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UK Government Proposes Secure by Design Guidelines for IoT

The UK government has published a Secure by Design report on improving the cybersecurity of consumer Internet of Things (IoT) devices such as smart TVs and wearables, urging manufacturers to follow common security guidelines and help protect consumers.

Iot Security, Government

Attackers Lie, Leave False Trails

We still don't know who was behind the Olympic Destroyer malware that targeted South Korea during the Winter Olympics, but we know all those supposed clues to their origins were false clues planted by the attackers. As defenders, assume everything you can't verify completely is a lie the attackers deliberately crafted.

Hackers, Malware

‘Nothing’s Going to Last Forever’: An Oral History of the LØpht, Part Four

In 1999 a group of venture capitalists came together to buy the L0pht and make it part of @stake, a security consulting firm.

L0pht

How Attackers Try to Outmaneuver Google Play Security

Malicious app developers are using anti-reverse engineering tactics to get around Google Play security restrictions.

Google

Thirty Minutes Or Less: An Oral History of the LØpht, Part Three

The L0pht hacker group testified before the Senate in 1998 and told the lawmakers they could take down the Internet in 30 minutes or less because of a vulnerability in the BGP protocol.

L0pht