October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, reminding us that cyber-attacks know no boundaries between work and home, so we need to be diligent about cyber hygiene across all environments. With the abundance of connected devices we all depend on, protecting your digital footprint is no longer optional. But where do you learn what to do? People who work for larger corporations may … [Read more...] about Bringing Cybersecurity Home – Cisco Blog
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Threats in encrypted traffic – Cisco Blog
There was a time when the web was open. Quite literally—communications taking place on the early web were not masked in any significant fashion. This meant that it was fairly trivial for a bad actor to intercept and read the data being transmitted between networked devices. This was especially troublesome when it came to sensitive data, such as password authentication or credit … [Read more...] about Threats in encrypted traffic – Cisco Blog
Kaspersky podcast, episode 111 | Kaspersky official blog
On this week’s edition of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast, Dave and I cross both the Atlantic and Pacific while discussing the week’s stories. Episode 111 kicks off with a story about Facebook suspending tens of thousands of apps in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal. From there, we look at TikTok becoming the latest social media site … [Read more...] about Kaspersky podcast, episode 111 | Kaspersky official blog
Quantum supremacy allegedly reached | Kaspersky official blog
A quantum computer from Google solved a task that the best supercomputer in the world cannot. The news made quite a splash — and then, the report was retracted. The retraction, which the Financial Times discovered on NASA’s website, only added more suspense to the situation. So, although exactly what task the quantum computer allegedly solved — not to mention how many qubits it … [Read more...] about Quantum supremacy allegedly reached | Kaspersky official blog
Kaspersky podcast, episode 110 | Kaspersky official blog
On this week’s edition of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast, Dave and I stay Stateside for the majority of our stories. The first story has us looking at YouTube for the second week in a row. This week, we look at a tale from the BBC of major advertisers seeing their ads landing next to fake cancer cure videos. Following that story, we take a look at … [Read more...] about Kaspersky podcast, episode 110 | Kaspersky official blog
Kaspersky podcast, episode 109 | Kaspersky official blog
Welcome to the 109th edition of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast. This week, Dave and I take a look at some of the security stories you may have missed over the past week. To kick things off, we take a look at the $107 million fine for YouTube after the service violated child privacy laws. Following that story, we stay in the States and discuss a … [Read more...] about Kaspersky podcast, episode 109 | Kaspersky official blog
School hacking | Kaspersky official blog
School exams not going quite according to plan? It can happen to anyone. Most of those affected will pick themselves up, retake the tests, or change their goals. But in a few cases, students may be tempted to cheat their way to success. Over the years, an underground industry has grown up around that temptation, from discussion fora and how-to videos for hacking into your … [Read more...] about School hacking | Kaspersky official blog
DNS under attack – Cisco Blog
You’ve probably heard the stories by now: one of the fundamental technologies that keeps the internet working has recently become a regular target for attackers. Earlier this month, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre released an advisory warning of DNS hijacking attacks across multiple regions and sectors. (This was their second such advisory in six months.) Last month, in … [Read more...] about DNS under attack – Cisco Blog
Kaspersky podcast, episode 98 | Kaspersky official blog
For the 98th edition of the Kaspersky Transatlantic Cable podcast, Dave and I jump between the consumer and public sectors — from consumer cybersecurity to government-focused ransomware attacks. To start things off, we dive into the world of music — for the second straight week. In this story, Genius.com says it has evidence of Google scraping its site for song lyrics. The … [Read more...] about Kaspersky podcast, episode 98 | Kaspersky official blog
Let’s Destroy Democracy – Cisco Blog
Threat Research Election security through an adversary’s eyes This post was authored by Matt Olney. Over the past few years, Cisco Talos has increasingly been involved in election security research and support, most recently supporting the Security Service of Ukraine in their efforts to secure the two Ukrainian presidential elections in … [Read more...] about Let’s Destroy Democracy – Cisco Blog