Shoppers familiar with the Black Friday and Cyber Monday circus know they’re stepping into the lion’s den. The Internet has always…
Month: November 2017
When you shouldn’t trust a trusted root certificate
Root certificates are the cornerstone of authentication and security in software and on the Internet. They’re issued by a certified authority…
Bad romance: catphishing explained
You’ve heard or read about some variant of this story before: Girl meets Boy on a dating website. Girl falls in…
New Android Trojan malware discovered in Google Play
A new piece of mobile malware has been discovered in Google Play masquerading as multiple apps: an alarm clock app, a…
Explained: the cloud
Even if you are reading this post because you have no idea what the cloud is, you might be using it…
Augmented Reality games and real-world trolling
Augmented Reality games—where you wave a device around and the digital collides with reality— have been booming in popularity ever since…
A week in security (November 6 – November 12)
After coming out victorious in a case against PUPs, Malwarebytes CEO Marcin Kleczynski has this to say: We fought for our…
How to solve the Malwarebytes CrackMe: a step-by-step tutorial
The topic of this post is a Malwarebytes CrackMe—an exercise in malware analysis that I recently created. First, the challenge was…
Winning the battle against PUPs on your computer and in court
I know very few people, other than lawyers, that get excited about corporate court cases. But, I want to share with…
Singles’ Day deal seekers beware
Originally a day set aside for singles in China to be proud of their singlehood, Singles’ Day has been transformed into…