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
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
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 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
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