International students in UK targeted by visa scammers
Visa scammers are at it again, this time targeting Chinese international students in the UK. Learn how these scams work in order to steer clear, and advise others to do the same.
A week in security (September 2 – 8)
A roundup of the latest cybersecurity news for the week of September 2 – 8, including TrickBot’s new trick, a social engineering toolkit, and how to keep remote workers safe.
Facial recognition technology: force for good or privacy threat?
It seems facial recognition technology, as technology so often does, has raced far ahead of our ability to define its ethical use. We take a hard look at major concerns brewing in cities around the world.
A week in security (July 1 – 7)
A roundup of cybersecurity news from July 1-7, including stalkerware, Bitcoin generators, app permissions, Chinese spyware, some giant leaks, and a new malware attack method.
A week in security (June 3 – 9)
A weekly roundup of security news from June 3–9, including Magecart, breaches, hyperlink auditing, Bluekeep, FTC, and facial recognition.
A week in security (April 8 – 14)
A roundup of news stories from April 8–14, including Baldr, medical management apps, an Android password stealer, and new sextortion scams.
The global data privacy roadmap: a question of risk
For any American company taking steps outside the US market, global data privacy compliance is a question of risk versus reward.
The Advanced Persistent Threat Files: APT1
Next up in the Advanced Persistent Threat Files: APT1, a unit of the People’s Liberation Army of China known for wide-scale and high-volume data collection on mostly English-speaking companies.
The Advanced Persistent Threat files: APT10
While security companies are getting good at analyzing the tactics of nation-state threat actors, they still struggle with placing these actions in context and making solid risk assessments. So in this series, we’re going to take a look at a few APT groups, and see how they fit into the larger threat landscape—starting with APT10.
Flaw in Twitter form may have been abused by nation states
Twitter announced in a blog post Monday that they discovered and addressed a security flaw in one of their support forms. The discovery was made on November 15—more than a month ago—and promptly fixed the next day. So why are we only hearing about it now?
