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Friday Squid Blogging: Injured Giant Squid and Paddleboarder
PRIVACY PRIVACY Here’s a video—I don’t know where it’s from—of an injured juvenile male giant squid grabbing on to a paddleboard. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here. Read More
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My Top Tips To Help Your Family Stay Safe Online This Holiday Period
PRIVACY PRIVACY ‘It’s the most wonderful time of year’ – we’ve all heard the jingles and read the slogans. But the holiday season can also be a little overwhelming when you’re the one ‘in charge’. Whether it’s prepping for the inevitable influx of new devices, buying the gifts or booking the holiday – there are…
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TikTok’s Parent Company Admits Using the Platform’s Data to Track Journalists
PRIVACY PRIVACY In a series of emails seen by several media, ByteDance admitted that some of its former employees used TikTok’s data to track two journalists Read More
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President Biden Signs Quantum Cybersecurity Preparedness Act into Law
PRIVACY PRIVACY The law sets out requirements for federal agencies to migrate to quantum-secure cryptography Read More
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Hacking the JFK Airport Taxi Dispatch System
PRIVACY PRIVACY Two men have been convicted of hacking the taxi dispatch system at the JFK airport. This enabled them to reorder the taxis on the list; they charged taxi drivers $10 to cut the line. Read More
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ICO Slams Editors for Comments on Journalism Code
PRIVACY PRIVACY UK’s privacy regulator says new rules for hacks still being worked out Read More
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LastPass: Customer Vault Data Was Taken
PRIVACY PRIVACY Most data was encrypted in cloud storage Read More
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Top cybersecurity M&A deals for 2022
PRIVACY PRIVACY The number of cybersecurity mergers and acquisitions deals in 2021 set a record pace. The first three quarters of the year saw 151 transactions in the industry, according to 451 Research. That’s up from 94 for the same period in 2020. That trend is likely to continue in 2022. Many of the 2021…
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Zerobot Botnet Devs Add New Functionality
PRIVACY PRIVACY Latest iteration exploits Apache vulnerabilities Read More
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Don’t click too quick! FBI warns of malicious search engine ads
PRIVACY PRIVACY The FBI is warning US consumers that cybercriminals are placing ads in search engine results that impersonate well-known brands, in an attempt to spread ransomware and steal financial information. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Read More