A security researcher explores how data breaches, ransomware attacks, and other types of cybercrime influence stock prices.

For a limited time, I am selling signed copies of Click Here to Kill Everybody in hardcover for just $6, plus shipping. I have 600 copies of the book available. When they’re gone, the sale is over and the price will revert to normal. Order here. Please be patient on delivery. It’s a lot of… Continue reading Second Click Here to Kill Everybody Sale

Don’t wait for your water heater to cause trouble, learn how to do your own maintenance with this handy guide. The post How to Do Your Own Water Heater Maintenance appeared first on SafeWise.

Unlike March, when patch updates caused issues with some printers, Microsoft’s updates for April were relatively tame. Windows users lost the old pre-Chromium version of Edge; some users saw performance issues; and Microsoft started talking up “News and Interests.” In fact, it’s that last one that has some IT admins concerned. (More about that below.)… Continue reading April patch recap: Mostly quiet on the Microsoft front

Actors working for Moscow’s Foreign Intelligence Service are actively targeting organizations in government and other sectors, FBI and DHS say.

If you don’t have enough to worry about already, consider a world where AIs are hackers. Hacking is as old as humanity. We are creative problem solvers. We exploit loopholes, manipulate systems, and strive for more influence, power, and wealth. To date, hacking has exclusively been a human activity. Not for long. As I lay… Continue reading When AIs Start Hacking

In 2017, KrebsOnSecurity showed how easy it is for identity thieves to undo a consumer’s request to freeze their credit file at Experian, one of the big three consumer credit bureaus in the United States.  Last week, KrebsOnSecurity heard from a reader who had his freeze thawed without authorization through Experian’s website, and it reminded… Continue reading Experian’s Credit Freeze Security is Still a Joke

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Join Deryck Poole and Barret Kendrick at 6 pm Pacific/9 pm Eastern on Thursday, June 11th, for their discussion with special guest Don Edwards. Don is a retired 20+ year veteran of US Army Special Operations and full-time instructor. This week’s show the guys will tackle the topic of red dots on handguns, and the… Continue reading PDN Training Talk: June 11th, 2020

For many people, Halloween is a time for fun. For kids it is a time to wear costumes of their favorite cartoon character, superhero, or just about anything that may percolate from their imaginations. At night it is also a time for them to go trick-or-treating for candy. For adults, Halloween is also a fun… Continue reading Halloween Security Tips