Bypassing a Web Proxy Using Chrome on OS X
It’s highly annoying when you are trying to read or download something at a client site only to be denied by their proxy. Luckily there’s…
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E-commerce head urges scam arbitration for safer online shopping in Hong Kong
An e-commerce industry leader has suggested that Hong Kong allow a popular quick payment operator to arbitrate online transactions amid the rising trend of internet…
Securing digital products under the Cyber Resilience Act
In this Help Net Security interview, Dr. Dag Flachet, co-founder at Codific, explains what the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) means for companies and how it…
Our Position on Free Will Shapes Our Politics
Many believe the discussion of free will is pointless. This is usually because one believes it’s been settled (for the religious who believe God gave…
When ransomware strikes, what’s your move?
Should we negotiate? Should we pay? These are the questions every organization faces when cybercriminals lock their data. By the time attackers have encrypted your…
CVE-2025-24054 Under Active Attack—Steals NTLM Credentials on File Download
Apr 18, 2025Ravie LakshmananWindows Security / Vulnerability The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added a medium-severity security flaw impacting Microsoft Windows…
Programming: Decompiler vs. Disassembler | Daniel Miessler
Many are confused by the terms decompiler and disassembler. As with most confusion of this type, most just use the words interchangeably. Don’t do that;…
Widely available AI tools signal new era of malicious bot activity
Rise in accessible AI tools significantly lowered the barrier to entry for cyber attackers, enabling them to create and deploy malicious bots at scale, according…
Good Times With Varnish, Nginx, and Apache Bench
I learned some web server Kung Fu this weekend. I now know how to set up both Nginx and Varnish, and I’ve been messing around…
One’s Belief in Free Will Defines His Politics
I write a lot about free will, and people don’t understand why. I’ll try here again to explain. Simply, one’s stance on whether or not we…
The Republican Response to the SoTU
So I saw Obama’s SOTU speech last night. I have been avoiding political news for the most part lately, so it was interesting to see…
Communicating Optimally in Email | Daniel Miessler
The fundamental source of poor email style is the practice of quoting the entire message you’re replying to. If that’s what you do, then it…