Friday Squid Blogging: Strawberry Squid
October 8 2021Pretty pictures of a strawberry squid (Histioteuthis heteropsis). As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read...
Read moreSyniverse Hack
October 6 2021This is interesting: A company that is a critical part of the global telecommunications infrastructure used by AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon and several others around the world such as Vodafone and...
Read moreFacebook Is Down
October 4 2021Facebook — along with Instagram and WhatsApp — went down globally today. Basically, someone deleted their BGP records, which made their DNS fall apart.
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Cheating on Tests
October 4 2021Interesting story of test-takers in India using Bluetooth-connected flip-flops to communicate with accomplices while taking a test. What’s interesting is how this cheating was discovered. It’s not that someone noticed...
Read moreFriday Squid Blogging: Squid Game
October 1 2021Netflix has a new series called Squid Game, about people competing in a deadly game for money. It has nothing to do with actual squid. As usual, you can also...
Read moreA Death Due to Ransomware
October 1 2021The Wall Street Journal is reporting on a baby’s death at an Alabama hospital in 2019, which they argue was a direct result of the ransomware attack the...
Read moreHardening Your VPN
September 30 2021The NSA and CISA have released a document on how to harden your VPN.
Read moreCheck What Information Your Browser Leaks
September 28 2021These two sites tell you what sorts of information you’re leaking from your browser.
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