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A Hacker’s Mind News
My latest book continues to sell well. Its ranking hovers between 1,500 and 2,000 on Amazon. Its been spied in airports. Reviews are consistently good. I have been enjoying giving podcast interviews. It all feels pretty good right now. You can order a signed book from me here. For those of you in...
S4x23 Review Part 1: What's New in OT Security
This blog introduces discussions from S4x23, the ICS security conference in Miami over several posts. The first installment will cover two topics from the academic interviews...
A Hacker’s Mind News
A Hackers Mind will be published on Tuesday. I have done a written interview and a podcast interview about the book. Its been chosen as a "February 2023 Must-Read Book" by the Next Big Idea Club. And an "Editors Pick"--whatever that means--on Amazon. There have been three reviews so far. I am...
This 9-Course Bundle Can Take Your Cybersecurity Skills to the Next Level
If you regularly read The Hacker News, there's a fair chance that you know something about cybersecurity. It's possible to turn that interest into a six-figure career. But to make the leap, you need to pick up some key skills and professional certifications. Featuring nine in-depth courses, The...
This Week in Spring - September 27th, 2022
Hi, Spring fans! Welcome to another installment of This Week in Spring! Its the last week of September, already! The years more done than not. The days are receding into darkness earlier. And the Pumpkin Spice Lattes are upon us. The darker and colder days are kind of a bummer, but Im stil excite...
Hacky Holidays: Celebrating the Best of Security Nation [Video]
!Hacky Holidays: Celebrating the Best of Security Nation \Video\https://blog.rapid7.com/content/images/2021/12/security-nation-recap-2.jpg Most of us allow ourselves a few extra indulgences around the holidays — so despite my best editorial sensibilities, I'm letting myself indulge here in a...
A week in security (Dec 6 – 12)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Log4j zero-day “Log4Shell” arrives just in time to ruin your weekend Click “OK” to defeat MFA Fake job interviews plague major game developers like Riot Games and Rockstar Has your WordPress site been backdoored by a skimmer? What is a search engine and why does...
Fake job interviews plague major game developers like Riot Games and Rockstar
If you’re job hunting at the moment, be on your guard. The pandemic is still around. Lots of people are in need of employment. Scammers are all too happy to string folks along with bogus employment offers, as is the case here. How have they managed to snare prospective job hunters? Riding on the...
CVE-2021-41123
Survey Solutions is a survey management and data collection system. In affected versions the Headquarters application publishes /metrics endpoint available to any user. None of the survey answers are ever exposed, only the aggregate counters, including count of interviews, or count of assignments...
Security Unlocked—A new podcast exploring the people and AI that power Microsoft Security solutions
It’s hard to keep pace with all the changes happening in the world of cybersecurity. Security experts and leaders must continue learning and unlearning to stay ahead of the ever-evolving threat landscape. In fact, many of us are in this field because of our desire to continuously challenge...
We Love Our Customers!
Here in the States, we often get our dry cleaning returned on hangers that say "We Love Our Customers." I once inadvertently brought one into the office back in the day, and our team displayed it prominently on a shelf, because it's true. Meeting with customers is the best part of my job here at...
Employment Scam
Interesting story of an old-school remote-deposit capture fraud scam, wrapped up in a fake employment scam. Slashdot thread...
Podcast: RSA Conference 2019 Preview
The RSA 2019 conference is right around the corner, kicking off next week in San Francisco. As they prepare to cover the show, Threatpost editors Lindsey O’Donnell, Tom Spring and Tara Seals break down the biggest news, stories and trends – from artificial intelligence and government security to...
Shopify: Access to Employee calendar disclosing internal presentation and meetings
Summary During a school research, we found out that some Shopify employees have their google calendar set to public. This discloses some sensitive informations: New hire information due to onsite interviews Internal presentation we found at least one internal presentation that we could access Zoo...
The Privacy Battle to Save Google From Itself
Interviews with over a dozen current and former Google employees highlight a commitment to privacy—and the inherent tensions that creates...
Click Here to Kill Everybody Reviews and Press Mentions
It's impossible to know all the details, but my latest book seems to be selling well. Initial reviews have been really positive: Boing Boing, Financial Times, Harris Online, Kirkus Reviews, Nature, Politico, and Virus Bulletin. I've also done a bunch of interviews -- either written or radio/podca...
Welcome to a New Look for Threatpost
Today we’re excited to unveil a better Threatpost. The update brings a fresh new look to the site, but also gives us a better platform overall, built and designed from the ground up for the future. Our first goal was to preserve all the things that didn’t need fixing – starting with Threatpost’s...
The Science of Interrogation
Fascinating article about two psychologists who are studying interrogation techniques. Now, two British researchers are quietly revolutionising the study and practice of interrogation. Earlier this year, in a meeting room at the University of Liverpool, I watched a video of the Diola interview...
