Microsoft Microsoft Authenticator: What it is, how it works, and how to use it!Android Authority - Joe HindyMicrosoft Authenticator is a security app for two-factor authentication. It competes directly with Google Authenticator, Authy, LastPass Authenticator, and several others. You may run into the app when
Technology Hackers turn tables on account hijackers by stealing forum dataEngadget - Jon FingasOnline account hijackers received a taste of ironic punishment this week. KrebsOnSecurity has learned that hackers stole the database from the popular hijacker forum OGusers on May 12th, obtaining email
Bluetooth Bluetooth's Complexity Has Become a Security RiskWIRED - Lily Hay Newman Bluetooth is the invisible glue that binds devices together. Which means that when it has bugs, it affects everything from iPhones and Android …
Spyware May I have a word about… Pegasus spywareThe Guardian - Jonathan BouquetThe unsavoury revelations about the hacking of WhatsApp by software developed by Israeli company, NSO Group, raised some interesting imagery. NSO has developed a powerful smartphone virus called Pegasus,
Privacy What is the dark web? How to use Tor to protect your privacyWired UK - Nicole Kobie The dark web is infamous as a dangerous place, where drugs are bought and hitmen hired, but it can be a safe way to browse the internet if your …
Technology Why some of the world's top cybersecurity hackers are being paid millions to use their powers for goodCNBC - Kate Fazzini One of the most overwhelming problems in cybersecurity is a severe labor shortage. There simply aren't enough people who are qualified to do …
Google Google tracks nearly all your online (and some of your offline) purchases -- see it for yourself, hereTNW - Bryan ClarkFor years Google has been keeping track of nearly every online purchase we’ve made. A CNBC report today reveals that, thanks to purchase receipts sent to personal Gmail accounts, the company has amassed
Technology Finally, child data privacy could get much-needed reform in new billFast Company - DJ PangburnThe Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, which was passed decades ago, could finally see a long-overdue update for an era in which social media and IoT devices present new risks. In the early days
Technology Intel chip 'ZombieLoad' flaw could let hackers steal dataFox News - Brooke CrothersIntel is facing a new chip vulnerability that could allow attackers to steal personal information from your PC. The flaw, referred to generally as Microarchitectural Data Sampling (MDS) or “ZombieLoad,”
Linksys >20,000 Linksys routers leak historic record of every device ever connectedArs Technica - Dan Goodin Linksys said it fixed flaw in 2014. Researcher Troy Mursch disagrees. This post has been updated to add comments Linksys made online, which says …
Technology Yes, there are security ramifications to serverless computingZDNet - Joe McKendrick With three in five enterprises now going or planning to go serverless, the attack surface widens. At least one in five organizations, 21%, have …
Firefox How to Manage Your Website Passwords With Firefox LockboxPCMag - Lance Whitney Firefox Lockbox helps with password management on mobile devices and the web. Here's how to get started with Mozilla's free password manager. PCMag …
Linux How to configure Linux to use NTLM using CNTLMTechRepublic - Jack Wallen Find out how to authenticate your Linux servers and desktops against an MS NTLM proxy server. If you happen to work in a corporation that uses a …
European Parliament EU approves cyber-attack sanctions ahead of electionEngadget - Amrita KhalidThe European Union has agreed to an automatic set of sanctions to punish any future cyber attackers. Just a week ahead of the EU Parliament elections, officials in Brussels on Friday approved a cyber regime
Technology Chinese cyberspies breached TeamViewer in 2016ZDNet - Catalin Cimpanu TeamViewer said it detected and stopped the attack before hackers could do any damage. Chinese state-sponsored hackers breached German software maker …
Salesforce Faulty database script brings Salesforce to its kneesZDNet - Catalin Cimpanu Faulty production script gave users access to all their company's Salesforce data. Salesforce is going through one of its biggest outages ever after …
DNS Server How (and Why) to Change Your DNS ServerPCMag - Neil J. Rubenking The Domain Name System is an essential part of your internet communications. Upgrading to a better DNS server can make your surfing both faster and …
Authentication ProtonMail Adds New Anti-Phishing Defences To Emailgizmodo.com.au - Patrick Howell O'Neill Last year, Amnesty International spotted a long-running campaign against journalists and human rights activists in the Middle East. Hackers trying to …
Cybercrime Law enforcement dismantles cybercrime network after attempt to steal $100 millionCNET - by Shelby Brown The cybercriminals operated out of Europe and targeted American entities.
Attackers Are Messing with Encryption Traffic to Evade Detectiondarkreading.com - Robert Lemos Contributing Writer Unknown groups have started tampering with Web traffic encryption, causing the number of fingerprints for connections using Transport Layer Security …
Cybersecurity Australian Cyber Security Centre stands up government flying squaditnews.com.au The Australian Cyber Security Centre is beefing up its newly established government cyber security flying squad to hasten the pace of fortifying the …
Cybersecurity The Cybersecurity 202: Trump makes boldest strike yet to bar Chinese tech from U.S.The Washington Post - By Joseph Marks
Cyber-attacks How to break our bad online security habits – with a flashing cyber nudgeThe Conversation UK - Emily Collins and Joanne Hinds The number of cyber attacks is estimated to have risen by 67% over the last fivee years, with the majority of these data breaches being traced back …
Microsoft Microsoft: 'We're detecting 5 billion cybersecurity threats on devices a month' | ZDNetZDNet Microsoft offers a new snapshot of the data that feeds into its Intelligence Security Graph. Microsoft says it is executing on its "vision" of …
Russia Chess Champion Garry Kasparov Warns of Chinese, Russian Data CollectionBloomberg Avast Security Ambassador and former world class chess champion Garry Kasparov discusses cybersecurity and the use of AI technology by China and …
Technology Cybercrime group that used malware to steal $100 million from online banking accounts shut downZDNet - Danny Palmer International law enforcement operation takes down cybercrime network that tried to steal $100 million by capturing online banking details. A global …
Technology Microsoft releases new version of Attack Surface Analyzer utilityZDNet - Catalin Cimpanu New Attack Surface Analyzer 2.0 works on Windows, but also Mac and Linux. Seven years after releasing version 1.0, Microsoft has published version 2.0 …
AppleApple posts instructions on how to enable full mitigation against Intel CPU attacks on Mac, up to 40 percent performance9to5Mac - Benjamin MayoFollowing the announcement of new speculative execution exploits that target Intel CPU architecture, Apple has posted a new document on its website that explains how customers with computers that are heightened
SSL How to create a secure website: 4 tipsTechRepublic - Macy Bayern A major gap exists between the perception and reality of online security safety, according to Google Registry and The Harris Poll. Website creation is …
