Should ransomware payments be banned? – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
The issue of whether to ban ransomware payments is a hotly debated topic in cybersecurity and policy circles. What are…
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Friday Squid Blogging: 1994 Lair of Squid Game
I didn’t know: In 1994, Hewlett-Packard released a miracle machine: the HP 200LX pocket-size PC. In the depths of the…
Tracking Bitcoin Hackers
The crypto-currency landscape has been a veritable fertile ground for Bitcoin hackers. With few laws or guarantees governing Bitcoin transactions,…
Bitcoin and Scams
Bitcoin is just one of the many cryptocurrencies that have been created over the last number of years. Crypto-currencies are…
The NSA Has a Long-Lost Lecture by Adm. Grace Hopper
The NSA has a video recording of a 1982 lecture by Adm. Grace Hopper titled “Future Possibilities: Data, Hardware, Software,…
Weekly Update 408
Presently sponsored by: 1Password Extended Access Management: Secure every sign-in for every app on every device. I get the frustration…
Apple Is Alerting iPhone Users of Spyware Attacks
Not a lot of details: Apple has issued a new round of threat notifications to iPhone users across 98 countries,…
Falling for Financial Fakes? Revealing the Secrets With The Tips to Avoid Investment Scams
Have you heard about investment scams? Investment scams are financial frauds where scammers trick businesses and individuals into… The post…
Microsoft’s July 2024 Patch Tuesday Fixes Four Zero Days; Releases Patches for 142 Vulnerabilities
Microsoft released its July edition of Patch Tuesday. In it, Microsoft addressed 142 flaws and patched four zero-day bugs. Of…
Understanding IoT security risks and how to mitigate them | Cybersecurity podcast
As security challenges loom large on the IoT landscape, how can we effectively counter the risks of integrating our physical…