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
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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.
MongoDB not to blame for MacKeeper data breach
So 13 million MacKeeper users have had their data potentially exposed following a breach. Or at least that’s what you might think having scanned the online headlines.
You shouldn’t buy passwords from an 11 year old
Here at IT Security Thing we are on a mission to inform, educate and engage and that’s why we cannot get fully behind 11 year old Mira Modi who is selling secure passwords from her bedroom in New York City.
CISA: You have the right to remain spied upon
The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) bill has been passed by the US Senate. But what is CISA, why does it matter to everyone who uses the Internet and what does the IT security industry have to say about it?
TalkTalk breach: a comedy of security errors
TalkTalk has been breached; we know that much. What else we know about it is, in actual fact, very little indeed at this stage.