You’d hope that the developers of a dongle that tracks your driving paid a lot of attention to computer security. Or, in fact, any attention at all…
Tag Archives: Cryptography
Do terrorists use spam to shroud their secrets?
An article by an NSA mathematician about randomness also raises the question, “Are terrorists hiding behind spam?”
“Dear Facebook, I DEMAND that you ignore my demands” – 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Our weekly security news video, for your viewing pleasure. Fun with a serious side, in just one minute…watch now!
Computer scientists “crack” poker
As the headlines tell it, Poker Is Solved! In other words, don’t invite a computer to your Texas Hold’em poker evenings unless you want to lose money every week…
Thunderstrike – new Mac “ueberrootkit” could own your Apple forever
Security researcher Trammell Hudson wondered how deeply you could embed a rootkit into a Mac. Forget hacking the kernel, or even the boot sector…what about targeting the Boot ROM chip itself?
SSCC 180 – Surely zero-days come from cybercrooks, not from Silicon Valley? [PODCAST]
Enjoy the first 2015 episode of our popular weekly security podcast. In this episode: zero-day politics, leaky security features, Bitcoin news, and a shout out to our New Year #sophospuzzle winners!
Gogo forges YouTube SSL certificate to throttle high-bandwith usage on flights
It swears it’s not intercepting user data, but issuing a fake HTTPS certificate sure doesn’t make us feel warm and fuzzy. 
The New Year 2014/2015 #sophospuzzle – all the winners, and how to solve it!
The New Year 2014/2015 #sophospuzzle is over. Here’s who won, as well as how to solve it for those who weren’t able to take part.
The mystery of the missing Bitcoins – 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Here’s this week’s 60 Second Security video for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy…watch the news in just one minute!
Japanese newspaper makes bold claim about Mt Gox’s giant 2014 Bitcoin loss
Japan-based Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox imploded in 2014 with the loss of $0.5B’s worth of Bitcoins. The question is, “Where did they go?”