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Tech Companies Push Back Against Australia’s Crypto Backdoor Bill
Apple, Cisco, Mozilla, and other tech providers say a proposed law in Australia to force backdoors in encrypted services would weaken security for everyone.
Android Trojan Imitates Google Play Store
Cisco Talos researchers have discovered an Android trojan called GPlayed that mimics the Google Play store and can morph once it's installed.
Labs Presents: Browser Settings When Using Personal VPNs
The main point of using a personal VPN is to surf the interwebs in privacy, away from prying eyes. Lock down the browser before starting up the personal VPN for maximum benefits.
Labs Presents: Reasons for Using a Personal VPN
Personal VPNs have a lot of expectations, and they aren't suited for all of them. But there are some scenarios that are ideal for personal VPNs.
Foreign Cyberattacks ‘Getting Worse Not Better’
Senators and law enforcement officials warned that cyberattacks by foreign adversaries are reaching a critical point.
Labs Presents: Evaluating Personal VPNs
People expect the personal VPN to hide or otherwise obscure what they are doing on the Internet. Some are better than others, but it is difficult to evaluate them on technical merits. Duo Labs provides guidelines on how to pick a personal VPN that matches your threat model.
Apple Fixes Passcode Bypasses in iOS 12.01
In a small update to iOS, Apple has fixed two bugs that allowed someone to bypass the passcode on a locked iPhone.
Hardware Security Keys Go Open Source With Solo
The Solo security keys are based on open-source software and hardware designs and work with both desktop and mobile devices for two-factor authentication.
New California Law Requires Strong Passwords for Internet of Things
Thank you California. Gov. Brown has signed into the law that requires manufacturers to give Internet-connected devices unique passwords and not weak passowords like "admin" by default.
Chinese Spies Planted Hardware Backdoors on Servers in Supply Chain Attack
Whether or not Chinese spies actually planted rogue chips into Super Micro servers, this kind of supply chain attack is feasible. This is just the tip of the iceberg.
Russian APTs Turla and Sofacy Sharing Code and Targets
Two Russian-speaking APT teams recently have been seen using shared code and targeting the same organizations.
Toward Dynamic Profiling of Adversaries
Creating static profiles of APT groups has limited value as tactics and tools shift constantly. So some researchers are advocating a move to dynamic profiles of adversaries.
After Account Breach, Attackers Can Use Single Sign-On to Take Over More Accounts
Facebook revoked its session tokens after the massive breach. A team of researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago lay out what attackers could do with those session tokens if they hadn't been reset.
New KRACK Attacks Appear
A research team from KU Leuven in Belgium has disclosed new key reinstallation attacks against WiFi networks.
Understanding the Defense Department’s New Cyber Strategy
Will adversaries think twice about going after U.S. networks knowing that the Department of Defense now considers offensive tactics as part of its arsenal? Scythe's Bryson Bort and Endgame's Andrea Limbago discuss the shift towards offensive cyber operations and what it means for deterrence.