Data Matters

MAY 17, 2022

State-sponsored threat actors often target companies that run outdated software that contains previously identified and publicized vulnerabilities. State-sponsored threat actors may be politically motivated and, as such, their goals for the attack are not always clear—and can change over time—unlike threat actors purely motivated by profit.

Cybersecurity 97

Cybersecurity Government Authentication Ransomware 97

ForAllSecure

MARCH 24, 2021

Shortly after OpenSSL’s Heartbleed, Shellshock was discovered lurking in Bash code two-decades old. How could open source software be vulnerable for so long? Years ago, I was the lead security software reviewer at ZDNet and then at CNET. And I was able to repeat the process over and over. This was a software flaw.

Passwords 52

Passwords e-Discovery Encryption Paper 52

ForAllSecure

MARCH 24, 2021

Shortly after OpenSSL’s Heartbleed, Shellshock was discovered lurking in Bash code two-decades old. How could open source software be vulnerable for so long? Years ago, I was the lead security software reviewer at ZDNet and then at CNET. And I was able to repeat the process over and over. This was a software flaw.

Passwords 52

Passwords e-Discovery Encryption Paper 52

Troy Hunt

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

It's probably a scary image, one that's a bit mysterious, a shady character lurking in the hidden depths of the internet. They were particularly effective at wreaking havoc on the web around 2011 and back then, they too were represented as being another bunch of scary dudes. Hell, we've seen literally the same guy over and over again.

Data breaches 82

Data breaches Passwords Marketing Access 82