Over 1 Lakh Users At Risk!
Online furniture rental company RentoMojo has suffered a data breach. The incident came to light after the company sent a mail to its users informing…
Month: April 2023
How to set up a fresh Ubuntu desktop using only dotfiles and bash scripts
Configure settings, install programs, and customize your desktop environment with a single bash command. One of my most favorite things about open source files on…
Second Google Chrome Zero-Day Bug Actively Exploited in Wild
Recently, Google released an emergency security update to fix another Chrome zero-day vulnerability actively exploited in the wild. This zero-day flaw has been tracked as…
The biggest data security blind spot: Authorization
Too many people have access to company data they don’t need. Also, too many companies focus on authentication (verifying identity) as a security measure and…
Used Routers Fully Loaded With Corporate Secrets for Just $100
Researchers at ESET found that hardware on resale in the market consisted of highly confidential information such as IPsec or VPN credentials, hashed root passwords,…
NASA And DoD Contractor Mainstream Engineering Attacked
Royal ransomware group added Mainstream Engineering, a NASA and the US Department of Defence contractor, to its victim list. Mainstream Engineering is a US-based research…
Ambassador Spotlight: Adnan Malik | HackerOne
Who are you? My name is Adnan Malik. I’m a web application security researcher, penetration tester and bug hunter. I currently run a startup named…
Venafi Firefly enhances the security of machine identities for cloud-native applications
Venafi has introduced Venafi Firefly, the lightweight machine identity issuer that supports highly distributed, cloud native environments. Part of the Venafi Control Plane for Machine…
Outdated cybersecurity practices leave door open for criminals
Organizations experienced a significant increase in ransomware – from an average of four attacks over five years in 2021 versus four attacks over the course…
Unsupervised Learning NO. 364 | Reality Headset, BingPT, AI+Cyber
Exploring the intersection of security, technology, and society—and what might be coming next… Standard Web Edition | January 9, 2023 If you’re not subscribed to…
IT and business services market shows resilience with positive growth outlook
Worldwide IT and business services revenue is expected to grow (in constant currency) from $1.13 trillion in 2022 to $1.2 trillion in 2023, or 5.7%…
How to do twice as much with half the keystrokes using `.bashrc`
An overview of time-saving aliases, functions, and creating a useful Bash prompt. In my recent post about setting up Ubuntu with Bash scripts, I briefly…