Digital security


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One login to rule them all: Should you sign in with Google or Facebook on other websites?

One login to rule them all: Should you sign in with Google or Facebook on other websites?

One login to rule them all: Should you sign in with Google or Facebook on other websites?

Why use and keep track of a zillion discrete accounts when you can log into so many apps and websites using your Facebook or Google credentials, right? Not so fast. What’s the trade-off?

André Lameiras23 Oct 2023


Virus Bulletin PUA – a love letter

Virus Bulletin PUA – a love letter

Virus Bulletin PUA – a love letter

Late nights at VB2023 featured intriguing interactions between security experts and the somewhat enigmatic world of grayware purveyors

Cameron Camp10 Oct 2023


Your family, home and small business need a cyber-resilience strategy, too!

Your family, home and small business need a cyber-resilience strategy, too!

Your family, home and small business need a cyber-resilience strategy, too!

Your preparedness to deal with cyberattacks is key for lessening the impact of a successful incident – even in home and small business environments

Tony Anscombe09 Oct 2023


Playing your part in building a safer digital world: Why cybersecurity matters

Playing your part in building a safer digital world: Why cybersecurity matters

Playing your part in building a safer digital world: Why cybersecurity matters

In an increasingly complex and interconnected digital landscape, personal cybersecurity empowers you to protect your data, privacy and digital well-being

Phil Muncaster03 Oct 2023


DEF CON 31: US DoD urges hackers to go and hack ‘AI’

DEF CON 31:  US DoD urges hackers to go and hack ‘AI’

DEF CON 31: US DoD urges hackers to go and hack ‘AI’

The limits of current AI need to be tested before we can rely on their output

Tony Anscombe18 Aug 2023


Black Hat 2023: How AI changes the monetization of search

Black Hat 2023: How AI changes the monetization of search

Black Hat 2023: How AI changes the monetization of search

Search engines, AI, and monetization in the new era

Tony Anscombe14 Aug 2023


Black Hat 2023: AI gets big defender prize money

Black Hat 2023: AI gets big defender prize money

Black Hat 2023: AI gets big defender prize money

Black Hat is big on AI this year, and for a good reason

Cameron Camp14 Aug 2023


Black Hat 2023: ‘Teenage’ AI not enough for cyberthreat intelligence

Black Hat 2023: ‘Teenage’ AI not enough for cyberthreat intelligence

Black Hat 2023: ‘Teenage’ AI not enough for cyberthreat intelligence

Current LLMs are just not mature enough for high-level tasks

Tony Anscombe12 Aug 2023


Time is money, and online game scammers have lots of it

Time is money, and online game scammers have lots of it

Time is money, and online game scammers have lots of it

Gamers and cybersecurity professionals have something in common – the ever-terrible presence of hacking, scams, and data theft – but how and why would anyone want to target gamers?

Márk Szabó07 Aug 2023