Find out how well you know important cybersecurity terms and concepts
Does knowing the difference between a virus and a worm, a backdoor and an exploit, or Nigeri-an spam and other spam actually help you? We think it does: Knowing the characteristics and names of threats helps you know what to look out for and protect against in your digital world. Find out how good you are at recognizing a cyberthreat when you read about one.
Transatlantic Cable Podcast episode 4: tax scams, trading data for swag, AI password cracking, and more.
We’ve revisited our study on the crackability of real-world passwords leaked on the dark web — originally conducted two years ago. The findings are sobering: nearly every other password can be cracked in under a minute, and three out of five take less than an hour. How can we move away from insecure passwords?
Smart sex toys and their companion apps collect and process some extremely personal data. We break down the risks involved, and ways to protect your privacy.
Protecting a security console is more critical than one might think. Here’s the lowdown on control-layer compromise, and how to keep it from happening.
We break down the BeatBanker trojan attack, which combines espionage, crypto theft, and mining with inventive ways to dig its heels into a smartphone.
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