Hackers want data. The higher quality data, the happier the hackers are. Higher quality data can be sold for more money. Or use it for more hacking. Stolen credentials for the CEO are worth more than the password for the person who works on the loading dock. Old-timers will remember network hardware pioneer Nortel Networks. […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]First of all you have to figure out what an NFT is. Here is what Forbes says about it: An NFT is a digital asset that represents real-world objects like art, music, in-game items and videos. They are bought and sold online, frequently with cryptocurrency, and they are generally encoded with the same underlying software as […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]No. Not really. Are bad 1-time passcodes a corporate liability? Yes, but bad anything is a liability. In the wake of the Twilio breach, my buddy Brian Krebs posted an item titled “How 1-Time Passcodes Became a Corporate Liability”. In one sense, he is right because most companies chose the easiest one 1-time passcode to […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Mozilla Says 18 of 25 Pregnancy Apps: Privacy Not Included Out of the 25 “reproductive health” apps and wearable devices, 18 received a “privacy not included” rating. That means that they have a problem protecting their user’s privacy. In today’s world that data could be used by private bounty hunters in states that offer that […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Defcon Hacker Hacks Deere Tractor to Play Doom The right to repair folks and some manufacturers have been at odds for years regarding right to repair. John Deere has really be anti-right. This year a researcher demoed hacking a tractor and getting it to play Doom on the main display. Credit: Hackread Monero Developers “Fork” […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]We don’t seem to get a lot of good news when it comes to cybersecurity. Here is one good story. Katie Yates received some nude photos of a friend, Natalie Claus (normally we don’t use names, but these women are working hard to make a point that there is nothing to be ashamed of and […]
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