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Fighting European Threats to Encryption: 2023 Year in Review

< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> Private communication is a fundamental human right. In the online world, the best tool we have to defend this right is end-to-end encryption. Yet throughout 2023, politicians across Europe attempted to…

Hackers are Launching DDoS Attacks During Peak Business Hours

  Threat groups’ tactics to avoid detection and cause harm are becoming increasingly sophisticated. Many security practitioners have seen distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks carried out during peak business hours, when firms are more likely to be understaffed and caught off…

Spotify music converter TuneFab puts users at risk

TuneFab converter, used to convert copyrighted music from streaming platforms such as Spotify, Amazon’s Audible, or Apple Music, has exposed its users’ private data. Cybernews research showed that the platform has exposed more than 151 million parsed records with users’…

The Evolving Landscape of Ransomware Attacks

2023 – What is new in the world of Ransomware By Elena Thomas, Digital Marketing Manager, SafeAeon Inc. Ransomware has been making headlines since 2021, and it continues to do […] The post The Evolving Landscape of Ransomware Attacks appeared…

Cyber Hygiene for Students: Best Practices

In today’s digital age, practicing cyber hygiene is crucial, especially for students who rely heavily on online platforms for their education and social interactions. This… The post Cyber Hygiene for Students: Best Practices appeared first on Security Zap. This article…

The Future of Virtual Reality in Education

Virtual Reality (VR) is rapidly reshaping the landscape of education, offering a powerful and immersive learning experience for students. As technology continues to advance, VR’s… The post The Future of Virtual Reality in Education appeared first on Security Zap. This…

Happy 14th Birthday, KrebsOnSecurity!

KrebsOnSecurity celebrates its 14th year of existence today! I promised myself this post wouldn’t devolve into yet another Cybersecurity Year in Review. Nor do I wish to hold forth about whatever cyber horrors may await us in 2024. But I…

Friday Squid Blogging: Sqids

They’re short unique strings: Sqids (pronounced “squids”) is an open-source library that lets you generate YouTube-looking IDs from numbers. These IDs are short, can be generated from a custom alphabet and are guaranteed to be collision-free. I haven’t dug into…

Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Hydrothermal Vents’

<img alt=”” height=”459″ src=”https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5355d604e4b03c3e9896e131/8c3f4162-b5b4-4e37-a900-f3f3521f959a/hydrothermal_vents.png?format=1000w” width=”330″ /><figcaption class=”image-caption-wrapper”> via the comic artistry and dry wit of Randall Munroe, creator of XKCD Permalink The post Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Hydrothermal Vents’ appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has been indexed from Security…