Cybersecurity is one of the most dynamic and exciting fields in tech, combining cutting-edge information technology with crime fighting. It’s also an industry in serious need of qualified professionals. Estimates show that there are over one million unfilled cybersecurity jobs. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that employment of information security analysts will grow…
When Facebook last weekend disclosed a massive data breach—that compromised access tokens for more than 50 million accounts—many feared that the stolen tokens could have been used to access other third-party services, including Instagram and Tinder, through Facebook login. Good news is that Facebook found no evidence “so far” that proves such claims. In a…
The US-CERT has released a joint technical alert from the DHS, the FBI, and Treasury warning about a new ATM scheme being used by the prolific North Korean APT hacking group known as Hidden Cobra. Hidden Cobra, also known as Lazarus Group and Guardians of Peace, is believed to be backed by the North Korean…
Do you know what is the latest version of Wi-Fi? It’s okay if you don’t know. It is — Wi-Fi is 802.11ac. I am sure many of us can’t answer this question immediately because the Wi-Fi technology doesn’t have a traditional format of version numbers… at least until yesterday. The Wi-Fi Alliance—the group that manages…
A media report today revealed details of a significant supply chain attack which appears to be one of the largest corporate espionage and hardware hacking programs from a nation-state. According to a lengthy report published today by Bloomberg, a tiny surveillance chip, not much bigger than a grain of rice, has been found hidden in…
An Irish national who helped run the now-defunct dark web marketplace Silk Road pleaded guilty on Friday to drug trafficking charges that carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. Gary Davis, also known as Libertas, was one of Silk Road’s site administrators and forum moderators for Silk Road, then-largest underground marketplace on the…
More than 20 percent of GitHub repositories containing an attack tool or an exploit proof of concept (PoC) are written in Python.
Jessica spends 12 hours a day on the internet managing security for web assets and loves her macha tea
Over time, both enterprise and government networks have seen the network perimeter blur uncontrollably.
Jessica spends 12 hours a day on the internet managing security for web assets and loves her macha tea
A research team suggested a new secure-by-design API after discovering design flaws in the way Android apps are verified by password managers.
Jessica spends 12 hours a day on the internet managing security for web assets and loves her macha tea
Bypass works on iOS 12 and Apple’s latest iPhone XS model phones allowing an attacker to access contacts and photos.
Jessica spends 12 hours a day on the internet managing security for web assets and loves her macha tea
