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Misconfigured Backup Servers Potentially Exposing Data

Project Sonar data reveals that thousands of rsync servers on the internet do not require authentication, potentially exposing the files and servers stored on those servers to anyone curious enough to take a look.

Networking, Data Protection, Server Security

FBI Takes DDoS-For-Hire Sites Offline

The Justice Department and FBI targeted 15 sites that offer DDoS-for-hire services and charged three men with running some of the sites.

Ddos

Deciphering Hackers

The movie Hackers has become a cult classic more than 20 years after its release and helped introduce hacking to the general public.

Podcast, Hacker Movies

Microsoft Fixes IE Flaw Already Under Attack

Even with a regular software update cadence, some vulnerabilities are serious enough to warrant an emergency fix. Microsoft has released an out-of-band update addressing a remote code execution flaw in Internet Explorer.

Microsoft, Patch, Internet Explorer

The True Test of GDPR is Still Coming

More than six months after the European data privacy regulation went into effect, we still don’t know how effective GDPR will be at protecting data privacy.

GDPR, Data Breaches, Privacy, Regulation