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Dropbox and bad password hygiene
The recent incident where attackers posted usernames and passwords for compromised Dropbox accounts really shows the importance of practicing good password hygiene. GigaOm has one of many articles...
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Who do you / can you trust for privacy?
Recently a colleague was reading a blog post by a Russian based VPN provider which talked about their privacy stance. He was incredulous. “Why would anyone trust a Russian VPN company?!?!” It is a...
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Two new attacks on Tor
Two new attacks on Tor were recently announced. The first involves using an exit node to automatically modify software patches to include malware. This one is being seen in the wild already. The...
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How to protect yourself against new DarkHotel type WiFi attacks
Kaspersky recently announced the discovery of a new Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) that they are calling DarkHotel. This is in the fine tradition of giving all newly discovered hackers or...
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Chaos Computer Club censored (and me too)
The Chaos Computer Club recently announced that their website was being blocked by Vodefone as part of their participation in the “Great Firewall of Britain”. This is somewhat concerning as they don’t...
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Canadian privacy services insecure by law.
It looks like people who care about Internet anonymity need to look outside Canada for their providers. It is not just a concern that the Canadian government would be able to subpoena the information,...
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Security implications of Lizard Squad Attack on Tor
Right after the Lizard Squad finished with a DDOS attack on the PSN and XBOX networks, they launched an attack against the Tor anonymity system. The attack was simple, set up enough Tor relays to be...
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Snipers at the Watering Hole
Security researchers discovered a very sophisticated watering hole attack against Forbes. There is a major trend towards increasingly targeted cyber attacks, from advanced persistent threats (APT), to...
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Hola VPN Service Security Train Wreck
The Hola peer to peer VPN service suffered a number of very damaging security revelations today. Hola claims that there are (or were) about 45 million active users of the service. The first problem is...
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The Looming End of Network Neutrality and How to Protect Yourself
Let’s get this out right up front. I am a strong advocate for network neutrality. ISPs like Comcast say that these regulations strangle innovation, and that all the concerns about how they might abuse...
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