Zeljka Zorz
The IEEE is against mandated encryption backdoors
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has added its voice to the chorus of security experts, privacy advocates, lawmakers and other prominent …
How Facebook and Google nudge users to make anti-privacy choices
Facebook, Google and Microsoft use design techniques and tricks to steer users toward sharing more information about themselves to benefit those businesses, the Norwegian …
Researchers release app that masks printers’ tracking dots
Did you know that nearly all modern color laser printers put tracking patterns of tiny yellow dots on each piece of paper they print? Most printer manufacturers include these …
Twitter adds support for login verification with USB security key
Twitter has some good news for users looking to improve the security of their account: the company has begun rolling out the “login verification with a security …
Know what’s happening on your network and make the most of your security tools
In an ideal world, all organizations would know at all times exactly what’s happening on their network: they would have deep enough pockets to buy the equipment and …
Cisco ASA and Firepower flaw exploited in the wild
A high-severity vulnerability affecting Cisco ASA and Firepower security appliances is being exploited in the wild after an exploit has been released online on Friday. …
Underground vendors can reliably obtain code signing certificates from CAs
More and more malware authors are switching to buying new, valid code signing certificates issued by Certificate Authorities instead of using stolen (compromised) ones, …
Microsoft offers new Azure AD tool to nix easily guessed passwords
Predictable, easy-to-guess passwords are often the weak link that ends up breaking the security chain and attackers know this. “They know to account for character …
HMRC collected voiceprints of 5.1 million UK taxpayers
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has collected voiceprints of some 5.1 million UK taxpayers without their explicit consent, and won’t reveal whether these …
Losses due to BEC scams are escalating
Despite falling down on the list of most often reported Internet-facilitated crimes, Business Email Compromise/Email Account Compromise is still the type of crime that results …
For the love of a good IT book: The No Starch Press story
When No Starch Press founder Bill Pollock decided that his new venture would go for quality instead of quantity, he made the right choice. “We haven’t had a down …
Office 365 users targeted by phishers employing simple HTML tricks
Phishers are using a simple but effective trick to fool Microsoft’s NLP-based anti-phishing protections and Office 365 users into entering their login credentials into …
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