Ponzi Scams continue to entrap South Africans
Ponzi schemes of all sorts are over 150 years old and the reason that they have held such great success…
Security
Friday Squid Blogging: Opioid Alternatives from Squid Research
Is there nothing that squid research can’t solve? “If you’re working with an organism like squid that can edit genetic…
Cloud Security Best Practices That Every User Should Implement
The cloud has become a foundational element of modern business operations due to its far-reaching scalability, adaptability, and cost-effectiveness. However,…
Social Engineering to Disable iMessage Protections
I am always interested in new phishing tricks, and watching them spread across the ecosystem. A few days ago I…
Critical Path Traversal Vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-10811, CVE-2024-13161, CVE-2024-13160, and CVE-2024-13159) in Ivanti Endpoint Manager
Ivanti, an IT management solutions, has identified and addressed four critical vulnerabilities in its Endpoint Manager (EPM) software. These vulnerabilities,…
Where to Buy Wildcard SSL Certificate: A Quick Guide
In an age where online security is non-negotiable, businesses must make sure that their websites are safe from possible attacks.…
FBI Deletes PlugX Malware from Thousands of Computers
According to a DOJ press release, the FBI was able to delete the Chinese-used PlugX malware from “approximately 4,258 U.S.-based…
Microsoft Patches 159 Flaws, 8 Zero Days in January 2025 Patch Tuesday
2025 is upon us! We’re ringing in the new year with – you guessed it – another Patch Tuesday. This…
Phishing False Alarm
A very security-conscious company was hit with a (presumed) massive state-actor phishing attack with gift cards, and everyone rallied to…
The First Password on the Internet
It was created in 1973 by Peter Kirstein: So from the beginning I put password protection on my gateway. This…