Finding Vulnerabilities in Open Source Projects
February 2 2022The Open Source Security Foundation announced $10 million in funding from a pool of tech and financial companies, including $5 million from Microsoft and Google, to find...
Read morePeople Are Increasingly Choosing Private Web Search
January 6 2022DuckDuckGo has had a banner year:
And yet, DuckDuckGo. The privacy-oriented search engine netted more than 35 billion search queries in 2021, a 46.4% jump over 2020 (23.6...
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday, December 2021 Edition
December 14 2021Microsoft, Adobe, and Google all issued security updates to their products today. The Microsoft patches include six previously disclosed security flaws, and one that that is already being actively...
Read moreGoogle Shuts Down Glupteba Botnet, Sues Operators
December 9 2021Google took steps to shut down the Glupteba botnet, at least for now. (The botnet uses the bitcoin blockchain as a backup command-and-control mechanism, making it hard to get...
Read moreMacOS Zero-Day Used against Hong Kong Activists
November 12 2021Google researchers discovered a MacOS zero-day exploit being used against Hong Kong activists. It was a “watering hole” attack, which means the malware was hidden in a legitimate...
Read moreMicrosoft Patch Tuesday, September 2021 Edition
September 14 2021Microsoft today pushed software updates to plug dozens of security holes in Windows and related products, including a vulnerability that is already being exploited in active attacks. Also, Apple...
Read moreKrebsOnSecurity Hit By Huge New IoT Botnet “Meris”
September 10 2021On Thursday evening, KrebsOnSecurity was the subject of a rather massive (and mercifully brief) distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. The assault came from "Meris," the same new "Internet of Things"...
Read moreStoring Encrypted Photos in Google’s Cloud
July 30 2021
New paper: “Encrypted Cloud Photo Storage Using Google Photos“:
Abstract: Cloud photo services are widely used for persistent, convenient, and often free photo storage, which is especially useful for...
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Read moreUsing Fake Reviews to Find Dangerous Extensions
May 29 2021Fake, positive reviews have infiltrated nearly every corner of life online these days, confusing consumers while offering an unwelcome advantage to fraudsters and sub-par products everywhere. Happily, identifying and...
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