Troy Hunt

JULY 13, 2023

In last year's MVP announcement blog post , I talked about one of my favourite contributions of all that year being the Pwned Passwords ingestion pipeline for the FBI. Reading my posts, watching my videos, turning up to my talks and consuming services like HIBP and Pwned Passwords.

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Troy Hunt

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

I've just been watching a bit of the video while writing up this post and I reckon they're right. Try the 3:02 mark, for example, where on Insta360 Link I have my finger up but on the Sony a6400, I don't: It's very minor, but it's just enough to notice.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 10, 2021

Guest Blog: TalkingTrust. The automotive industry is a primary example of how Internet-based threats can impact the privacy and safety of end users (aka drivers). What’s driving the security of IoT? Thu, 03/11/2021 - 07:39. The Urgency for Security in a Connected World.

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Lenny Zeltser

JANUARY 6, 2021

There, you’ll see website and blogs that I like to read to keep up with the industry. I shared my recommendations for doing this in the blog post 5 Steps to Building a Malware Analysis Toolkit Using Free Tools. The following Introduction to Malware Analysis video might feel a bit dated, but is worth your attention.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2023

We have also sent a text-only version of this blog post to the oss-security list.” The researchers published a video PoC for an attack exploiting this issue. The video shows the researcher clicking a link in a webpage, which causes a cue sheet to be downloaded. ” wrote Kevin Backhouse on GitHub. .

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Tools such as Midjourney and ChatGPT are gaining attention for their capabilities in generating realistic images, video and sophisticated, human-like text, extending the limits of AI’s creative potential. Generative adversarial networks (GANs) or variational autoencoders (VAEs) are used for images, videos, 3D models and music.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 11, 2024

Generative AI can watch videos and track worker training steps, including noting specific events and validating proper completion. One example is setting up line clearance in biopharma manufacturing, where properly executed line clearance can mean the difference between a high-value batch of medicine sold or costly scrap.

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IT Governance

APRIL 5, 2023

For example, they can only spot known types of malware, and according to the AV-Test Institute , almost half a million new types of malware are detected each day. In this blog, we explain everything you need to know about it, including our top 8 tips for preventing malware attacks. However, those tools are not flawless.

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IBM Big Data Hub

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

One example from The Heart of Innovation centers around building a product for recreational fishermen. For example, patients will consistently choose a doctor who describes a medical procedure as having a 90% success rate over another doctor who describes the same procedure as having a 10% failure rate. The product faltered at first.

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Troy Hunt

MAY 6, 2022

Or maybe I'm just a sucker for punishment, I don't know, but either way it's kept me entertained and given me plenty of new material for this week's video 😊 References The book is almost ready to launch! (I've Get Kolide: Device security that fixes challenging problems by messaging users on Slack.

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Preservica

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

In this blog, David Clipsham, File Format Analyst at Preservica, explores why continuous improvements to the PRONOM registry and DROID identification tool mean that many files characterized in the past now need to be re-characterized in order to ensure they are accurately identified. Example recommendations. Incorrect prioritisation.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

The video below, produced by the U-Admin developer, shows a few examples (click to enlarge). A demonstration video showing the real-time web injection capabilities of the U-Admin phishing kit. 2020 blog post on an ongoing Qakbot campaign that was first documented three months earlier by Check Point Research. Image: fr3d.hk/blog.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 8, 2022

On Friday, a deepfake video emerged on Twitter that appeared to show FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried offering an opportunity for users to recoup their losses. The video directed viewers to visit a website where they could enter a giveaway to win cryptocurrency. Hello everyone. To do this, just go to the site ftxcompensation.com.”.

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IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 4, 2023

We taught an AI model to analyze Masters video and produce highlight reels for every player, minutes after their round is complete. AI Commentary is a new feature that automatically adds spoken commentary to videos of every shot, by every player, on every hole. For example, at Augusta National Golf Club, a sand trap is called a bunker.

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Adam Levin

MAY 7, 2020

CAM4, a video streaming service primarily for adult amateur webcam content, reportedly left more than 11 million user records online on an unprotected Elasticsearch server. Users on an adult streaming platform may have experienced the wrong kind of exposure when over seven terabytes of data was found on an unprotected database online.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 21, 2023

Here’s an example from pickleball, which nicely explains the dilemma between hacking as a subversion and hacking as innovation: Some might consider these actions cheating, while the acting player would argue that there was no rule that said the action couldn’t be performed. But it looks like an excellent example.

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OneHub

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

From chat and video to file sharing and more, there’s lots to consider when it comes to empowering teams to work efficiently from home. For example, the marketing team will need to upload content to support the sales team, while the accounting team can use the CRM to ensure customers pay their invoices on time. Image source.

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2022

Below are a couple of video PoCs of attacks devised by the experts that show GhostTouch attack to answer the phone call and connect the malicious Bluetooth. For example, an attacker may impersonate the victim to answer a phone call which would eavesdrop the private conversation, or visit a malicious website.” Pierluigi Paganini.

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erwin

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

This blog is based upon a recent webcast that can be watched here. As with part 1 , part 2 ,and part 3 of this data modeling blog series, this blog also stresses that the cloud is not nirvana. Below is a diagram showing an example for Amazon Redshift. Figure 1: An example serverless database deployment in Amazon Redshift.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 15, 2024

For example, generative AI as a prompt engine will improve efficiency by dramatically reducing the time humans take to create outlines, come up with ideas and learn important information. For example, applied ML will help organizations that depend on the supply chain engage in better decision making, in real time.

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IBM Big Data Hub

MAY 1, 2023

AI that can generate paragraphs of text as well as a human, create realistic imagery and video from text, or perform hundreds of different tasks has captured the public’s attention. The last few years—even the last few months—have seen artificial intelligence (AI) breakthroughs come at a dizzying pace.

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AIIM

MARCH 12, 2020

But as Sam Marshall notes in a recent blog post, a successful digital workplace requires much more than technology ; in fact, much of what makes one successful needs to happen before the technology is put into place. Each group has a couple of examples, but this should not be considered an endorsement of those examples.

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erwin

MAY 2, 2022

This blog outlines a solid foundation for data modeling of online transaction processing (OLTP) systems as they move to the cloud. Other types of databases will be covered in subsequent blogs. For example, the NoSQL database MongoDB has documents and collections instead of tables and columns. Figure 3: Example sentence diagram.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2020

A group of Iranian hackers gained access to a un unprotected ICS at an Israeli Water Facility and posted a video as proof of the hack. The threat actors accessed a human-machine interface (HMI) system that was left unsecured online and published a video hack. ” reads the blog post published by OTORIO. .”

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IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 26, 2023

If we think about asset maintenance, for example, the questions are which technicians are available, where, and how should their work be prioritized. Image and video recognition systems can use AI to monitor each stage of manufacture , catching any discrepancies as early as possible. It’s not about minimizing travel.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

What follows is the process I went through trying to work out what an earth this thing is, the confusion surrounding the data, the shady characters dealing with it and ultimately, how it's now searchable in Have I Been Pwned (HIBP), which may be what brought you to this blog post in the first place.

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Data Breach Today

DECEMBER 27, 2017

You can’t skip video marketing on LinkedIn. The best example would be Gary Vaynerchuk’s videos on LinkedIn. Marketers like Gary fins more innovative ways to attract audiences, thus making a video as a meaningful part of the strategic conversation. Broaden your niche. Do not narrow down your niche!

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erwin

JUNE 7, 2022

This blog is based upon webcast which can be watched here. Remember that Seinfeld’s George Costanza did not land his dream job with the NY Yankees until he embraced doing the opposite of every idea he had, as seen in the video clip below. As with the part 1 of this blog series, the cloud is not nirvana.

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IT Governance

MAY 14, 2020

In this blog, we explain the biggest issues that organisations must address when considering their long-term plans for remote workers. Organisations must also be wary of vulnerabilities in third-party video conferencing tools, such as Zoom , which will still be in widespread use if large numbers of employees continue to operate remotely.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

For example, on Microsoft Windows systems they typically show up in the bottom right corner of the screen — just above the system clock. Indeed, Malwarebytes’ Pieter Arntz warned about malicious browser push notifications in a January 2019 blog post. Notification prompts in Firefox (left) and Google Chrome.

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Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 28, 2019

I still intend to finish writing up the blog post because the issues they've raised need tackling, but as with the Sophos example I also talk about, it's good to see a bit of humility (I've certainly been there myself before).

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erwin

AUGUST 15, 2022

This blog is based upon a recent webcast that can be viewed here. This blog is an introduction to some advanced NoSQL and data lake database design techniques (while avoiding common pitfalls) is noteworthy. Moreover, this blog will provide readers with a firm foundation for NoSQL and data lakes as they move to the cloud.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Attackers used Twitter profiles for sharing links to a blog under their control ( br0vvnn[.]io io ), to share videos of their claimed exploits, and for amplifying and retweeting posts from other accounts under their control. Not all visitors to the site were infected. eXplorer.

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Troy Hunt

JANUARY 29, 2024

For example, data breaches seed services set up with the express intent of monetising a broad range of personal attributes to the detriment of people who are already victims of a breach. As I say in the video, there's also a theme of attempting to remain anonymous (which clearly hasn't worked very well!),

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Staff and students can still access limited services, including email, office applications and video conference tools. For example, students’ classes and potentially their exams could be disrupted, which could in turn affect their ability to submit essays or even to graduate. Ransomware epidemic.

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IT Governance

APRIL 9, 2020

Until three weeks ago, you had probably never heard of the video conferencing software Zoom. For example, The Intercept reported that video calls are not end-to-end encrypted, despite the company’s claims that they are. Are your employees’ home Wi-Fi connections secure , for example? Let’s take a look.

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Troy Hunt

JULY 12, 2018

Even the government has been pushing to drive adoption of HTTPS for all sites, for example in this post by the National Cyber Security Centre in the UK : all websites should use HTTPS, even if they don't include private content, sign-in pages, or credit card details. — Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) July 5, 2018. WiFi Pineapple.

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