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The Decreasing Usefulness of Positive Visual Security Indicators (and the Importance of Negative Ones)

Troy Hunt

And let's be fair to Barclays - it's not just them offering outdated and inaccurate advice about the true meaning of the padlock: Taking a mandatory Cyber Awareness Course. The correct answer to this question is: The traffic between the browser and the webshop is encrypted. But the option does not exist. It has a padlock!

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10 Personal Finance Lessons for Technology Professionals

Troy Hunt

Of course, success at that level is exceptionally rare, but my point is that in this industry more than any other I can think of, we can create amazing things from very humble beginnings. Number 1 is "Mining, Resources & Energy" which had a local boom here but is now rapidly declining (down 14% on the previous year).

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Inside DEF CON’S Champion CTF Team PPP

ForAllSecure

Vamosi: So it’s, what, July and for me that would mean my 20th year going to Las Vegas.for Hacker Summer Camp, for Bsides Las Vegas , for Black Hat , and, of course, DEF CON. And last year’s defending champion, PPP, aka the Plaid Parliament of Pwning, will have to compete online, of course. Guest: Zaratec , PPP team member.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Inside DEF CON’S Champion CTF Team PPP

ForAllSecure

Vamosi: So it’s, what, July and for me that would mean my 20th year going to Las Vegas.for Hacker Summer Camp, for Bsides Las Vegas , for Black Hat , and, of course, DEF CON. And last year’s defending champion, PPP, aka the Plaid Parliament of Pwning, will have to compete online, of course. Guest: Zaratec , PPP team member.

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Inside DEF CON’S Champion CTF Team PPP

ForAllSecure

Vamosi: So it’s, what, July and for me that would mean my 20th year going to Las Vegas.for Hacker Summer Camp, for Bsides Las Vegas , for Black Hat , and, of course, DEF CON. And last year’s defending champion, PPP, aka the Plaid Parliament of Pwning, will have to compete online, of course. Guest: Zaratec , PPP team member.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: DEF CON Villages

ForAllSecure

So in this episode, I'm going to share some of the conversations I've had with leaders of some of those more established villages over the last 50 episodes of the hacker mine. This year, there are over 30 distinct villages available. Yes, this episode contains some recycled material. And in Episode 16, I explored this topic further.

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2024 State of Cybersecurity: Reports of More Threats & Prioritization Issues

eSecurity Planet

Instead, apply defense in depth, provide employee cybersecurity training , and use threat intelligence platforms to provide general protection and educate both non-technical and security teams about the latest threats. 27% of all attacks mine crypto currencies, usually on unmonitored cloud systems.