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Analysis 

Insider threats should be seen as security opportunities

July 3, 2019 Davey Winder 890 Views NHS, Opinion, people

Isn’t it about time that we stopped blaming employees for cybersecurity incidents and started to believe in people power instead?

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Threatscape 

WebStresser takedown is not the end of DDoS-for-hire

May 14, 2018May 14, 2018 Davey Winder 1302 Views DDoS, law enforcement, Opinion

Kudos to Europol for taking down the biggest DDoS-for-hire network, but please don’t think that’s the DDoS problem solved folks…

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Analysis Threat Intelligence Vulnerabilities 

OWASP vulnerability chart suggests web app devs are not smelling the security coffee

November 24, 2017November 24, 2017 Davey Winder 1730 Views industry, Opinion, OWASP, Threats, webdev

The top vulnerability remains ‘injection’ and cross site scripting (XSS) is still there, four years on from the last update!

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Threat Intelligence 

Google research prompts the dumbest cybersecurity question ever asked

November 16, 2017November 16, 2017 Davey Winder 1470 Views Analysis, Google, Opinion, Research

Google research looked into root cause (pun intended) of account takeovers, good job. But is ranking threats a bad idea?

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Analysis 

Android tops 2016 vulnerability list. Security industry says “meh!”

January 8, 2017January 8, 2017 Davey Winder 1875 Views Android, Google, industry, Opinion, Stats, vulnerabilities

The 2016 Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) statistics are in and don’t make great reading for Google. Or do they?

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Analysis 

What does the security industry think about Yahoo?

December 17, 2016December 17, 2016 Davey Winder 1278 Views Analysis, breach, crime, Hacking, industry, News, Opinion

Forensic investigators have discovered a billion more Yahoo accounts have been hacked! What does the security industry think about that?

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Analysis 

Ransomware is security wake-up call for NHS trusts

November 16, 2016 Davey Winder 1258 Views Analysis, crime, healthcare, NHS, Opinion, ransomware

The NHS is not only a ransomware target, but it’s fallen victim multiple times over the last year or so.

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Opinion 

Healthcare IT gets old, but hackers remain nimble

October 24, 2016October 24, 2016 Davey Winder 1397 Views Hacking, Health, healthcare, NHS, Opinion

Healthcare IT is expected to work hard for a long time, and that’s really not good for keeping security healthy

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Analysis 

As Amazon uncovers login credential list online, does controversial GCHQ password advice still stand?

October 14, 2016October 14, 2016 Davey Winder 1374 Views Advice, Amazon, GCHQ, Opinion, passwords

With historic breaches now becoming a trend, does historic GCHQ advice not to ‘force regular password expiry’ still make sense?

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Google Confirms Android Camera Security Threat: ‘Hundreds Of Millions’ Of Users Affected

Google Confirms Android Camera Security Threat: ‘Hundreds Of Millions’ Of Users Affected

November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 Davey Winder
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How Russian Pornhub Hackers Pulled Off $30M Advertising Scam

November 28, 2018 Davey Winder
Hackers Publish First 169 Trump ‘Dirty Laundry’ Emails After Being Branded Cyber-Terrorists

Hackers Publish First 169 Trump ‘Dirty Laundry’ Emails After Being Branded Cyber-Terrorists

May 17, 2020May 19, 2020 Davey Winder
Have Apple And Google Secretly Uploaded A COVID-19 Tracking App To Your Phone?

Have Apple And Google Secretly Uploaded A COVID-19 Tracking App To Your Phone?

June 20, 2020June 20, 2020 Davey Winder
U.S. Government Announces ‘Critical’ Warning For Microsoft Windows Users

U.S. Government Announces ‘Critical’ Warning For Microsoft Windows Users

June 18, 2019June 18, 2019 Davey Winder
Samsung Confirms Critical Security Issue For Millions: Every Galaxy After 2014 Affected

Samsung Confirms Critical Security Issue For Millions: Every Galaxy After 2014 Affected

May 7, 2020May 8, 2020 Davey Winder
Samsung Update Warning For 40 Million Galaxy And Note Users

Samsung Update Warning For 40 Million Galaxy And Note Users

October 9, 2019October 11, 2019 Davey Winder
Trump’s Dirty Laundry: Anonymous Hackers Threaten To Reveal All

Trump’s Dirty Laundry: Anonymous Hackers Threaten To Reveal All

June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 Davey Winder
U.S. Government Confirms Critical Browser Zero-day Security Warning For Windows Users

U.S. Government Confirms Critical Browser Zero-day Security Warning For Windows Users

January 18, 2020January 20, 2020 Davey Winder
How To Use An Ordinary Light Bulb To Spy On Conversations 80 Feet Away

How To Use An Ordinary Light Bulb To Spy On Conversations 80 Feet Away

June 14, 2020June 14, 2020 Davey Winder
Windows 10 Security Alert As Microsoft Says ‘Do Not Install This Update’

Windows 10 Security Alert As Microsoft Says ‘Do Not Install This Update’

October 18, 2019October 23, 2019 Davey Winder
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Windows 10 Warning For 800 Million Users: Microsoft Says Install THIS Update First

October 9, 2019October 9, 2019 Davey Winder
New Orleans Declares State Of Emergency Following Cyber Attack

New Orleans Declares State Of Emergency Following Cyber Attack

December 14, 2019December 14, 2019 Davey Winder
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Biden Attacks ‘Irrational’ Trump Over Grave Risk To U.S. National Security

December 23, 2020December 23, 2020 Davey Winder
It’s Not Just You, Google Is Down: Gmail, YouTube And More Affected—Here’s What’s Happening

It’s Not Just You, Google Is Down: Gmail, YouTube And More Affected—Here’s What’s Happening

December 14, 2020December 14, 2020 Davey Winder
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Is Almost Perfect—Apart From One Very Sucky Problem

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Is Almost Perfect—Apart From One Very Sucky Problem

December 13, 2020December 13, 2020 Davey Winder
Microsoft Warns Of Massive New ‘Drive-By Attack’ Targeting Chrome, Edge, Firefox Users

Microsoft Warns Of Massive New ‘Drive-By Attack’ Targeting Chrome, Edge, Firefox Users

December 13, 2020December 13, 2020 Davey Winder
Don’t Use Ass, Eva Or 2010 In Your Password

Don’t Use Ass, Eva Or 2010 In Your Password

December 6, 2020December 6, 2020 Davey Winder
Check These ‘Risky’ iPhone 12 Security Settings Now

Check These ‘Risky’ iPhone 12 Security Settings Now

November 29, 2020November 29, 2020 Davey Winder
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How This Hacked Vacuum Cleaner Can Listen To Your Conversations Using LiDAR

November 22, 2020November 22, 2020 Davey Winder
World’s Dumbest Passwords Revealed: 200 Reasons To Use A Password Manager

World’s Dumbest Passwords Revealed: 200 Reasons To Use A Password Manager

November 22, 2020November 22, 2020 Davey Winder
Valhalla Just Got Real-FBI Issues Viking Cyber Raids Alert

Valhalla Just Got Real-FBI Issues Viking Cyber Raids Alert

November 21, 2020November 21, 2020 Davey Winder
Google Chrome Update Gets Serious: Homeland Security (CISA) Confirms Attacks Underway

Google Chrome Update Gets Serious: Homeland Security (CISA) Confirms Attacks Underway

November 15, 2020November 15, 2020 Davey Winder
Microsoft Confirms Serious Windows 10 Password Problem—Here’s The 5 Step Fix

Microsoft Confirms Serious Windows 10 Password Problem—Here’s The 5 Step Fix

November 14, 2020November 14, 2020 Davey Winder
Hacked In 300 Seconds: iOS 14, Samsung Galaxy S20, Windows 10

Hacked In 300 Seconds: iOS 14, Samsung Galaxy S20, Windows 10

November 9, 2020November 9, 2020 Davey Winder
Android User Alert—How To Stop 220 Million Websites From Breaking In 2021

Android User Alert—How To Stop 220 Million Websites From Breaking In 2021

November 8, 2020November 8, 2020 Davey Winder
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