A UK travel company has been fined £150,000 for putting an “internal only” parking database system on the internet without securing it first. The vulnerable system was used as a stepping stone for a crook to steal more than 1M e-commerce records.
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Anatomy of an iTunes phish – tips to avoid getting caught out
Even if you’d back yourself to spot a phish every time, here’s a step-by-step account that might help to save your friends and family in the future…
Panopticlick reveals the cookie you can’t delete
You know about cookies, and how to delete them, but what if there was a cookie you couldn’t delete, and what if the steps you took to guard your privacy made you easier to track? The EFF’s Panopticlick tool determines how easy you are to identify based on your web browser’s ‘fingerprint’.
How to break into people’s homes with your mobile phone
Having a tough time breaking into your neighbor’s house? Not terribly conversant with key gauges or making clay molds? Don’t worry, there’s an app for that!
Hacking, spamming, rogue SMSes and browsers – 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
The week’s security news, turned into an entertaining lesson, turned into a 1-min video… 60 Sec Security, 26 July 2014
A Sysmas Carol – singing the praises of sysadmins everywhere!
Ever felt as though there should be a song for system administrators? Like a Sysmas Carol, perhaps, celebrating the 0x0C days of Sysmas? Well, here it is!
Sony offers games as part of $15m Playstation Network breach settlement
Sony has offered gamers digital goods as part of a $15m settlement in the 2011 PlayStation Network (PSN) data breach case.
Firefox slams Chrome again in our trustworthy browser poll
Firefox once again outpaced Chrome, IE, Safari and Opera as the most trusted web browser. But many are not happy with their browser choices when it comes to privacy. Read on for some of the interesting comments our readers submitted …
Happy SysAdminDay!
Today is SysAdmin Day, and we want to say thanks…
What’s the worst thing you can say to a sysadmin? [POLL]
“Hey, I know you’re at your wedding. But I just gave my Social Security Number to someone from Iran.”