Schneier on Security

AUGUST 25, 2020

This work replicates and extends the 2012 paper Why Johnny Can't Browse in Peace: On the Uniqueness of Web Browsing History Patterns [ 48 ]. reproduce those results and extend the original work to detail the privacy risk posed by the aggregation of browsing histories.

Data collection 287

Data collection Risk 287

Schneier on Security

APRIL 10, 2023

But while it’s an easy experiment to run, it misses the real risk of large language models (LLMs) writing scam emails. In 2012, researcher Cormac Herley offered an answer : It weeded out all but the most gullible. Today’s human-run scams aren’t limited by the number of people who respond to the initial email contact.

Phishing 282

Phishing Scams Surveillance Internet 282

Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

There is definitely a national security risk in buying computer infrastructure from a country you don't trust. The risk of discovery is too great, and the payoff would be too low. But we need to make these decisions to protect ourselves deliberately and rationally, recognizing both the risks and the costs. Our allies do it.

Surveillance 218

Surveillance Wireless Government Internet 218

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Company Sector Year Status Vicarius Vulnerability management 2022 Private Dragos ICS and OT security 2021 Private Safeguard Cyber Risk management 2021 Private CyberGRX Risk management 2019 Private Signifyd Fraud protection 2018 Private RedOwl Security analytics 2015 Acquired: Forcepoint. AllegisCyber Investments. a16z Investments.

Cybersecurity 126

Cybersecurity Technology Marketing Healthcare 126

Malwarebytes

JANUARY 16, 2024

In 2012, as a senior soon to graduate with a physics degree, he worked on a project with faculty member Robert W. The IP address was linked to the malware using data collected by CWRU, Malwarebytes, and AT&T.) We don’t just report on threats—we remove them Cybersecurity risks should never spread beyond a headline.

Malware 85

Malware Passwords Identity Theft Data collection 85

Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2022

Highlighting the risk that 911 nodes could pose to internal corporate networks, they observed that “the infection of a node enables the 911.re The website’s copyright suggests the ExE Bucks affiliate program dates back to 2012. Others are fairly opaque about their data collection and retention policies.

VPN 312

VPN Computers and Electronics Antivirus Software 312

Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 10, 2021

I lamented on this back in 2012 , and this affliction has not truly subsided. Data collection failures still plague many SOCs. Now, again, one can also blame this on people and processes (especially, those people in IT who just didn’t give us the data). You don’t think it can be about the tool at all?

Technology 59

Technology CISO Data collection Threat Detection 59