Data Safety and Information Security

The security system that underlies the internet makes use of a curious fact: You can broadcast part of your encryption to make your information much more secure.

Donald Trump has vowed to deport millions and jail his enemies. To carry out that agenda, his administration will exploit America’s digital surveillance machine. Here are some steps you can take to evade it.

Preemptive cyber defense strategies not only strengthen a company’s immediate defenses but also prepare it for the future.

A free resource for digital security educators

QR code phishing is getting increasingly sophisticated

One fast scan will open your eyes to what’s happening beneath the surface of your favorite websites.

A Real-Time Website Privacy Inspector

Practical accounting for fintech engineers, and also how not to repeat my silly mistakes.

Regular training, robust fraud detection systems, and a culture of vigilance are key to combating digital fraud these days.

Tips, Tools and How-tos for Safer Online Communications

This is from an email thread on the topic of digital identity, which is the twice-yearly subject* of the Internet Identity Workshop, the most leveraged conference I know. It begins with a distincti…

I'm fairly certain that what I write here won't change the minds that need changing. But I feel like I need to make a statement anyway: your vote is secure.

This document is primarily intended for Firefox Enterprise users. Making sure the domains listed in this article are allowed by your firewall or other software ensures that Firefox works correctly.

New details emerge of Israel’s elaborate plan to sabotage Hezbollah communications devices to kill or maim thousands of its operatives.

The Washington Post has a long and detailed story about the operation that’s well worth reading (alternate version here). The sales pitch came from a marketing official trusted by Hezbollah w…

Discover how this offline random number generator uses simple physics to create secure cryptocurrency keys and clinical trial data.

Ransomware attacks have had devastating impact in recent years. IT managers are now using Zero Trust Network Access to combat these attacks.

It's About Training

The ability to remain installed and undetected makes Perfctl hard to fight.

Alethe Denis exposes tricks that made you fall for that return-to-office survey

How many times do you pull out your driver’s license a week? Maybe two to four times to purchase age restricted items, pick up prescriptions, or go to a bar. If you get a mobile driver’s license (mDL) or other forms of digital identification (ID) being offered in Google and Apple wallets, you may...

HP has detected an email campaign comprising a standard malware payload delivered by an AI-generated dropper.

In a contest of Pi-Hole vs. AdGuard, AdGuard wins with network-wide ad blocking. Read on to learn all the reasons I made the switch.

Cheatsheet for interacting with a postgres database inside a docker container

GreyNoise warns of a mysterious phenomenon observed since January 2020, massive waves of spoofed traffic called Noise Storms.

A new Federal Trade Commission staff report that examines the data collection and use practices of major social media and video streaming services shows they engaged in vast surveillance of consume

Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) is a system for collecting system performance data and sharing it over the network. We performed a review of its main networking daemon component pmcd, which resulted in the finding of two CVEs and a couple of other noticeable aspects.

Please be on the alert for: Spam that includes your name, address, phone number and other personal details. Phone calls that are from human-sounding bots that pretend to be from friends or trusted …