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New Sandbox Mode for Windows 10 Defender Antivirus: Here’s why you should pay attention…
Antivirus (AV) is a commonly relied upon security control. But it’s worth remembering that there’s nothing inherently “hack-proof”...
Artee
Nov 22, 20183 min read
Transport Protocol Updates QUIC and SPDY Brought To You By Google.
TCP has been getting an update. Google wanna go fast. Internet improvements seem to be driven by what innovations the Big 5 can come ...
Artee
Nov 19, 20186 min read
How We Need to Remake the Internet
I cannot call them social networks anymore. They are behavior modification empires. We cannot have a society in which if two people wish...
Artee
Nov 17, 20181 min read
95% of Organizations Have Cultural Issues Around Cybersecurity
Very few organizations have yet baked cybersecurity into their corporate DNA, research finds. These days, a sinister phenomenon called...
Artee
Nov 17, 20184 min read
Threats to Electric Grid are Real; Widespread Blackouts are Not
by Selena Larson - August 6, 2018 The US electric grid is not about to go down. Though it’s understandable if someone believed that. Over...
Artee
Nov 16, 20182 min read
DARPA uses a remote island to stage a cyberattack on the US power grid
There was the sound of breakers tripping in all seven of the grid’s low-voltage substation, and then, the station was plunged into...
Artee
Nov 16, 20185 min read
Thought you deleted your iPhone photos? Hackers find a way to get them back
Twice a year, an international contest called Pwn2Own – the Olympic Games of competitive hacking, if you like – gives the world’s top ...
Artee
Nov 16, 20184 min read
Strategic Communication and Cyber Attacks
When reporting on cyber-attacks, articles and media frequently (if not exclusively) focus on the damage or immediate result: how many ...
Artee
Nov 7, 20187 min read
VirtualBox Zero-Day Published By Disgruntled Researcher
Russian researcher publishes detailed write-up for VirtualBox zero-day on GitHub after Oracle took 15 months to fix a previous similar...
Artee
Nov 7, 20183 min read
Amusing History of the Browser user-agent String
In the beginning there was NCSA Mosaic, and Mosaic called itself NCSA_Mosaic/2.0 (Windows 3.1), and Mosaic displayed pictures along with...
Artee
Oct 31, 20183 min read
U.S. Accuses China of Hacking Aerospace, Tech Companies
Chinese intelligence officers recruited hackers and insiders to help them steal sensitive information from aerospace and technology...
Artee
Oct 31, 20182 min read
Inside the Pentagon’s Struggle to Build a Cyber Force
Perhaps they accidentally/on purpose underlined the need for a military branch dedicated to Cyber Warfare. The Pentagon is taking new...
Artee
Oct 31, 20183 min read
IBM to acquire software company Red Hat for $34 billion
What do you get when you cross Red Hat with Big Blue? (Reuters) - IBM Corp said on Sunday it had agreed to acquire U.S. software ...
Artee
Oct 29, 20183 min read
LTAC | Leadership, Teaming, & Culture
This is the prime directive. Security exists to enable the organization to succeed. We have security so we know that no matter what...
Artee
Oct 27, 20182 min read
Twelve Malicious Python Libraries Found and Removed From PyPI
One package contained a clipboard hijacker that replaced victims' Bitcoin addresses in an attempt to hijack funds from users. A software...
Artee
Oct 27, 20183 min read
The Feds Just Hit a Notorious Swatter With 46 New Charges. He Intends to Plead Guilty
FMSEC OPINION: You want to prevent proven guilty offenders from becoming repeat offenders? Mandatory salient restitution proportionate...
Artee
Oct 26, 20184 min read
Mirai Co-Author Gets 6 Months Confinement, $8.6M in Fines for Rutgers Attacks
FMSEC OPINION: You want to prevent offenders from becoming repeat offenders? Mandatory salient restitution proportionate to the damage...
Artee
Oct 26, 20183 min read
Apple and Samsung Fined For Slowing Down Old Smartphones
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2018/10/26/apple-and-samsung-punished-for-slowing-down-old-smartphones/ As Apple and Samsung have just...
Artee
Oct 26, 20182 min read
Supply Chain Threats: Are Your Vendors Your Weakest Security Link?
Bit of a hot button recently. Simple explanation and practical way to reduce risk. #FullMetalFreedom https://www.stationx.net/supply-chai...
Artee
Oct 25, 20183 min read
Mobile Giants: Please Don’t Share the Where
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/05/mobile-giants-please-dont-share-the-where/ Your mobile phone is giving away your approximate location...
Artee
Oct 21, 20187 min read
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