The Register discusses the findings of researcher, Scott Helme, who discovered that just under a third of websites did not have https enabled by default. HTTPS by default now accounts for 70% of websites • The Register Get a TLS/SSL certificate and enable https on any site you are responsible …
More on breaking TOR anonymity
Here is an article exploring the attempts to subvert the Tor anonymous web browser. Russia’s Internet Censorship Machine Is Going After Tor | WIRED UK My previous article on this issue. Tor relays the Tor Browser and the loss of privacy – Smart Thinking Solutions
Minecraft vulnerable to a Zero-Day vulnerability and others are sure to follow – Log4j
A vulnerability has been discovered in a component of Minecraft, Log4j, an open-source logging tool that’s used in many online applications. Zeroday in ubiquitous Log4j tool poses a grave threat to the Internet | Ars Technica
Remember when you are shopping online there are malicious web pages out there – here is some advice
In the run up to Christmas many of us are shopping online – I know I am. It is tempting to keep following links looking for the best prices and the best price is what the internet promises us because we can shop everywhere. However the bad actors know this …
Microsoft research highlights the importance of the UK’s PSTI legislation
Microsoft has an article looking at the innovation and commercial benefits of the Internet of Things (IoT) and operational technology (OT), but which also looks at the significant privacy and cyber security challenges of the technologies. The report includes empirical data from the customer’s perspective. New research shows IoT and …
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