In case you missed the memo passwords are important. Storing them in plain text where threat actors can eventually get access to them is a really bad thing. Misconfigured Firebase instances leaked 19 million plaintext passwords (bleepingcomputer.com) It is even worse if those passwords are associated with other sensitive information, …
WordPress is always a target
WordPress is one of the most – if not the most – popular website package on the web. Both professional web designers and less professional web designers use it. One of the reasons it is so popular is that with a little work, anyone can alter the code or download …
The truth about keyloggers and how easy it is to get the unwary to download one…
This is an excellent article by Xavier Mertens, with a video that demonstrates how a keylogger on your computer will defeat even the most complex of passwords. A Python MP3 Player with Builtin Keylogger Capability – SANS Internet Storm Center Your takeaway from this Have a policy in place stating …
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The AI cyber-crime arms race
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued a report discussing the cyber security threat and the benefits for cyber security defence artificial intelligence (AI) poses over the next two years: Global ransomware threat expected to rise with AI, NCSC warns – NCSC.GOV.UK The near-term impact of AI on the …
More about passwords…
On Monday I ran a post about passkeys and the end of the password – but of course that is the future of cyber security, today we still depend on passwords. We all know a good password is a combination of upper and lower case letters with numbers and some …
