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Decipher Podcast: David Scott Lewis

Dennis Fisher speaks with David Scott Lewis, the model for the David Lightman character in the classic movie WarGames.

Podcast

DNS Hijacking Campaign Targets Government During Shutdown

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued an emergency directive about an ongoing DNS hijacking campaign against federal agencies.

Government

Microsoft Exchange Users Get Admin Rights in Privilege Escalation Attack

A privilege escalation attack that is the combination of known issues and weaknesses with Microsoft Exchange will let users become Domain Administrators. No compromised credentials required.

Microsoft, Security Research, Least Privilege

Deciphering The Net

The Net is a classic '90s movie that gets a lot of technology right and predicts much of what's happened since.

Podcast, Hacker Movies

Tackling Twitter Bots With Biometrics

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said using biometrics on mobile devices could help weed out some of the bots on the platform.

Twitter, Authentication