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Naked Security Live – Ping of Death: are you at risk?
by Paul Ducklin Here’s the latest episode of our weekly Naked Security Live video series. By the way, if you want to ask questions in real time while we’re online, we’d love you to join in live – just keep an eye on the @NakedSecurity Twitter feed or check our...
S3 Ep2: Creepy smartwatches, botnets and Pings of Death – Podcast
by Paul Ducklin In this episode, we investigate a smartwatch for kids with a creepy set of functions, discuss Microsoft’s short-lived takedown of Trickbot, explain how to avoid the Windows “Ping of Death” bug, and (oh no!) find the source of mysterious beeping from...
US Department of Justice reignites the Battle to Break Encryption
by Paul Ducklin The US Department of Justice (DOJ), together with government representatives from six other countries, has recently re-ignited the perennial Battle to Break Encryption. Last weekend, the DOJ put out a press release co-signed by the governments of the...
Windows “Ping of Death” bug revealed – patch now!
by Paul Ducklin Every time that critical patches come out for any operating system, device or app that we think you might be using, you can predict in advance what we’re going to say. Patch early, patch often. After all, why risk letting the crooks sneak in front of...
Creepy covert camera “feature” found in popular smartwatch for kids
by Paul Ducklin If you nearly didn’t read this article because you thought the headline sounded like “Dinosaurs Still Extinct” or “Sun to Rise in East”… …then be aware that we nearly didn’t write it for the same reason. Bugs and vulnerabilities in...
Microsoft on the counterattack! Trickbot malware network takes a hit
by Paul Ducklin Good news, for a while at least. Microsoft went to US District Court for the greater good of all of us and came away with a court order permitting it to take over a whole raft of internet servers. The company was authorised to take over a wide range of...
What to know about election security
CIO Insights #10: Connectivity is key for drone deliveries
How can drones deliver on society’s most critical needs? Matternet's Paolo Resmini talks to Cisco CIO Jacqui Guichelaar about how connectivity is key. Check out more CIO Insights here Related content: Partner Stratus helps Matternet drones deliver critical supplies
Naked Security Live – Cybersecurity tips for your own network
by Paul Ducklin We do a show on Facebook every week in our Naked Security Live video series, where we discuss one of the big security concerns of the week. We’d love you to join in if you can – just keep an eye on the @NakedSecurity Twitter feed or check our Facebook...