A few days ago, on the morning of the first day of the ITBN conference in Budapest, I had the opportunity to have a chat with one… Read more “Rand Hindi: Snowden Changed Public Perception on Encryption – Interview”
Category: Encryption
Bug Bounty Programs – the Hacker Challenge that Will Increase Cybersecurity
Cyber attacks are becoming more and more common these days, with hackers exploiting various vulnerabilities that had gone below the radar. Thankfully, however, bug bounty programs are… Read more “Bug Bounty Programs – the Hacker Challenge that Will Increase Cybersecurity”
FCC’s Plan to Kill Net Neutrality Brings Cybersecurity Risks
It’s 2017 and we’re once more fighting the battle for Net Neutrality, one we thought we won a few years back when the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)… Read more “FCC’s Plan to Kill Net Neutrality Brings Cybersecurity Risks”
Cyberattacks and Ransomware Damage Costs to Rise to Billions of Dollars
The number of ransomware attacks has grown over the past few years with an incredible speed with damage costs for 2017 being predicted to exceed $5 billion,… Read more “Cyberattacks and Ransomware Damage Costs to Rise to Billions of Dollars”
IoT Security Bill Might Kickstart Industry Change
Security researchers have been warning for years that the government will soon get involved in defining the security standards of the Internet of Things industry, and it… Read more “IoT Security Bill Might Kickstart Industry Change”
Zero Day Vulnerability Hoarding, a Liability for the World’s Cybersecurity
As much as programmers will try, there is no such thing as “absolutely safe” software out there; The reality is that, for the most part, they’re only… Read more “Zero Day Vulnerability Hoarding, a Liability for the World’s Cybersecurity”
No one’s hacking you over Facebook!
Over the past few years, there have been numerous hoaxes making the rounds online, claiming this person or that person would steal your Facebook credentials if you… Read more “No one’s hacking you over Facebook!”
Cyberwarfare Against Ukraine: Power Grid Attacks, Countless Hacks, and NotPetya
The world’s powers may not be shooting bullets at each other right now, but they’re certainly engaged in a cyber war, something that should make us all… Read more “Cyberwarfare Against Ukraine: Power Grid Attacks, Countless Hacks, and NotPetya”
Shadow Brokers: To Pay or Not to Pay – the Moral Dilemma
Cybersecurity experts, tech companies, and hackers are all going to compete over the next data leak from the infamous hacker group Shadow Brokers, which poses a rather… Read more “Shadow Brokers: To Pay or Not to Pay – the Moral Dilemma”
Do you want anonymous or recorded talks and searches?
I’m asking you because you can have both of them untracked and unrecorded! If you thought, that it’s harder to escape from Google’s and Bing’s and Yahoo’s… Read more “Do you want anonymous or recorded talks and searches?”
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