Another glaring security problem with Internet of Things devices has come to light. The details highlight the reasons why IoT security should be a front-line concern — not an afterthought. With several major attacks this year powered by botnets built on the back of compromised…
August 10, 2017 • 2 min readEarlier this year, Google users encountered a unique and particularly devious phishing attack. Phishers have used Google Docs in various capacities for several years, most frequently creating phony forms to try to collect sensitive user data. During this enormous wave of phishing attempts, though, users…
August 8, 2017 • 2 min readWhile the WannaCry ransomware wave was sweeping the globe, one of the first stories that emerged alongside it was about the exploit that allowed it to exist: EternalBlue. Exposed as an NSA-discovered vulnerability during leaks by the mysterious Shadow Brokers, it allows malware authors to…
August 5, 2017 • 2 min read
On today’s episode we’ll be taking a look at spyware: what it does, where it comes from, and what you can do to defend against it. Sometimes it’s pretty obvious when you’ve got a malware infection – ransomware lets you know that your files have…
August 3, 2017 • 27 min readRemember jailbreaking? From the first iPhone, it has been an integral part of the community around the device and even something which has pushed its development forward. Initially, just a way to unlock the phone and release it from the “jail” of an exclusive carrier…
August 3, 2017 • 3 min readSocial media has come a long way from its early days, and with the domination of major players including Facebook and Twitter, many of the early pioneers have faded into relative obscurity. Friendster abandoned plain social networking in 2011 and finally shuttered its services in…
August 2, 2017 • 2 min readAmong a slew of other announcements at Apple’s WWDC in June this year was the news that iPhone and iPad users would finally see the release of iOS 11 later this year. After the recent release of iOS 10.3.3 to users and the release of…
August 1, 2017 • 2 min readWe recently shared a story concerning the release of iOS 10.3.3 and the critical Wi-Fi vulnerabilities it corrected within the Broadcom chips used in many iPhones. That update, released July 19th, also accompanied updates for many other Apple products, including macOS Sierra, tvOS, and Safari….
July 31, 2017 • 2 min readToday’s episode of The Checklist is all about identity theft. With the right information, the wrong people can steal your identity – basically pretend to be you – and do a lot of damage in your name, and to your name.
July 27, 2017 • 17 min readApple pushed a new round of security updates to many of its products on July 19, including macOS and iOS. While both updates provide important security updates, the iOS update is especially critical. In version 10.3.3, Apple fixed a critical vulnerability affecting the device’s operations…
July 22, 2017 • 2 min readOn today’s Checklist, we’re cracking open the history books! We’ll be looking at the evolution of malware: from the early days of “joke” viruses to the serious threat it poses today.
July 20, 2017 • 17 min readBack in January, prominent British publication, The Guardian, printed a story in which they claimed the popular messaging app, WhatsApp, had a critical flaw. They claimed it had a “backdoor” that could allow a malicious third-party to defeat the app’s end-to-end encryption and thus read…
July 18, 2017 • 2 min read
It’s no secret that advertisers want to know more about us, and that “targeted ads” have become the bread and butter of the Internet economy. As advertisers go, Google might be one of the biggest ones out there, and the company has always put forward…
July 18, 2017 • 2 min readHow much should you be concerned about malware infections on your iOS devices? For most people, the answer will be “not at all” — but as we know, there is a danger in thinking this way. The lack of a clear and present threat from…
July 17, 2017 • 2 min read
Email isn’t just one of the most convenient ways to communicate — it’s also the easiest way for a hacker to uncover information about you. In the final week of June, the Parliament of the United Kingdom experienced its very own cyber attack. The attack…
July 17, 2017 • 2 min readAt the end of June, the world awoke to another widespread ransomware attack locking down machines across the globe. This time, the bulk of the attack centered on Ukraine, although countries such as Germany, the UK, and the USA also saw infections. Initially, the media…
July 15, 2017 • 2 min readDo you think that ransomware attacks only affect personal computers and business systems? Think again — the recent widespread infections caused by the WannaCry ransomware touched more than just hospitals in the UK and unpatched Windows PCs. In the Australian state of Victoria, hundreds of…
July 14, 2017 • 2 min readAfter the massive outbreak of the WannaCry malware that took down hospitals in the UK and spread around the world, we knew it was only a matter of time before similar attacks took place. With the recent outbreak of new ransomware, dubbed Petya, affecting computers…
July 13, 2017 • 3 min readIn the world of security, deception is as big a threat as any malware you might find. From spear phishing to scary sounding phone calls, these threats all fall into the same category: social engineering.
July 13, 2017 • 17 min readLast year, Apple announced that it was in the final stages of development for a new file system to replace the current architecture, which has begun showing its age. At this year’s WWDC, one of Apple’s major announcements was that this new “Apple File System”…
July 12, 2017 • 3 min read