Why remote work is a security minefield (and what you can do about it)
Remote work is seen as more than a temporary solution, it’s a long-term strategy for many organizations. Remote work cybersecurity challenges Unsecured networks: Workers often…
Author: Cybernoz
Hacker News is the New Reddit
Anyone who likes Reddit needs to check out another similar site called Hacker News. It’s rather like Reddit used to be before it went mainstream,…
Microsoft Issues Urgent Patch to Fix Office Update Crash
Microsoft has released an urgent patch for Office 2016 to address a critical issue causing key applications like Word, Excel, and Outlook to crash unexpectedly.…
Why security culture is crypto’s strongest asset
In this Help Net Security interview, Norah Beers, CISO at Grayscale, discusses key security challenges in managing crypto assets, adversary tactics, private key management, and…
OttoKit WordPress Plugin Admin Creation Vulnerability Under Active Exploitation
Apr 11, 2025Ravie LakshmananWebsite Security / Vulnerability A newly disclosed high-severity security flaw impacting OttoKit (formerly SureTriggers) has come under active exploitation within a few…
Driving and Mobile Phones | Daniel Miessler
A study has been released that says that talking on a mobile phone while driving is still very dangerous even if it’s hands-free. The interesting…
Jenkins Docker Vulnerability Allows Hackers to Hijack Network Traffic
A newly disclosed vulnerability affecting Jenkins Docker images has raised serious concerns about network security. The vulnerability, stemming from the reuse of SSH host keys,…
Ransomware groups push negotiations to new levels of uncertainty
Ransomware attacks increased by nearly 20% in 2024, and the severity rose by 13%, according to At-Bay. The blast radius of ransomware continues to grow…
2 SSH Brute-Force-Attack Countermeasures | Daniel Miessler
Switch to Pure Key-based AuthenticationI say pure because it doesn’t help to just enable key-based authentication; you have to disable passwords as an option altogether…
iOS devices face twice the phishing attacks of Android
2024 brought about countless new cybersecurity challenges including significant growth of the mobile threat landscape, according to Lookout. Threat actors, ranging from nation-states to individuals,…
Why Some Businesses Require You to Sign Your Credit Card Receipt and Others Don’t
Many people wonder why some businesses require them to sign a receipt when they pay with a credit card, while others just give a receipt…
New infosec products of the week: April 11, 2025
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Forescout, Index Engines, Jit, RunSafe Security, and Seal Security. Jit…