Tag: security
DC Airport nabs first imposter using its newly deployed facial recognition...
The initial apprehension to having facial recognition technology is beginning to move on to acceptance as the incident at the D.C airport stands witness...
Intel faces backlash on Microcode Patches after it prohibited Benchmarking or...
Intel has introduced microcode updates for mitigating the recently disclosed speculative execution vulnerabilities known as ‘Foreshadow’ a.k.a the L1 Terminal Fault (L1TF). These microcode...
Let’s Encrypt SSL/TLS certificates gain the trust of all Major Root...
Let's Encrypt is a Certification Authority that enables HTTPS on your website. Initially, major browsers and root certificate programs were, however, apprehensive of trusting...
Facebook open sources Fizz, the new generation TLS 1.3 Library
Facebook open-sourced a new library Fizz (a TLS 1.3 library) for securing websites against cyberattacks and improving its focus on safe data traversal across...
Mozilla’s new Firefox DNS security updates spark privacy hue and cry
Mozilla just upped its security game by introducing two new features to their Firefox browser that they call "DNS over HTTPs" (DoH) and "Trusted...
Social engineering attacks – things to watch out for while online
The rise in the adoption of the internet is directly proportional to the rise in cybersecurity attacks. We feel that just by having layers...
Twitter allegedly deleted 70 million fake accounts in an attempt to...
In the real world, a person having multiple identities is said to have Dissociative identity disorder (DID); but what about the virtual world? Social...
Top 5 cybersecurity myths debunked
Whether it’s for work or pleasure, we are all spending more time online than ever before. Given how advanced and user-friendly modern technology is,...
What security and systems specialists are planning to learn in 2018
Developers are always on the verge of learning something new, which can add on to their skill and their experience. Organizations such as Red...
Phish for passwords using DNS poisoning [Tutorial]
Phishing refers to obtaining sensitive information such as passwords, usernames, or even bank details, and so on. Hackers or attackers lure customers to share...