The digital entropy of death: BSides Manchester

Last week, I gave a talk at BSides Manchester based on a previous blog series for Malwarebytes Labs called "The digital entropy of death." What do you do when a relative or close friend dies, leaving all of their digital accounts lying around for anyone to break into and make use of? Which...

A week in security (March 19 – March 25)

Last week, we looked at the growing problem of smartphone addiction, how link rot is continually slicing down portions of the web, and the theft of our intellectual property. We also explored the landscape of DDoS problems, and tackled a Stephen Hawking 419 scam. Other news What can only really b...

The digital entropy of death: link rot

Hot on the heels of a grim blog about digital death comes…another blog about digital death. Except in this case, the recently deceased would be the links that tie the web together, otherwise known as link rot. Link rot is a weird thing. Say I blog for Puppy Chow and I write an article about the...