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"Pwned", the Book, is Finally Here!

Troy Hunt

which I've now included in this book 😊 These are the stories behind the stories and finally, the book about it all is here: I announced the book back in April last year after Rob, Charlotte and I had already invested a heap of effort before releasing a preview in October. This book has it all. Pat Phelan.

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Relax. Internet password books are OK

Malwarebytes

Passwords are a hot topic on social media at the moment, due to the re-emergence of a discussion about good password management practices. There’s a wealth of password management options available, some more desirable than others. The primary recommendation online is usually a software-based management tool.

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Top Cybersecurity Accounts to Follow on Twitter

eSecurity Planet

His 1994 book detailing cryptographic algorithms ( Applied Cryptography ) was just the beginning of his contributions to technical perspectives on system design, cybersecurity, privacy, and more. How to screen for natural infosec talent: Ask for a worst case scenario for any common situation. Bruce Schneier | @schneierblog.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking the Art of Invisibility

ForAllSecure

In the book The Art of Invisibility , I challenged my co author Kevin Mitnick to document the steps needed to become invisible online. Vamosi: Within InfoSec there's an informal use of AppSec as well. In the book The Art of Invisibility, Kevin and I came up with some guiding principles such as: You need to remove your true IP address.

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The Hacker Mind: Shellshock

ForAllSecure

Anyway I was testing this suite when I happened to randomly strike two keys -- I think it was control and B -- and up popped the password manager, displaying all my test passwords in the clear. Thing was, the manager required its own password, which I had not entered; remember, I had hit only two keys.

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The Hacker Mind: Shellshock

ForAllSecure

Anyway I was testing this suite when I happened to randomly strike two keys -- I think it was control and B -- and up popped the password manager, displaying all my test passwords in the clear. Thing was, the manager required its own password, which I had not entered; remember, I had hit only two keys.