“Huge” new vulnerability in Windows – Get the patch now!
Windows yesterday published a critical security bulletin addressing a vulnerability that, according to researches at IBM, has been “sitting in plain sight.” Microsoft has also released an update to patch the vulnerability. IBM reported the bug privately to Microsoft in May, noting that it “could allow remote code execution if an attacker sends” a very specific set of […]
Massive list of Dropbox credentials leaked, change your password immediately [Update] – Neowin
Update: Dropbox has once again stated that their service has not been hacked but rather the list of credentials leaked came from a different service. And people are now trying to exploit that list by logging into different website where users re-used their passwords. What this means is that users who re-use their passwords are still at […]
5 Million Online Passwords Leaked, Check Yours Now
According to the Daily Dot, nearly 5 million usernames and passwords associated with Gmail accounts have been leaked on a Russian Bitcoin forum. Here’s what you should know, via Lifehacker: 5 Million Online Passwords Leaked, Check Yours Now [Updated]. To check if your password was one of the leaked, plug your Gmail address into this tool.
Four Methods to Create a Secure Password You’ll Actually Remember
This post originally appeared on the Buffer blog. We know that creating a safe password is paramount, but how does one actually go about creating and recalling all those essential, random passwords we need? It took writing this post to get me on the straight-and-narrow with my passwords. Here’s what the author learned about how […]
Quickly Secure Your Computer With Microsoft’s Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET)
Microsoft is targeting EMET more at system administrators, but any Windows user can use EMET to quickly enable some additional security features without any special knowledge. This tool can even help secure outdated Windows XP systems. via Quickly Secure Your Computer With Microsoft’s Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET).
Quickly Secure Your Computer With Microsoft’s Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET)
Microsoft’s Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) is targeted toward system administrators, but you can get some tips on using it to secure your personal system over at the How-To Geek. You can also get the complete user’s guide on Microsoft’s website. Quickly Secure Your Computer With Microsoft’s Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET).
Fatal flaw found in USB
Researchers have identified a new security threat that, if exploited, could affect billions of devices, and which they claim is essentially impossible to detect or prevent with current technologies. The threat stems from a fundamental flaw in the way USB devices and current anti-virus systems are designed. They’re calling it BadUSB. BadUSB in terms you’ll […]
CryptoLocker & the dangers of ransomware
By the time you see the alert, it’s already too late… We’ve seen a spike in malicious activity over the past few weeks, attributable partly to the discovery the Heartbleed bug and the end of support for Windows XP. One of these new attacks comes from CryptoLocker, a piece of ransomware first detected by Sophos. […]
Browse securely with a password manager
Passwords and security Today we’re going to look at an important subject in today’s world of online interaction: Passwords, and how to improve your online security. Life is increasingly becoming virtualized, and we lock down this virtual world of emails, shopping, and banking, with passwords that we have to enter each time we want to access […]
Critical Internet Explorer vulnerability
What is Operation Clandestine Fox? Last weekend an internet research lab announced a new security vulnerability in Internet Explorer. According to FireEye Labs, hackers have been taking advantage of the bug in targeted attacks of American websites. The security flaw affects version 6 to 11 of Internet Explorer through a vulnerability in the Flash code […]