Black Friday, Cyber Monday, fraud, and marketing…
It’s not so many years ago that my arm was twisted into writing a blog article about Black Friday and Cyber Monday scams. I had to look up both terms before I wrote on the topic because they didn’t...
View ArticleSecurity books – 21 people name their favourites
Heimdal Security asked 20 experts (plus me) to name their favourite security books. The post Security books – 21 people name their favourites appeared first on ITsecurity.
View ArticleSocial Engineering v. Malware: Remembering VBS/Loveletter
VBS/Loveletter demonstrated that sometimes the quality of malcode doesn't matter if the social engineering hits the spot. The post Social Engineering v. Malware: Remembering VBS/Loveletter appeared...
View ArticleKey Card Ransomware: News versus FUD
On the 28th January 2017, a news site reported that Hotel ransomed by hackers as guests locked out of rooms. The story initially claimed that a ransomware gang had been able to compromise systems in...
View ArticleSupport Scams and Diagnostic Services
Sometimes the borderline between out-and-out support scams and sub-optimal diagnostic services is too blurry for comfort. The post Support Scams and Diagnostic Services appeared first on ITsecurity.
View ArticleMisinformation, Memetics and Electoral Fallout
Why make judgements based on memetic misinformation when there's plenty of live footage to work from? The post Misinformation, Memetics and Electoral Fallout appeared first on ITsecurity.
View ArticleWire-Wire Scams: Evolution beyond the 419
West African cybercrime nowadays has moved on from unsophisticated 419s to technically-based, effective Wire-Wire attacks on businesses. The post Wire-Wire Scams: Evolution beyond the 419 appeared...
View ArticleSANS, Signatures, Next-Gen and DIY Testing
SANS has done some good work in security, but its webcast on next-gen product evaluation is based on fallacies. The post SANS, Signatures, Next-Gen and DIY Testing appeared first on ITsecurity.
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My June Vote
I must repeat what I said before the last general election in the UK: I shall not vote. I dismiss as absurd the thoughtless claims that I have a duty to vote. I do not. I have a duty to follow my...
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May must be out in June: our last chance
Let’s not beat about the bush — Britain was tricked into voting for Brexit by an establishment determined to break Brussels’ interference in its increasingly hard-line and authoritarian policies....
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May Sketch: Reactions to Macron’s Victory
World Leaders’ Reactions to Macron’s Presidential Victory As reported by Yahoo Share This:The post May Sketch: Reactions to Macron’s Victory appeared first on ITsecurity.
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WannaCryptor ‘Afterthoughts’…
…Not that we’re exactly in the post-WannaCryptor era yet. But forgive me if you’ve heard enough of the saga of the ransomware ESET calls Win32/Filecoder.WannaCryptor.D (after just a few days, I...
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WannaCryptor: XP, Win8, WinServer 2003 patches
Even XP, Windows 8, and Windows Server 2003 systems can now be patched against the vulnerability exploited by WannaCrypt. Patching is highly recommended!The post WannaCryptor: XP, Win8, WinServer 2003...
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Did democracy win with Macron? Doubtful
My first thoughts on Macron’s victory were that democracy had prevailed. But second thoughts made me wonder. We’re too accustomed to thinking of democracy in old-fashioned Left (socialist) and Right...
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Still Pumping and Dumping
Pump and Dump spam campaign still piling on the improbabilities. The post Still Pumping and Dumping appeared first on ITsecurity.
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Artificial Intelligence in the Real and Virtual Worlds
Artificial Intelligence and Games While most of the tech media’s ‘next big thing’ buzz is still focused on VR, that technology is beginning to settle into the early days of its role. Gaming and...
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All Hands to the Pump (and Dump)
A few years ago, even before I started working directly with vendors in the security industry, ‘Pump and Dump’ scams were a major nuisance. Here’s a description from a paper Andrew Lee and I wrote...
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Injunction of Technology (IoT)
Soon coming to the Internet of Things (IoT) is the Injunction of Technology (IoT). In another post I noted that my WiFi router’s power brick had a UL certification, yet the actual WiFi router had...
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Book Review: The Hardware Hacker
The Hardware Hacker by Andrew Huang is not quite what you would expect from looking at the cover. There might be an expectation of page after page of schematics, code, circuit diagrams and…well,...
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Trump, Brexit and the Norns
2016 is likely to prove a pivotal year in contemporary history. Two major votes saw the US election of President Trump and the UK exit from the European Union. It was a right-wing populist swing for...
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