Despite decades trying to fortify our passwords with bolt-on solutions, attackers have always found ways to defeat them. Here are four reasons why.
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Category Archives: Cybersecurity
World Password Day – what (NOT!) to do
Yeah, yeah, yeah… we really ought to get around to picking proper passwords for everything – and here’s why!
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World Password Day: A day to review your defenses
So, do you think you’ve been ‘pwned’? That’s the question to ask yourself today
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DHS policies allow unlimited, warrantless device search
Newly revealed policies show border agents can search devices for pretty much any reason, including if some other agency asked them to.
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Is a sticky label the answer to the IoT’s security problems?
How can IoT security be improved? The UK Government just published new details of its surprising and unfashionable answer.
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Extortionists leak data of huge firms after IT provider refuses to pay
The data was published after “Boris Bullet-Dodger” failed to get Citycomp to cough up.
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US Government halves deadline for applying critical patches to 15 days
US federal agencies must fix their security bugs twice as quickly under new rules issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
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D-Link camera vulnerability allows attackers to tap into the video stream
ESET researchers highlight a series of security holes in a device intended to make homes and offices more secure
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Attackers Used Red-Team, Pen-Testing Tools to Hack Wipro
Breach of India-based outsourcing giant involved a remote access tool and a post-exploitation tool, according to an analysis by Flashpoint.
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Digital Ad-Fraud Losses Decline
Even so, more work remains to be done to address online ad fraud operations that cause billions of dollars in losses annually for advertisers.
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