In-brief: what’s a good password? According to new guidelines from NIST: one that hasn’t already been stolen by hackers.
Tag: phishing
Google Docs Scam Highlights Phishing’s Low, Low Bar
In-brief: There were a thousand reasons not to click on that Google Docs link…but thousands of people did anyway. Why?
You Don’t Know Hack: Public Struggles with Cyber Security Concepts
In-brief: U.S. adults may be able to identify a strong password when they see one, but on many questions of how to identify and protect themselves from online threats, they are worryingly ignorant, according to a new survey by The Pew Center.
Surveillance Technology Vendor Cellebrite Has Customer Data Stolen
In-brief: Cellebrite, an Israeli firm that sells mobile phone forensic tools, was the victim of a hack that stole information on customers – many of them law enforcement agencies and governments.
Trump Dump: Russian Hackers Infiltrate DNC, Steal Research on GOP Candidate
In-brief: sophisticated hacking crews with ties to the Russian government compromised computer networks run by the Democratic National Committee and absconded with oppositional research on presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump.
