National U.S. Privacy Laws Are Needed
As the most recent security breaches have taught us around the world, losing one’s privacy also means losing one of humanity’s unique attributes — its secrets. Link: National U.S. Privacy Laws Are Needed
October 2015
Hackers, Activists, Journos: How to Build a Secure Burner Laptop
Security researcher Georg Wicherski recalls a friend who was once stopped at the airport on his way to the Black Hat hacking conference. Security took his laptop, supposedly for a routine X-ray, but it seemed to be taking too long. Link: Hackers, Activists, Journos: How to Build a Secure Burner Laptop
CryptoWall 3.0 traffic analysis
CryptoWall is known to be one the most popular ransomware.The FBI says it has received 992 complaints about CryptoWall, with victims reporting losses of $18m. Symantec also said that ransomware attacks have more than doubled in 2014 from 4.1 million in 2013, up to 8.8 million. Link: CryptoWall 3.0 traffic analysis
Still fuming over HTTPS mishap, Google makes Symantec an offer it can’t refuse
Google has given Symantec an offer it can’t refuse: give a thorough accounting of its ailing certificate authority process or risk having the world’s most popular browser—Chrome—issue scary warnings when end users visit HTTPS-protected websites that use Symantec credentials. Link: Still fuming over HTTPS mishap, Google makes Symantec an offer it can’t refuse