The A-Z of 2018 Threatscape Predictions
The IT Security Thing A to Z of threatscape predictions for 2018, from some of the best respected thought leaders in the cybersec industry
Opinion
Security industry responds to massive Uber data breach cover-up
Uber suffers 57 million record data breach, then pays hush-money to prevent disclosure to customers in shocking cover-up that has now been exposed
Google research prompts the dumbest cybersecurity question ever asked
Google research reveals dangers of account hijacking, but in doing so inadvertently prompts some of the dumbest cybersecurity questions ever
UK Data Protection: a pre-Brexit GDPR bombshell for business
If you thought that leaving the EU meant leaving behind the potential impact of GDPR, you thought wrong. The new legislation will simply bring GDPR wholesale into UK law.
BKK: A lesson in creating black hat hackers
A recent incident highlights how the security industry could well be pushing legitimate researchers into being black hat hackers
Ransomware is a real threat, no bullshit!
If ransomware is rubbish, as one vendor insisted recently, then why is it so successful? IT Security Thing found itself in Dublin recently, living the rock and roll lifestyle. Well, I stayed in a hotel owned by Bono and The Edge from U2 if that counts. It’s certainly a close call, as one of my afternoons […]
Don’t just block MS Office macros; kill the buggers
New data suggests that 98% of Microsoft Office-targeted threats use macros, which shows that the current Microsoft mitigation methodology isn’t working.
FBI vs. Apple: “It’s impossible to design a ‘backdoor’ that doesn’t compromise security”
IT Security Thing’s Davey Winder has been telling anyone who will listen that the FBI is being disingenuous when it comes to demanding a backdoor from Apple.
The weaponisation of Adobe Flash: 0day exploit is the last straw
Adobe Flash 0day proves, yet again, why this pile of insecure crap must be put out of its misery in order to relieve ours.
Chinese cybercrime dragon is eating its own tail
There’s an interesting article that has just been published in the MIT Technology Report that gels with our findings here at IT Security Thing; namely that when it comes Chinese cybercrime, China gets as good as it gives when it comes to cyber-attacks.
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