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Deciphering Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. Ferris Bueller is a master of social engineering and possibly the witness protection identity of David Lightman from WarGames.
Tracking By Any Name Is Still A Privacy Concern
Google and Apple are teaming up on a contact-tracing framework, but even with the privacy safeguards they have promised, there are still concerns over how this kind of data collection impacts user privacy.
Keeping Up With Chrome, Firefox Browser Updates
Google and Mozilla have released multiple versions of their web browsers over the past few days to roll back certain features and to fix high-severity vulnerabilities.
RDP Drawing Unwanted Attention
The shift to remote work has caused a spike in the number of RDP servers exposed to the Internet, along with an increase in the number of scans for those servers.
Steal This Fingerprint
Research shows that attackers can bypass fingerprint sensors on some devices with as high as an 80 percent success rate.
Kinsing Malware Targets Docker
An attacker is exploiting open Docker API ports to gain a foothold and install a piece of malware called Kinsing that tries to mine Bitcoin.
Mozilla Fixes Two Firefox Flaws Under Active Attack
Attackers are exploiting two use-after-free bugs in Firefox and Mozilla has released emergency patches for the vulnerabilities.
Too Many Exchange Servers Remain Unpatched
A security vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange that was fixed in February is still unpatched on hundreds of thousands of Exchange servers.
Decipher Library: First Edition
We've put together a list of security and privacy related book recommendations from people across the industry, from technical manuals to histories to cyberpunk fiction.
Long Campaign Compromises MS-SQL Servers by the Thousands
An attacker based in China has been compromising thousands of MS-SQL servers for nearly two years.
Magecart Sets Sights on the SMB
The prolific Magecart group continues to evolve its attack techniques as it uses new skimmer code to steal payment card numbers from the websites of small- and medium-sized businesses, RiskIQ researchers found.
Cloudflare Releases Warp Beta for Windows and macOS
The Cloudflare Warp security service is now available in beta for Windows and macOS, a year after the app became available for iOS and Android.
Washington Is First State to Regulate Facial Recognition
As the first state with with a law regulating how government agencies can use facial recognition software, Washington provides other states with a blueprint on how—and how not to—tackle the security and privacy questions around the technology.
Decipher Podcast: Rich Mogull
Rich Mogull, CEO of Securosis and a longtime paramedic and disaster medic, joins Dennis Fisher to discuss the mindsets required to prepare for and respond to both physical disasters and security incidents.
Marriott Discloses New Data Breach
Marriott says 5.2 million customers may be affected by a new data breach disclosed today.