I recently received an email from a reader who aggressively accused the password manager industry of lying, and further accused PCMag of abetting… Story on PCMag
Month: December 2022
Improper use of password managers leaves people vulnerable to identity theft
A recent report from security advice site Security.org looks at the ways people try to handle their passwords… Story on TechRepublic
How Our Behavioral Bad Habits Are a Community Trait and Security Problem
Many an article chronicles hacked passwords available in bulk on the evil "Dark Web." It’s presented as evidence that the bad behavior of users is the root of… Story on Dark Reading
Prosecutors charge 6 people for allegedly waging massive DDoS attacks
Federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged six people for allegedly operating websites that launched millions of powerful distributed… Story on Ars Technica
Oh, the scammers online are frightful
A little Christmas Security song for you… Story on Cisco
Obligatory ChatGPT Post
It can say it all… Story on Schneier on Security
Hackers Score Nearly $1M at Device-Focused Pwn2Own Contest
Security researchers and hackers demonstrated 63 zero-day vulnerabilities in popular devices at the latest Pwn2Own. Story on Dark Reading
Security Flaw in Atlassian Products Affecting Multiple Companies
Researchers at CloudSEK observed that for Atlassian products – Jira, Confluence, and BitBucket, cookies are not invalidated… Story on Dark Reading
This Linux-targeting malware just got more powerful
A cryptomining malware campaign that targets systems and cloud-computing instances running on Linux has added trojan malware to its capabilities… Story on ZDNet
TrueBot malware delivery evolves, now infects businesses in the US and elsewhere
According to Cisco Talos, TrueBot malware now collects Active Directory information, which means it targets businesses with larger IT… Story on TechRepublic