Wondering how you'd handle a data breach report if the worst happened to you? Here's a useful example.
Related tags
β
Data
loss
data
breach
incident
response
LastPass
password
password
manager
zero
trust
September 19
th
2022 at 18:59
Naked Security
S3 Ep100.5: Uber breach β an expert speaks [Audio + Text]
September 17
th
2022 at 20:57Β
S3 Ep100.5: Uber breach β an expert speaks [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
Chester Wisniewski on what we can learn from Uber: "Just because a big company didn't have the security they should doesn't mean you can't."
Related tags
β
Data
loss
Podcast
Security
leadership
September 17
th
2022 at 20:57
Naked Security
UBER HAS BEEN HACKED, boasts hacker β how to stop it happening to you
September 16
th
2022 at 18:43Β
UBER HAS BEEN HACKED, boasts hacker β how to stop it happening to you
By
Paul Ducklin
Uber is all over the news for a widely-publicised data breach. We help you answer the question, "How do I stop this happening to me?"
Related tags
β
Data
loss
Privacy
data
breach
hacking
Uber
September 16
th
2022 at 18:43
Naked Security
S3 Ep100: Browser-in-the-Browser β how to spot an attack [Audio + Text]
September 15
th
2022 at 18:50Β
S3 Ep100: Browser-in-the-Browser β how to spot an attack [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
Latest episode - listen now! Cosmic rockets, zero-days, spotting cybercrooks, and unlocking the DEADBOLT...
s3-ep100-js-1200
Related tags
β
Podcast
Cybercrime
Deadbolt
Naked
Security
Podcast
ransomware
Zero
Day
September 15
th
2022 at 18:50
Naked Security
Serious Security: Browser-in-the-browser attacks β watch out for windows that arenβt!
September 13
th
2022 at 20:52Β
Serious Security: Browser-in-the-browser attacks β watch out for windows that arenβt!
By
Paul Ducklin
Simple but super-sneaky - use a picture of a browser, and convince people it's real...
pipe-light-not-1200
Related tags
β
Data
loss
Phishing
BitB
MitB
MITM
phishing
Scam
September 13
th
2022 at 20:52
Naked Security
Apple patches zero-day holes β even in the brand new iOS 16
September 12
th
2022 at 21:25Β
Apple patches zero-day holes β even in the brand new iOS 16
By
Paul Ducklin
Five updates, one upgrade, plus two zero-days. Patch your Macs, iPhones and iPads as soon as you can (again)...
apple-plus-16-1200
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β
Apple
iOS
OS
X
Vulnerability
September 12
th
2022 at 21:25
Naked Security
How to deal with dates and times without any timezone tantrumsβ¦
September 9
th
2022 at 18:59Β
How to deal with dates and times without any timezone tantrumsβ¦
By
Paul Ducklin
Heartfelt encouragement to embrace RFC 3339 - find out why!
Related tags
β
Security
leadership
rfc
3339
timezone
September 9
th
2022 at 18:59
Naked Security
S3 Ep99: TikTok βattackβ β was there a data breach, or not? [Audio + Text]
September 8
th
2022 at 13:21Β
S3 Ep99: TikTok βattackβ β was there a data breach, or not? [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
Latest episode - listen now! (Or read if you prefer - full transcript inside.)
Related tags
β
Podcast
Eckersley
Lets
Encrypt
Naked
Security
Podcast
Peter
Tik
Tok
September 8
th
2022 at 13:21
Naked Security
DEADBOLT ransomware rears its head again, attacks QNAP devices
September 7
th
2022 at 16:57Β
DEADBOLT ransomware rears its head again, attacks QNAP devices
By
Paul Ducklin
NAS devices make it easy for anyone to add high-capacity file servers to their network. Guess why cybercrooks love NAS devices too...
Related tags
β
Ransomware
Deadbolt
QNAP
ransomware
September 7
th
2022 at 16:57
Naked Security
Chrome and Edge fix zero-day security hole β update now!
September 5
th
2022 at 15:12Β
Chrome and Edge fix zero-day security hole β update now!
By
Paul Ducklin
This time, the crooks got there first - only 1 security hole patched, but it's a zero-day.
Related tags
β
Google
Google
Chrome
Vulnerability
chrome
CVE-2022-3075
Exploit
Patch
Zero
Day
September 5
th
2022 at 15:12
Naked Security
Peter Eckersley, co-creator of Letβs Encrypt, dies at just 43
September 4
th
2022 at 00:50Β
Peter Eckersley, co-creator of Letβs Encrypt, dies at just 43
By
Paul Ducklin
This site, like millions of others, has a certificate from Let's Encrypt. Farewell, Peter Eckersley, PhD, who helped make it all possible.
Related tags
β
eff
Lets
Encrypt
obituary
Peter
Eckersley
September 4
th
2022 at 00:50
Naked Security
S3 Ep98: The LastPass saga β should we stop using password managers? [Audio + Text]
September 1
st
2022 at 16:55Β
S3 Ep98: The LastPass saga β should we stop using password managers? [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
Latest episode - listen now!
Related tags
β
Podcast
airgap
bugs
chrome
data
loss
JavaScript
LastPass
vulnerability
September 1
st
2022 at 16:55
Naked Security
URGENT! Apple slips out zero-day update for older iPhones and iPads
August 31
st
2022 at 18:42Β
URGENT! Apple slips out zero-day update for older iPhones and iPads
By
Paul Ducklin
Patch as soon as you can - that recent WebKit zero-day affecting new iPhones and iPads is apparently being used against older models, too.
Related tags
β
Apple
iOS
CVE-2022-32893
ios
spyware
webkit
Zero
Day
August 31
st
2022 at 18:42
Naked Security
Chrome patches 24 security holes, enables βSanitizerβ safety system
August 31
st
2022 at 11:48Β
Chrome patches 24 security holes, enables βSanitizerβ safety system
By
Paul Ducklin
24 existing bugs fixed. And, we hope, numerous potential future bugs prevented.
Related tags
β
Google
Google
Chrome
Vulnerability
buffer
overflow
chrome
Sanitizer
use-after-free
vulnerability
XSS
August 31
st
2022 at 11:48
Naked Security
JavaScript bugs aplenty in Node.js ecosystem β found automatically
August 30
th
2022 at 16:59Β
JavaScript bugs aplenty in Node.js ecosystem β found automatically
By
Paul Ducklin
How to get the better of bugs in all the possible packages in your supply chain?
Related tags
β
Vulnerability
bug-hunting
cve
JavaScript
vulnerability
August 30
th
2022 at 16:59
Naked Security
LastPass source code breach β do we still recommend password managers?
August 29
th
2022 at 16:59Β
LastPass source code breach β do we still recommend password managers?
By
Paul Ducklin
What does the recent LastPass breach mean for password managers? Just a bump in the road, or a reason to ditch them entirely?
Related tags
β
Data
loss
breach
LastPass
password
manager
August 29
th
2022 at 16:59
Naked Security
Firefox 104 is out β no critical bugs, but update anyway
August 26
th
2022 at 16:27Β
Firefox 104 is out β no critical bugs, but update anyway
By
Paul Ducklin
Two trust-spoofing bugs were the main culprits this month - but neither one was a zero-day.
Related tags
β
Firefox
Mozilla
Vulnerability
Patch
vulnerability
August 26
th
2022 at 16:27
Naked Security
S3 Ep97: Did your iPhone get pwned? How would you know? [Audio + Text]
August 25
th
2022 at 15:37Β
S3 Ep97: Did your iPhone get pwned? How would you know? [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
Latest episode - listen now! (Or read the transcript if you prefer the text version.)
Related tags
β
Apple
Cryptocurrency
Google
Microsoft
Podcast
Vulnerability
"Edge"
chrome
crypto
cryptocurrency
denial
of
service
DOS
iPhone
Naked
Security
Podcast
R&B
Zero
Day
August 25
th
2022 at 15:37
Naked Security
Breaching airgap security: using your phoneβs gyroscope as a microphone
August 24
th
2022 at 18:59Β
Breaching airgap security: using your phoneβs gyroscope as a microphone
By
Paul Ducklin
One bit per second makes the Voyager probe data rate seem blindingly fast. But it's enough to break your security assumptions...
Related tags
β
Data
loss
Vulnerability
airgap
Ben
Gurion
Ben-Gurion
University
data
leakage
GAIROSCOPE
August 24
th
2022 at 18:59
Naked Security
Bitcoin ATMs leeched by attackers who created fake admin accounts
August 23
rd
2022 at 18:35Β
Bitcoin ATMs leeched by attackers who created fake admin accounts
By
Paul Ducklin
The criminals didn't implant any malware. The attack was orchestrated via malevolent configuration changes.
Related tags
β
Cryptocurrency
Vulnerability
atm
BTC
crypto
cryptocurrency
General
Bytes
phantom
withdrawal
vulnerability
August 23
rd
2022 at 18:35
Naked Security
Laptop denial-of-service via music: the 1980s R&B song with a CVE!
August 22
nd
2022 at 16:03Β
Laptop denial-of-service via music: the 1980s R&B song with a CVE!
By
Paul Ducklin
We haven't validated this vuln ourselves... but the source of the story is impeccable. (Impeccably dressed, at least.)
Related tags
β
Vulnerability
chen
CVE-2022-38392
Janet
Jackson
music
Raymond
Chen
resonance
August 22
nd
2022 at 16:03
Naked Security
S3 Ep96: Zoom 0-day, AEPIC leak, Conti reward, healthcare security [Audio + Text]
August 18
th
2022 at 18:38Β
S3 Ep96: Zoom 0-day, AEPIC leak, Conti reward, healthcare security [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
Latest episode - listen now (or read if you prefer!)
Related tags
β
Cryptography
Intel
Law
&
order
Malware
Podcast
Privacy
AEPIC
Conti
healthcare
Naked
Security
Podcast
ransomware
zoom
August 18
th
2022 at 18:38
Naked Security
Apple patches double zero-day in browser and kernel β update now!
August 17
th
2022 at 23:33Β
Apple patches double zero-day in browser and kernel β update now!
By
Paul Ducklin
Double 0-day exploits - one in WebKit (to break in) and the other in the kernel (to take over). Patch now!
Related tags
β
Apple
iOS
Malware
OS
X
Vulnerability
CVE-2022-32893
CVE-2022-32894
ios
iPadOS
jailbreak
macOS
spyware
August 17
th
2022 at 23:33
Naked Security
Chrome browser gets 11 security fixes with 1 zero-day β update now!
August 17
th
2022 at 13:16Β
Chrome browser gets 11 security fixes with 1 zero-day β update now!
By
Paul Ducklin
Don't delay - patch today.
Related tags
β
Google
Google
Chrome
Vulnerability
August 17
th
2022 at 13:16
Naked Security
US offers reward βup to $10 millionβ for information about the Conti gang
August 16
th
2022 at 16:57Β
US offers reward βup to $10 millionβ for information about the Conti gang
By
Naked Security writer
Wanted - Reward Offered - Five unknown individuals (plus a man with a weird hat)
Related tags
β
Law
&
order
Ransomware
Conti
ransomware
RfJ
usa
August 16
th
2022 at 16:57
Naked Security
Zoom for Mac patches critical bug β update now!
August 15
th
2022 at 18:26Β
Zoom for Mac patches critical bug β update now!
By
Paul Ducklin
There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip. Or at least between the TOC and the TOU...
Related tags
β
OS
X
Vulnerability
CVE-2022-28756
macOS
Wardle
zoom
August 15
th
2022 at 18:26
Naked Security
S3 Ep95: Slack leak, Github onslaught, and post-quantum crypto [Audio + Text]
August 11
th
2022 at 14:34Β
S3 Ep95: Slack leak, Github onslaught, and post-quantum crypto [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
Latest episode - listen now! (Or read the transcript if you prefer.)
Related tags
β
Cryptography
Data
loss
Law
&
order
Malware
Microsoft
Podcast
Privacy
Cybercrime
github
hacking
malware
Naked
Security
Podcast
quantum
computing
August 11
th
2022 at 14:34
Naked Security
APIC/EPIC! Intel chips leak secrets even the kernel shouldnβt seeβ¦
August 10
th
2022 at 16:59Β
APIC/EPIC! Intel chips leak secrets even the kernel shouldnβt seeβ¦
By
Paul Ducklin
If you've ever written code that left stuff lying around in memory when you didn't need it any more... we bet you've regretted it!
Related tags
β
Cryptography
Data
loss
Vulnerability
APIC
CVE-2022-21233
EPIC
SGX
ΓPIC
Leak
August 10
th
2022 at 16:59
Naked Security
Slack admits to leaking hashed passwords for five years
August 8
th
2022 at 15:14Β
Slack admits to leaking hashed passwords for five years
By
Paul Ducklin
"When those invitations went out... somehow, your password hash went out with them."
Related tags
β
Cryptography
Data
loss
brute
force
crack
dictionary
attack
hashing
password
salt
Slack
August 8
th
2022 at 15:14
Naked Security
Traffic Light Protocol for cybersecurity responders gets a revamp
August 5
th
2022 at 18:57Β
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.
Related tags
β
Security
leadership
cybersecurity
MDR
MTR
research
TLP
August 5
th
2022 at 18:57
Naked Security
S3 Ep94: This sort of crypto (graphy), and the other sort of crypto (currency!) [Audio + Text]
August 4
th
2022 at 17:52Β
S3 Ep94: This sort of crypto (graphy), and the other sort of crypto (currency!) [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
Latest episode - listen now! (Or read if that's what you prefer.)
Related tags
β
Cryptocurrency
Cryptography
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August 4
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2022 at 17:52
Naked Security
GitHub blighted by βresearcherβ who created thousands of malicious projects
August 3
rd
2022 at 23:06Β
GitHub blighted by βresearcherβ who created thousands of malicious projects
By
Paul Ducklin
If you spew projects laced with hidden malware into an open source repository, don't waste your time telling us "no harm done" afterwards.
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August 3
rd
2022 at 23:06
Naked Security
Post-quantum cryptography β new algorithm βgone in 60 minutesβ
August 3
rd
2022 at 18:55Β
Post-quantum cryptography β new algorithm βgone in 60 minutesβ
By
Paul Ducklin
And THIS is why you don't knit your own home-made encryption algorithms and hope no one looks at them.
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August 3
rd
2022 at 18:55
Naked Security
Cryptocoin βtoken swapperβ Nomad loses $200 million in coding blunder
August 2
nd
2022 at 16:12Β
Cryptocoin βtoken swapperβ Nomad loses $200 million in coding blunder
By
Paul Ducklin
Transactions were only approved, it seems, if they were initiated by... errrrr, by anyone.
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August 2
nd
2022 at 16:12
Naked Security
GnuTLS patches memory mismanagement bug β update now!
August 1
st
2022 at 16:55Β
GnuTLS patches memory mismanagement bug β update now!
By
Paul Ducklin
GnuTLS may well be the most widespread cryptographic toolkit you've never heard of. Learn more...
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August 1
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2022 at 16:55
Naked Security
How to celebrate SysAdmin Day!
July 29
th
2022 at 15:37Β
How to celebrate SysAdmin Day!
By
Paul Ducklin
I've just popped in to wish you all/The best SysAdmin Day!
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July 29
th
2022 at 15:37
Naked Security
S3 Ep93: Office security, breach costs, and leisurely patches [Audio + Text]
July 28
th
2022 at 15:47Β
S3 Ep93: Office security, breach costs, and leisurely patches [Audio + Text]
By
Paul Ducklin
Latest episode - listen now!
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July 28
th
2022 at 15:47
Naked Security
Critical Samba bug could let anyone become Domain Admin β patch now!
July 27
th
2022 at 21:15Β
Critical Samba bug could let anyone become Domain Admin β patch now!
By
Paul Ducklin
It's a serious bug... but there's a fix for it, so you know exactly what to do!
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July 27
th
2022 at 21:15
Naked Security
Mild monthly security update from Firefox β but update anyway
July 27
th
2022 at 00:41Β
Mild monthly security update from Firefox β but update anyway
By
Paul Ducklin
You're probably thinking we're going to say, "Don't delay/Do it today"... and that's exactly what we are saying!
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July 27
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2022 at 00:41
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