id stringlengths 32 32 | url stringlengths 31 1.58k | title stringlengths 0 1.02k | contents stringlengths 92 1.17M |
|---|---|---|---|
aa0a9595d8b62f18eb6d90634f75acd2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/davekeating/2021/12/29/germany-commits-to-65-renewable-power-by-2030/?sh=21993c0b6612 | Germany Commits To 65% Renewable Power By 2030 | Germany Commits To 65% Renewable Power By 2030
German environment minister Svenja Schulze announces an agreement on the Renewable Energies Act. dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images
65% of Germany’s total electricity demand will be met by renewable power within the next decade, according to a revision to the country’s... |
bf6aac2f97673c0cfbfa270006b5e409 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveknox/2020/08/03/why-the-founder-of-toms-shoes-wants-you-to-learn-ten-new-habits/?sh=2914062743e2 | Why The Founder Of TOMS Shoes Wants You To Learn Ten New Habits | Why The Founder Of TOMS Shoes Wants You To Learn Ten New Habits
Blake Mycoskie, co-founder of Madefor © lara agnew photography
The story of Blake Mycoskie starting TOMS Shoes is well known in entrepreneurial circles. While many would be content after building a half billion-dollar business, Blake is not one of them. A... |
c6c4da512d551381cc68f8bb00a482ce | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveknox/2020/11/23/how-supercoffee-aims-to-become-the-best-selling-bottled-coffee/ | How SuperCoffee Aims To Become The Best Selling Bottled Coffee | How SuperCoffee Aims To Become The Best Selling Bottled Coffee
SuperCoffee provides a healthy alternative to other bottled coffees that are loaded with sugar SuperCoffee
SuperCoffee was born from Jordan DeCicco’s search for healthier bottled coffee to get through the days and nights as a student athlete. Together with... |
990574b89f167a409b0e3d90ab75aa26 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveknox/2020/12/08/how-community-has-helped-cyclebar-to-reopen-their-fitness-studios/?sh=42dd9fa9233e | How Community Has Helped CycleBar To Reopen Their Fitness Studios | How Community Has Helped CycleBar To Reopen Their Fitness Studios
Through their community of members and instructors, CycleBar has been able to ride out COVID CycleBar
Like many in the fitness world, CycleBar saw their business flipped upside down when COVID hit. However, thanks to their unique community and the effor... |
10a6ec289d6836e85f06514c27a4e12a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/davelavinsky/2013/07/18/business-plan-template-what-to-include/ | Business Plan Template: What To Include | Business Plan Template: What To Include
All entrepreneurs and business owners should have a business plan. The very process of developing your plan helps you understand they type of business you'd like to build, and the action plan which you will need to follow.
However, there's only one time when EVERY entrepreneur an... |
a45f2670a3173e8249da5aa259b9d06b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/davelavinsky/2013/09/30/marketing-plan-template-exactly-what-to-include/?sh=47a8193e3503 | Marketing Plan Template: Exactly What To Include | Marketing Plan Template: Exactly What To Include
To grow your business, you need a marketing plan. The right marketing plan identifies everything from 1) who your target customers are to 2) how you will reach them, to 3) how you will retain your customers so they repeatedly buy from you.
Done properly, your marketing p... |
18dc612aa1c0c4b722afcb0c2261f803 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/davelavinsky/2014/01/20/pareto-principle-how-to-use-it-to-dramatically-grow-your-business/?sh=16cf92083901 | Pareto Principle: How To Use It To Dramatically Grow Your Business | Pareto Principle: How To Use It To Dramatically Grow Your Business
The Pareto Principle is very simple, yet very important. It is named after Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto, who, in 1906, found that 80% of the land in Italy was owned by 20% of the population.
What was most important about Pareto’s finding was that t... |
ea1eb737d248fc10d617a6925a1b3b6f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/davelewis/2014/08/15/hotel-booking-website-nightmares/ | Hotel Booking Website Nightmares | Hotel Booking Website Nightmares
I opened my email this morning and was shocked to see a bill for $3400 for an upcoming hotel booking for my family. When I regained consciousness I looked again. I had in fact made a reservation for two nights…for two people. For some reason when I submitted the reservation the web appl... |
3af83e5b3cd553be848d1de92975ca93 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/davelewis/2014/09/02/icloud-data-breach-hacking-and-nude-celebrity-photos/ | iCloud Data Breach: Hacking And Celebrity Photos | iCloud Data Breach: Hacking And Celebrity Photos
A few days ago a group calling themselves hackappcom posted a proof of concept script on the popular code repository called Github that would allow for a user to attempt to breach iCloud and access a user account. This script would query iCloud services via the “Find My ... |
a772160fbc1c969e5e32a8cbe2a95dbd | https://www.forbes.com/sites/davelewis/2015/05/31/heartland-payment-systems-suffers-data-breach/ | Heartland Payment Systems Suffers Data Breach | Heartland Payment Systems Suffers Data Breach
Heartland Payment Systems suffered a data breach on May 8th that affected their payroll customers. This is unfortunate news when you take into account that they analysts were of a mind that the company would be posting a $0.64 earnings per share. The payroll processing comp... |
79ab50765dc3866a558893e3df1da3c5 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/davelewis/2017/11/27/do-it-yourself-data-breaches-with-s3-buckets/ | Do It Yourself Data Breaches With S3 Buckets | Do It Yourself Data Breaches With S3 Buckets
Ever since 2012 I’ve watched with alacrity as the velocity and scale of data breaches grew at a pace that almost seemed a daily occurrence. Well, if I’m being fair, I wasn’t enjoying the breaches that much. But, at times my schadenfreude did get the better of me.
Recently, I... |
6d4bcccd14e5e01f2534eef36604dcfc | https://www.forbes.com/sites/davepell/2011/11/13/privacy-dies-at-a-burger-king/ | Privacy Dies at a Burger King | Privacy Dies at a Burger King
Image by AFP via @daylife
The other day, while sitting in our car with the windows down, my wife and I had a heated argument. Bad words. Yelling. A fist or two slammed into our Volvo's center console. Though we both received nominations, we never reached consensus on which one of us was wr... |
c3e0ec793023d0fbf325b1af84c99aea | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2018/10/09/social-media-in-the-frame-as-4-5b-records-compromised-in-six-months/ | Social Media In The Frame As 4.5B Records Compromised In Six Months | Social Media In The Frame As 4.5B Records Compromised In Six Months
As the Google+ social network prepares to close there are two numbers that stand out: the six months it took for Google to disclose the breach, and the 500,000 accounts that were potentially affected. Sadly, neither are particularly shocking to this gr... |
9a204e7de13576a3d7246721699622df | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2018/10/16/post-brexit-britain-could-be-a-cybersecurity-nightmare-with-or-without-a-deal/ | Post-Brexit Britain Could Be A Cybersecurity Nightmare With Or Without A Deal | Post-Brexit Britain Could Be A Cybersecurity Nightmare With Or Without A Deal
The Brexit clock is ticking and cybersecurity experts are expressing alarm. (Credit: Getty royalty... [+] free)
Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty was invoked by Prime Minister Theresa May on March 29th, 2017. Which means that as of 11pm (GMT) o... |
2dfe8b0e7c005c3da6a7d2bb1feccef6 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2018/11/15/introducing-the-computer-virgin-who-is-japans-cybersecurity-minister/ | Introducing The Computer Virgin Who Is Japan's Cybersecurity Minister | Introducing The Computer Virgin Who Is Japan's Cybersecurity Minister
Yoshitaka Sakurada, the Japanese minister in charge of cybersecurity, is in the spotlight for... [+] acknowledging he had never used a computer. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File) ASSOCIATED PRESS
You might expect that someone who has been appointed to ... |
5e880315b38021c7a23efc5a8d882a69 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2018/12/13/the-silence-of-the-brands-90-of-consumer-iot-vendors-dont-let-researchers-report-vulnerabilities/ | The Silence Of The Brands: 90% Of Consumer IoT Vendors Don't Let Researchers Report Vulnerabilities | The Silence Of The Brands: 90% Of Consumer IoT Vendors Don't Let Researchers Report Vulnerabilities
Many leading IoT brands appear to be adopting a 'three monkey' approach to security... Getty
I can exclusively reveal that research to be published today paints a scandalous picture of how many of the most popular consum... |
3b90b08886bcc6b6de0c2829b764c92f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/01/31/kwik-fit-garage-malware-attack-heres-what-customers-should-do/ | Kwik Fit Garage Malware Attack -- Here's What Customers Should Do | Kwik Fit Garage Malware Attack -- Here's What Customers Should Do
The Kwik Fit tire and exhaust replacement specialist chain best known for its 'You can't get better than a Kwik Fit fitter' advertising campaign has been hit by a malware attack. Customers have been complaining about appointment cancellations for some da... |
c422e233cce0a5121c8b547256fb1237 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/02/05/google-reveals-a-big-problem-with-passwords-on-safer-internet-day/ | Google Reveals A Big Problem With Passwords On Safer Internet Day | Google Reveals A Big Problem With Passwords On Safer Internet Day
No sooner has Data Privacy Day been and gone, so Safer Internet Day arrives to spread the internet security and privacy education message. Education really is at the heart of Safer Internet Day as it involves getting schools, colleges, charities, busines... |
659e9934ec7f9c04d0b47998ce51b2ac | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/02/15/cybersecurity-mental-health-warning-1-in-6-cisos-now-medicate-or-use-alcohol/?sh=14c850663c0c | Cybersecurity Mental Health Warning -- 1 In 6 CISOs Now Medicate Or Use Alcohol | Cybersecurity Mental Health Warning -- 1 In 6 CISOs Now Medicate Or Use Alcohol
A new global study of cybersecurity professionals has revealed the true extent to which the stresses and pressures facing the average CISO impact upon both professional and personal life. It should come as no surprise that stress is part of... |
88b0dbf4fd7576b67e82a10292e9e963 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/03/07/nsa-releases-super-spooks-security-tool-so-would-you-trust-it/ | NSA Releases Security Research Tool But Can You Trust It? | NSA Releases Security Research Tool But Can You Trust It?
In recent years it has become almost commonplace for leaked National Security Agency (NSA) hacking tools to hit the headlines thanks to being used in attacks such as WannaCry, NotPetya and even the Democratic National Committee (DNC) email breach during Hilary C... |
4123db99faeaf51fd898d96c3c3665ee | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/04/20/french-governments-secure-whatsapp-replacement-hacked-in-just-90-minutes/ | French Government's 'Secure' WhatsApp Replacement Hacked In Just 90 Minutes | French Government's 'Secure' WhatsApp Replacement Hacked In Just 90 Minutes
The French government has been developing an instant messaging app called Tchap in order to secure government employee conversations. The launch on Wednesday saw Tchap heralded as a "secure alternative to consumer applications such as WhatsApp ... |
e4c3b7e5cc2f6096dde684de076c4e90 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/05/11/google-confirms-it-will-stop-tracking-users-whats-the-catch/ | Google Confirms It Will Stop Tracking Users -- What's The Catch? | Google Confirms It Will Stop Tracking Users -- What's The Catch?
Things, specifically privacy things, appear to be moving fast at Google. Of course, we all know that appearances can be deceptive. I recently reported that Google had confirmed it was bringing controls to allow users to set time limits on how long it coul... |
7c05973db8779c096b6b048f4bf3a2a9 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/05/31/heres-how-2-3-billion-files-and-11-million-photos-private-ones-included-were-exposed-online/ | 2.3 Billion Files And 11 Million Photos, 'Private' Ones Included, Exposed Online | 2.3 Billion Files And 11 Million Photos, 'Private' Ones Included, Exposed Online
Newly-published research has found that 2.3 billion files have been publicly exposed online. The files themselves, which include credit card and medical data as well as intellectual property patents, were discovered by the Digital Shadows ... |
e74083c5f2314ba250955e1b25fe9f37 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/07/05/apple-users-warned-ios-13-will-pose-security-and-privacy-risk/?ss=enterpriseandcloud | Apple Users Warned About iOS 13 Security And Privacy Problem | Apple Users Warned About iOS 13 Security And Privacy Problem
Apple's senior vice president of Software Engineering Craig Federighi talks about the company's... [+] upcoming iOS 13 Getty
When the "Sign in with Apple" functionality to appear as part of iOS 13 was announced at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) ... |
5189a5682285437755187f196c101caa | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/07/07/google-confirms-apple-iphone-bricking-imessage-bomb/ | Google Confirms Apple iPhone Bricking iMessage Attack | Google Confirms Apple iPhone Bricking iMessage Attack
Google's Project Zero exists to hunt down zero-day vulnerabilities such as the yet to be fixed Windows 10 Security issue I wrote about recently. But it's not just Microsoft that comes under scrutiny from the Google security researchers: a vulnerability in Apple's iM... |
3c18718897176a416c6445b14a0212ed | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/07/09/u-s-coast-guard-issues-alert-after-ship-heading-into-port-of-new-york-hit-by-cyberattack/ | U.S. Coast Guard Issues Alert After Ship Heading Into Port Of New York Hit By Cyberattack | U.S. Coast Guard Issues Alert After Ship Heading Into Port Of New York Hit By Cyberattack
The U.S. Coast Guard has issued an official warning to owners of ships that cybersecurity at sea needs updating, and updating urgently. In the Marine Safety Alert published June 8, the Coast Guard "strongly encourages" that cybers... |
8536dc91366bfb26db904394f8978b8a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/07/17/lenovo-confirms-36tb-data-leak-security-vulnerability/ | Lenovo Confirms 36TB Data Leak Security Vulnerability | Lenovo Confirms 36TB Data Leak Security Vulnerability
Yang Yuanqing, chairman and chief executive officer of Lenovo Group, attends a news conference in... [+] Hong Kong, Thursday, May 23, 2019. © 2019 Bloomberg Finance LP
Lenovo has confirmed that a "high severity" security vulnerability has left users of specific net... |
4a2889b824f2809512c9c07e5f5c1698 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/07/19/slack-hack-prompts-100000-account-password-reset/ | Slack Hack Prompts 100,000 Account Password Reset | Slack Hack Prompts 100,000 Account Password Reset
The logo for Slack is displayed on a trading post monitor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE),... [+] June 20, 2019. Getty
In March 2015, business messaging service and enterprise communications hub Slack was breached and a database of usernames and passwords comprom... |
f8828d29aa55e5975226176c5421f693 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/07/30/iphone-imessage-security-vulnerability-lets-attackers-read-your-files-from-anywhere/ | iPhone iMessage Security Vulnerability Lets Attackers Read Your Files From Anywhere | iPhone iMessage Security Vulnerability Lets Attackers Read Your Files From Anywhere
Your iPhone messages might not be as private as you'd think... Getty
Apple users are being warned that an iMessage security vulnerability has been discovered that could enable an attacker to read the files on their iPhones without havin... |
f900de6788438ec9eb8b17489c6571dd | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/08/15/tiktok-teen-porn-problem-exposed-as-snapchat-sex-scammers-target-billion-user-app/ | TikTok Teen Porn Problem Exposed As Snapchat Sex Scammers Target Billion User App | TikTok Teen Porn Problem Exposed As Snapchat Sex Scammers Target Billion User App
Guests attend the TikTok US launch celebration at NeueHouse Hollywood on August 1, 2018 in Los ... [+] Angeles Getty Images
TikTok, the social media short-form video creation and sharing app with more than a billion monthly active users,... |
0f7a5d6db96f21024964642477d41a8a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/08/17/microsoft-confirms-update-warning-for-windows-10-windows-81-and-windows-7-users/ | Microsoft Confirms Update Warning For Windows 10, Windows 8.1 And Windows 7 Users | Microsoft Confirms Update Warning For Windows 10, Windows 8.1 And Windows 7 Users
Luxembourg: A reflection of mediaeval castle in windows of Microsoft's office Getty
The latest Patch Tuesday update from Microsoft included several critical security fixes. Unfortunately, as Microsoft has now confirmed, it also borked so... |
beeb0526f6c4a1b9fbdcdbb88d3dd1b8 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/08/25/nasa-astronaut-accused-of-hacking-bank-account-from-space/ | NASA Astronaut Accused Of Hacking Bank Account From Space | NASA Astronaut Accused Of Hacking Bank Account From Space
Anne McClain of NASA waves during a press conference on December 2, 2018 at the Cosmonaut Hotel in ... [+] Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Getty Images
The last time I wrote about NASA in a hacking context, it was concerning the Jet Propulsion Laboratory network coming ... |
32ad975bde7c273ba2f5722c9a2d7718 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/08/30/microsoft-just-persuaded-google-to-make-chrome-more-like-internet-explorer-10/ | Microsoft Just Persuaded Google To Make Chrome More Like Internet Explorer 10 | Microsoft Just Persuaded Google To Make Chrome More Like Internet Explorer 10
Google and Microsoft are working together to improve Chrome security Getty Images
Microsoft has been working to rebuild the Edge web browser using the same open-source Chromium engine that powers Google Chrome for a while now. Most spectator... |
f5458a46f8dd0fa1d1ead3660b065cf3 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/09/16/personal-data-from-entire-166m-population-of-ecuador-leaked-online/ | Personal Data Of Entire 16.6 Million Population Of Ecuador Leaked Online | Personal Data Of Entire 16.6 Million Population Of Ecuador Leaked Online
Entire population of Ecuador has personal data exposed online in shocking security blunder Photo provided by vpnMentor
Two security researchers working for vpnMentor, Noam Rotem and Ran Locar, have an impressive record of uncovering massive data ... |
3051f7587196ebb4d0d621230d58a874 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/09/30/apple-and-google-respond-to-egobblers-11-billion-badvert-attack/ | iPhone Users Warned To Update As 1.1 Billion Badvert Attack Is Confirmed | iPhone Users Warned To Update As 1.1 Billion Badvert Attack Is Confirmed
iPhone users are being targeted by eGobbler in a 1.1 billion badvert attack Getty
I first wrote about eGobbler, the prolific threat actor behind malvertising campaigns with a history of compromising adverts in their hundreds of millions in a matt... |
eff3f02448153a50650280ed6119421b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/10/05/ea-sports-confirms-fifa-20-own-goal-as-player-data-leaks-online/ | EA Sports Confirms FIFA 20 Own Goal As Player Data Leaks Online | EA Sports Confirms FIFA 20 Own Goal As Player Data Leaks Online
The newly launched FIFA 20 game has just made the headlines for all the wrong reasons Getty Images
EA Sports has closed down the FIFA 20 Global Series competition registration process following a data leak incident that involved those trying to register b... |
8f2f8d8bf121e68efa704f0c46f060cc | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/10/09/samsung-issues-critical-galaxy-and-note-warning-for-40-million-users/ | Samsung Update Warning For 40 Million Galaxy And Note Users | Samsung Update Warning For 40 Million Galaxy And Note Users
Samsung confirms multiple Galaxy smartphone vulnerabilities SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
Samsung has this week confirmed security vulnerabilities that affect Galaxy S8, S9, S10, S10e, S10 Plus, S10 5G, Note 9, Note 10 and Note 10 Plus users as th... |
21e042a07b4c789a3fe331849b625aa2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/10/16/top-travel-apps-for-android-and-iphone-fail-privacy-and-security-tests/ | Top Travel Apps Fail The Privacy And Security Test | Top Travel Apps Fail The Privacy And Security Test
Users of travel apps warned about privacy and security risks Getty
The results of a newly published study of some of the world's most popular travel apps, on both Android and iOS platforms, make for grim reading if you like your privacy and security as much as you do ... |
76f40a6fad932f9f13903bd53adf73e7 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/11/01/new-google-chrome-security-alert-update-your-browsers-as-high-severity-zero-day-exploit-confirmed/ | New Google Chrome Security Alert: Update Your Browsers As ‘High Severity’ Zero-Day Exploit Confirmed | New Google Chrome Security Alert: Update Your Browsers As ‘High Severity’ Zero-Day Exploit Confirmed
Google confirms updates are rolling out to fix a zero-day Chrome exploit that is in the wild BLOOMBERG NEWS
It takes a lot to scare anyone on Halloween night, but Google Chrome engineers were spooked enough to issue an... |
6560faa2b857d5181e4a75efad500388 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/11/03/windows-bluekeep-attack-that-us-government-warned-about-is-happening-right-now/ | Windows ‘BlueKeep’ Attack That U.S. Government Warned About Is Happening Right Now | Windows ‘BlueKeep’ Attack That U.S. Government Warned About Is Happening Right Now
Microsoft, the NSA and even the U.S. Government warned Windows users to update: now the inevitable ... [+] BlueKeep attack is underway. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
When Microsoft issued the first patch in years for Windows ... |
263c12f0ad5765d9409689a6649204c2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/11/17/this-app-knows-if-your-iphone-has-been-hackeddo-you/ | This App Knows If Your iPhone Has Been Hacked—Do You? | This App Knows If Your iPhone Has Been Hacked—Do You?
How do you know if your iPhone has been hacked? There's an app for that AFP/Getty Images
Finding security toolkits that work in a meaningful way on the iPhone is a bit like looking for a needle in a thousand haystacks. Apple has made it nigh on impossible for such ... |
45e6f98cbe5387d6c623d65ecc3dacd3 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/11/20/infection-hits-french-hospital-like-its-2017-as-ransomware-cripples-6000-computers/ | Infection Hits French Hospital Like It’s 2017 As Ransomware Cripples 6,000 Computers | Infection Hits French Hospital Like It’s 2017 As Ransomware Cripples 6,000 Computers
A French hospital is the latest to discover that the ransomware threat is far from being over TASS via Getty Images
The Rouen University Hospital-Charles Nicolle in the north of France has fallen victim to a ransomware attack with con... |
79b385ddb9e06aeb3fa2e5f6cb97e7e9 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/12/13/google-confirms-android-verifiedsms-update-that-will-make-sms-safer-for-millions-of-messages-app-users/ | Google Confirms Android SMS Update That Will Make It More Secure For Millions | Google Confirms Android SMS Update That Will Make It More Secure For Millions
Google has started rolling out an update to Android users to make SMS texting safer LightRocket via Getty Images
Another day, another Android story. For a change, though, this time it's not to report on a security threat like the Google Came... |
ac43a0835a99941926a6107b0e977a2b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/01/10/does-your-samsung-galaxy-s10-come-with-undeletable-chinese-spyware-pre-installed/ | Does Your Samsung Galaxy S10 Come With Undeletable Chinese Spyware Pre-Installed? | Does Your Samsung Galaxy S10 Come With Undeletable Chinese Spyware Pre-Installed?
A pre-installed app on Samsung phones is sending data to China - should you be worried? AFP/Getty Images
An undeletable, pre-installed app on flagship Samsung smartphones is apparently sending data back to China. Should you be worried?
S... |
5d3bd854c6ad9f6e14f84e547474b981 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/01/10/paypal-confirms-high-severity-password-security-vulnerability/ | PayPal Confirms ‘High-Severity’ Password Security Vulnerability | PayPal Confirms ‘High-Severity’ Password Security Vulnerability
PayPal has confirmed security researcher found a high-severity password-exposing vulnerability NurPhoto via Getty Images
PayPal has confirmed that a researcher found a high-severity security vulnerability that could expose user passwords to an attacker. T... |
b2780ea00585375456090588e93a9374 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/01/13/windows-7-warning-intelligence-agency-says-dont-use-for-banking-or-email/ | Government Intelligence Agency Warns Not To Use Windows 7 For Banking Or Email | Government Intelligence Agency Warns Not To Use Windows 7 For Banking Or Email
As Windows 7 reaches end-of-life status, users are warned about continued usage dangers BLOOMBERG NEWS
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), part of the U.K. Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) intelligence agency, has issued... |
0f6f35843461d5e6f312e8f1ab2265cf | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/01/14/national-security-agency-confirms-windows-10-security-flaw-makes-trust-vulnerable/ | Windows 10 Security Flaw ‘Makes Trust Vulnerable’ Says NSA | Windows 10 Security Flaw ‘Makes Trust Vulnerable’ Says NSA
Anne Neuberger, director of cybersecurity with the National Security Agency, confirms Windows 10 ... [+] flaw that "makes trust vulnerable." Getty Images for WIRED
Earlier today, I reported that the security grapevine was buzzing with rumors that an "extraordi... |
6fbfdcd40dfc6d20f32f84931e167ea5 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/01/14/windows-10-extraordinarily-serious-security-warning-for-900-million-users/ | New Windows 10 ‘Extraordinarily Serious’ Security Warning For 900 Million Users | New Windows 10 ‘Extraordinarily Serious’ Security Warning For 900 Million Users
Rumors of an 'extraordinarily serious' Windows vulnerability suggest users need to update today ASSOCIATED PRESS
Microsoft Windows users have got used to the monthly "Patch Tuesday" update cycle and the disclosure of fixed vulnerabilities ... |
48db109ae9f8db7043fdb5417b70be7b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/01/22/microsoft-security-shocker-as-250-million-customer-records-exposed-online/ | Microsoft Security Shocker As 250 Million Customer Records Exposed Online | Microsoft Security Shocker As 250 Million Customer Records Exposed Online
A database containing 250 million Microsoft customer records has been found unsecured and online NurPhoto via Getty Images
A new report reveals that 250 million Microsoft customer records, spanning 14 years, have been exposed online without pass... |
cd2c1c57523a1770d35a6897fe16a13f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/01/29/huawei-5g-and-nation-state-security-an-essential-guide/?sh=6d7daf6a1d66 | Huawei, 5G And Security: An Essential Guide | Huawei, 5G And Security: An Essential Guide
Huawei, 5G and security. What's all that about then? Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
As the U.K. government, led by prime minister Boris Johnson, this week confirmed that it would allow Huawei to be part of the British 5G technology rollout, you are probably not alone in won... |
f2ad58ee4c79f8781a8be16e781c57e6 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/02/11/these-ancient-microsoft-security-flaws-are-still-driving-cybercrime-in-2020/ | The Ancient Microsoft Security Flaws Driving Cybercrime In 2020 | The Ancient Microsoft Security Flaws Driving Cybercrime In 2020
Ancient Microsoft vulnerabilities are still being exploited by cybercriminals in alarming numbers AFP via Getty Images
A brand-new IBM Security "X-Force Threat Intelligence Index" report was published today and reveals some very old Microsoft vulnerabilit... |
ef3c471436ed74bb6997f2ee01b03343 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/02/13/love-is-not-getting-catfished-creeped-or-scammed-this-valentines-day/ | Happy Valentine’s Day: How To Avoid The Perils Of Online Dating This February 14 | Happy Valentine’s Day: How To Avoid The Perils Of Online Dating This February 14
How to avoid the online perils of falling in love on Valentine's Day Getty
I recently suggested that people should swipe left to find the perfect password relationship, but when it comes to actual online dating in Valentine's week, the ur... |
567dfce3939d932d42fbbb428737f4a0 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/02/17/hackers-join-forces-against-us-and-israeli-targets-this-is-what-an-iranian-cyber-attack-looks-like-in-2020/ | Hackers Join Forces Against U.S. And Israeli Targets: This Is What An Iranian Cyber Attack Looks Like In 2020 | Hackers Join Forces Against U.S. And Israeli Targets: This Is What An Iranian Cyber Attack Looks Like In 2020
New research reveals how Iranian 'APT' hacking groups are likely combining to attack U.S. and ... [+] Israeli targets Getty
Ever since the 2010 Stuxnet worm attack on the Natanz nuclear plant that was eventual... |
3587a04d1e3925b99b51f551ffa1b2bb | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/02/28/google-confirms-new-ai-tool-scans-300-billion-gmail-attachments-every-week/ | Google Confirms New AI Tool Scans 300 Billion Gmail Attachments Every Week | Google Confirms New AI Tool Scans 300 Billion Gmail Attachments Every Week
Google is applying deep learning AI models to help secure Gmail inboxes Getty
Gmail has been changing the way we think about email since 2004. In that time, it has gained an eye-popping 1.5 billion users, according to Google. I'm one of them, a... |
9ba08d65cc1d18ab474320110854232e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/03/06/microsoft-warns-of-devastating-cybersecurity-threat-to-windows-users-heres-what-you-need-to-know/ | Microsoft Warns Of ‘Devastating’ Cybersecurity Threat: Here's What You Need To Know | Microsoft Warns Of ‘Devastating’ Cybersecurity Threat: Here's What You Need To Know
Microsoft's threat protection intelligence team has warned of a "significant and growing" ... [+] cybersecurity threat AFP via Getty Images
Microsoft's threat protection intelligence team has warned of a "significant and growing" cyber... |
885922723e8fcaf810dee96fc27b72c7 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/03/13/emergency-windows-10-critical-security-update-microsoft-urges-users-to-take-action/ | Emergency Windows 10 Critical Security Update: Microsoft Urges Users To ‘Take Action’ | Emergency Windows 10 Critical Security Update: Microsoft Urges Users To ‘Take Action’
Microsoft has urged Windows 10 users to apply an emergency critical security update ASSOCIATED PRESS
Just days after the monthly Patch Tuesday swathe of Windows security updates was released, Microsoft has issued an emergency "out of... |
b928847ad4bfb6459f880a68de9cbeca | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/04/02/covid-19-payouts-disrupted-as-heartless-hackers-attack-italian-crisis-benefits-site/?sh=4cc39a245f10 | Cyber Attack Disrupts COVID-19 Payouts: Hackers Take Down Italian Social Security Site | Cyber Attack Disrupts COVID-19 Payouts: Hackers Take Down Italian Social Security Site
The Italian website responsible taking applications for COVID-19 emergency payouts has been taken ... [+] down by hackers NurPhoto via Getty Images
Are there no depths that cruel hackers and cybercriminals will not plumb during the ... |
81d409f5b345495656ba95bbcb31eed5 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/04/07/linux-security-chinese-state-hackers-have-compromised-holy-grail-targets-since-2012/ | Linux Security: Chinese State Hackers May Have Compromised ‘Holy Grail’ Targets Since 2012 | Linux Security: Chinese State Hackers May Have Compromised ‘Holy Grail’ Targets Since 2012
Report claims Chinese state hackers have been compromising Linux servers since 2012 Getty
For the best part of the last decade, according to a new report from the BlackBerry research and intelligence team, advanced hackers worki... |
cb32155491307ff8ff2bb545d3e07e9a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/04/16/us-government-offers-5-million-reward-to-identify-north-korean-hackers/ | U.S. Government Offers $5 Million Reward To Identify North Korean Hackers | U.S. Government Offers $5 Million Reward To Identify North Korean Hackers
The United States has put up a $5 million reward for DPRK hackers Getty
The U.S. government has taken the unusual step of offering a reward of up to $5 million (£4 million) for information leading to the identification of North Korean hackers th... |
b37ef2e503ab797d9d2e1a287af4439a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/04/19/hacker-claims-android-app-store-breach-publishes-20-million-user-credentials/ | Hacker Claims Popular Android App Store Breached: Publishes 20 Million User Credentials | Hacker Claims Popular Android App Store Breached: Publishes 20 Million User Credentials
A popular Android app store with 150 million users has been hacked, claims hacker Getty
The stolen records of 20 million users of a popular Android app store have been published online by a hacker who claims to have 19 million more... |
269ec8e778c8a3cb1670b699409fef5c | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/04/28/revealed-the-supermarkets-that-will-sell-you-malware-for-50/?sh=d61ad9230ae2 | Revealed: The Supermarkets That Will Sell You Malware For $50 | Revealed: The Supermarkets That Will Sell You Malware For $50
Researchers reveal the true, and truly surprising, cost of cybercrime Getty
If you think that organized crime syndicates with master hackers doing the bidding of a "capo dei capi" Mafia figure are the order of the cybercrime day, think again. While there ar... |
4286aa6c3f8f2552405a1f47ca9afdae | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/04/28/zoom-gets-stuffed-heres-how-hackers-got-hold-of-500000-passwords/?sh=7bd254f55cdc | Zoom Gets Stuffed: Here’s How Hackers Got Hold Of 500,000 Passwords | Zoom Gets Stuffed: Here’s How Hackers Got Hold Of 500,000 Passwords
How did half a million Zoom credentials end up for sale online? SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
At the start of April, the news broke that 500,000 stolen Zoom passwords were up for sale. Here's how the hackers got hold of them.
More than half... |
324c6b3a7c0e6d19381013798739a0e7 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/05/02/beware-this-new-microsoft-teams-password-hacking-threat-to-75-million-users/ | Beware This New Microsoft Teams Password Hacking Threat To 75 Million Users | Beware This New Microsoft Teams Password Hacking Threat To 75 Million Users
New hacking threat to Microsoft Teams users revealed SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
Although the likes of Telegram, the secure messenger service with 400 million users, has confirmed it is moving into the video chat space, the most i... |
b85faa34b914f41557e60ebd2e51a329 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/05/05/godaddy-confirms-data-breach-what-19-million-customers-need-to-know/?sh=779a3ab91daa | GoDaddy Confirms Data Breach: What Customers Need To Know | GoDaddy Confirms Data Breach: What Customers Need To Know
GoDaddy has disclosed a data breach impacting web hosting account credentials Getty
The world's largest domain registrar, GoDaddy, with 19 million customers, has disclosed a data breach impacting web hosting account credentials.
With more than 19 million custom... |
476a052ce918df4fcd378f1695573267 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/05/06/microsoft-offers-100000-if-you-can-hack-this-linux-operating-system/ | Microsoft Offers $100,000 If You Can Hack This Linux Operating System | Microsoft Offers $100,000 If You Can Hack This Linux Operating System
Microsoft offers $100,000 reward to Linux hackers Getty
Microsoft chose Linux instead of Windows 10 to power an IoT security platform, and now it's offering hackers $100,000 (£81,000) if they can break it.
There are, of course, conditions attached.
... |
35a03d902bcb1061ac632d0d7d3b3bd7 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/05/17/hackers-publish-first-169-trump-dirty-laundry-emails-after-being-branded-cyber-terrorists/?sh=475c137f5268 | Hackers Publish First 169 Trump ‘Dirty Laundry’ Emails After Being Branded Cyber-Terrorists | Hackers Publish First 169 Trump ‘Dirty Laundry’ Emails After Being Branded Cyber-Terrorists
Hackers have published first batch of stolen Trump emails, but how 'dirty' are they? The Washington Post via Getty Images
On May 15, I reported that the notorious ransomware hackers known as REvil or Sodinokibi had claimed to h... |
9309703ea6c4fd9583058fc981c1b02e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/05/24/apple-ios-135-hacked-zero-day-flaw-exploited-by-iphone-jailbreakers-new-ios-update-hack/ | Apple iOS 13.5 Hacked: Zero-Day Flaw Exploited By iPhone Jailbreakers | Apple iOS 13.5 Hacked: Zero-Day Flaw Exploited By iPhone Jailbreakers
That didn't take long. iOS 13.5 device jailbreak hack now available SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
Apple's iOS has long been a high-value target for hacking groups, of all flavors, for obvious reasons. Security researchers are attracted to... |
c76657c12377c3eaa4395ae716f02058 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/05/25/did-you-know-ebay-is-probing-your-computer-heres-how-to-stop-it-windows-privacy-chrome-firefox-web-browser/ | Did You Know eBay Is Probing Your Computer? Here’s How To Stop It | Did You Know eBay Is Probing Your Computer? Here’s How To Stop It
eBay probes Windows computers when they connect to the online auction website picture alliance via Getty Images
I have been a generally quite happy user of eBay, the world's most famous online auction site, for nearly 20 years. Happy that is until I fou... |
75f6e0a8da880f248f83ef401dd81081 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/05/25/why-is-3syqo15hil-such-a-popular-password-lets-mark-that-mystery-solved-cybersecurity-advice-password-manager/ | Why Is 3sYqo15hiL Such A Popular Password? | Why Is 3sYqo15hiL Such A Popular Password?
One insecure password choice mystery has been solved: why is 3sYqo15hiL so popular? AFP via Getty Images
Improving your password hygiene is one of the most important things you can do to strengthen your security, so why is 3sYqo15hiL such a popular choice?
Love them or hate t... |
7a8d4ca322cefa90a2e0249a8b70110b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/05/28/dont-press-windows-10-2004-update-now-button-microsoft-warns-some-users-may2020-windows10-update-warning/ | Don’t Press Windows 10 2004 ‘Update Now’ Button, Microsoft Warns Some Users | Don’t Press Windows 10 2004 ‘Update Now’ Button, Microsoft Warns Some Users
Microsoft confirms some users shouldn't hit the update now button for Windows 10 2004 Copyright Dazeley
Microsoft has finally started rolling out the long-awaited Windows 10 May 2020 Update, also known as Windows 10 2004. Overall I have been i... |
c3a78706530358d0b5027d07545c1fbf | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/06/03/google-chrome-privacy-lawsuit-could-you-get-a-5000-payout-incognito-mode-class-action/ | Google Chrome Privacy Lawsuit: Could You Get A $5,000 Payout? | Google Chrome Privacy Lawsuit: Could You Get A $5,000 Payout?
Google is being sued over claims it tracks Chrome users in private browsing mode Davey Winder
Do you use the Google Chrome browser? More specifically, have you used incognito mode to browse privately? Lawyers have filed a proposed class-action lawsuit seeki... |
11046b94fe8628bb0ac257a8b4c1c3ae | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/06/03/twitter-silences-anonymous-hackers-threatening-to-dish-the-dirt-on-trump-george-floyd-protests/ | Twitter Silences Anonymous Hackers Threatening To Dish The Dirt On Trump | Twitter Silences Anonymous Hackers Threatening To Dish The Dirt On Trump
Twitter has silenced an Anonymous 'affiliate' account which threatened to dish dirt on President ... [+] Trump Getty Images
As I reported on June 2, supposed Anonymous hacking collective affiliates are threatening to reveal President Trump's dirt... |
65a6d65b57da0980b62d2209d756c00a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/06/10/honda-hacked-japanese-car-giant-confirms-cyber-attack-on-global-operations-snake-ransomware/ | Honda Hacked: Japanese Car Giant Confirms Cyber Attack On Global Operations | Honda Hacked: Japanese Car Giant Confirms Cyber Attack On Global Operations
Japanese car giant confirms cyber attack on global operations Moment Editorial/Getty Images
Global operations at the Japanese car manufacturer Honda have been disrupted by a confirmed cyber attack. In a tweet posted June 8, the Honda Automobil... |
5379a9245ee79d172fd064ff0d8a48ec | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/06/12/twitters-powerful-move-silences-175000-chinese-and-russian-fake-news-accounts-hong-kong-politics-social-media-disinformation/ | Twitter's Powerful Move Silences 175,000 Chinese And Russian Fake News Accounts | Twitter's Powerful Move Silences 175,000 Chinese And Russian Fake News Accounts
Twitter acts to silence state-linked fake news networks LightRocket via Getty Images
Propaganda networks spreading fake news narratives, predominantly favorable to the Communist Party of China, have been silenced by Twitter.
In a disclosur... |
f6b6789d81f4432965fdcab4b6e7b17e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/06/14/how-to-use-an-ordinary-light-bulb-to-spy-on-conversation-80-feet-away-security-research-lamphone-hack/ | How Hackers Use An Ordinary Light Bulb To Spy On Conversations 80 Feet Away | How Hackers Use An Ordinary Light Bulb To Spy On Conversations 80 Feet Away
An ordinary light bulb has been used by hackers to spy on private conversations from afar AFP via Getty Images
What if a hacker could use an ordinary, dumb, old-fashioned light bulb to spy on your conversations from afar? Here's the bad news.
... |
0386db8868325fc352e6d54cd10231bb | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/06/20/have-apple-and-google-suddenly-uploaded-a-covid-19-tracking-app-to-your-phone-android-iphone-exposure-notification-contact-tracing/?utm_campaign=forbes&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_term=Valerie%2F&fbclid=IwAR1VTD3ZYdrmlMg8mx_2tugXmd_SFm8SCUCkKxchrCdwycPn5... | Have Apple And Google Uploaded A COVID-19 Tracking App To Your Phone? The Facts Behind The Furor | Have Apple And Google Uploaded A COVID-19 Tracking App To Your Phone? The Facts Behind The Furor
What's that COVID-19 tracking 'app' that's suddenly appeared on your Android or iPhone device? Getty
Social media is buzzing with complaints from people after apparently discovering that Apple or Google has suddenly upload... |
c3fdbb8e6a82a57f383e6baf510006d6 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/06/28/how-to-disable-apple-and-googles-covid-19-notifications-on-your-phone-coronavirus-tracking-and-contact-tracing-app/?sh=6e07b3077242 | How To Disable Apple And Google’s COVID-19 Notifications On Your Phone | How To Disable Apple And Google’s COVID-19 Notifications On Your Phone
The debate concerning Apple and Google's COVID-19 exposure notification framework continues. Here's ... [+] how to disable it PA Images via Getty Images
As the debate around Apple and Google's COVID-19 contact tracing app framework continues to gro... |
2f8118f2121efd23504e90de76fbd7a1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/07/08/new-dark-web-audit-reveals-15-billion-stolen-logins-from-100000-breaches-passwords-hackers-cybercrime/?sh=6933fe0c180f | New Dark Web Audit Reveals 15 Billion Stolen Logins From 100,000 Breaches | New Dark Web Audit Reveals 15 Billion Stolen Logins From 100,000 Breaches
New report reveals extent to which stolen account credentials are traded on the dark web Getty
A new report has revealed the true extent of stolen account logins to be found circulating on the dark web amongst cybercriminals. The Digital Shadows... |
6a09e4e3e3937d2797f16a1cc99e1d85 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/07/15/critical-windows-worm-gets-1010-severity-rating-microsoft-says-patch-servers-now-check-point-sigred/ | Critical Windows Worm Gets 10/10 Severity Rating, Microsoft Says Patch Servers Now | Critical Windows Worm Gets 10/10 Severity Rating, Microsoft Says Patch Servers Now
Microsoft urges users to update as wormable vulnerability confirmed ASSOCIATED PRESS
Security vulnerabilities that rate a "perfect" 10 under the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) are, thankfully, few and far between. That high ... |
09cc0ee35d568a530e167dbbced40de0 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/07/24/got-an-email-from-a-hacker-with-your-password-do-these-3-things-sextortion-scam-cybercrime-advice/ | Got An Email From A Hacker With Your Password? Do These 3 Things | Got An Email From A Hacker With Your Password? Do These 3 Things
If you recognize your password in a hacker email, don't panic, do this instead getty
Almost every week, I will get contacted by readers who have received an email from a hacker who not only claims to have access to their computer but has the password to ... |
e819941c25306ecc63c87fbee5d33a54 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/07/29/hacker-gives-away-386-million-stolen-records-on-dark-web-what-you-need-to-do-now-shinyhunters-data-breach/?sh=7d81da826f39 | Hacker Gives Away 386 Million Stolen Records On Dark Web—What You Need To Do Now | Hacker Gives Away 386 Million Stolen Records On Dark Web—What You Need To Do Now
Hacker gives away 386 million data records on dark web crime forum Copyright Dazeley
"I've made enough money now" ShinyHunters said as stolen data is offered for free in a commercial dark web hacker forum.
In just the first two weeks of M... |
5e9d5825f995cc7c77a7014f88ccb65a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/08/01/this-samsung-security-app-has-passed-1-billion-downloads-heres-why-secure-folder-privacy/ | This Sublime Samsung Security App Has 1 Billion Downloads, Here’s Why | This Sublime Samsung Security App Has 1 Billion Downloads, Here’s Why
There's one security app that beats all others, just for Samsung owners NurPhoto via Getty Images
There's a security app on the Google Play Store that works with any Samsung device as long as it runs Android 7 or later. A security app that, to date... |
7b345d32bda9bd0f7c33093b6a219c6c | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/08/19/massive-data-leak235-million-instagram-tiktok-and-youtube-user-profiles-exposed/?sh=6028f6c11111 | 235 Million Instagram, TikTok And YouTube User Profiles Exposed In Massive Data Leak | 235 Million Instagram, TikTok And YouTube User Profiles Exposed In Massive Data Leak
235 million social media users warned of phishing risk following data exposure dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images
The security research team at Comparitech today disclosed how an unsecured database left almost 235 million Instagram... |
b6b295b25221938e7be5cbb1efd966a3 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/09/04/whatsapp-confirms-5-critical-vulnerabilities-as-new-security-advisory-update-site-launches/ | WhatsApp Has Just Confirmed These 5 Critical Security Vulnerabilities | WhatsApp Has Just Confirmed These 5 Critical Security Vulnerabilities
New WhatsApp security site confirms five critical, and previously undisclosed, vulnerabilities SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
With more than two billion users, WhatsApp is truly a powerhouse when it comes to apps in general, let alone mess... |
cd82b3a03c8695bd4df7f947f5227ce1 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/09/06/meet-the-new-anonymous-100-million-bts-army-and-k-pop-stans-a-cyber-threat-to-be-reckoned-with/?sh=12b636142640 | Meet The New Anonymous—100 Million BTS ARMY And K-Pop Stans, A Cyber Force To Be Reckoned With? | Meet The New Anonymous—100 Million BTS ARMY And K-Pop Stans, A Cyber Force To Be Reckoned With?
Are Korean music fans a cyber threat? getty
Delivering the opening keynote at the virtual Okta Disclosure 2020 security conference on September 3, well-respected cybersecurity analyst the Grugq tackled the application of cy... |
538af2501ed86e2316f4cf91a2786aec | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/09/27/hacker-takes-coffee-machine-hostage-in-surreal-ransomware-attack/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9WyUon_BPt4B814sAUmmtEkprr8xhc75nY-4xiXF4VheSYvq6fVHVd6e3dME_Jk0GNJ5K4 | Coffee Machine Hit By Ransomware Attack—Yes, You Read That Right | Coffee Machine Hit By Ransomware Attack—Yes, You Read That Right
What if a hacker held your coffee machine to ransom? Yes, that. getty
My office is full of gadgets and gizmos, as you might expect of a technology journalist. Among them, one stands proud of all others when it comes to my productivity: the coffee machine... |
8146ec80c9cf81c7046dd31a8f3f2371 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/09/28/this-hacker-university-offers-dark-web-cybercrime-degrees-for-125/ | This ‘Hacker University’ Offers Dark Web Cybercrime Degrees For $125 | This ‘Hacker University’ Offers Dark Web Cybercrime Degrees For $125
HackTown is a 'hacker university' selling dark web cybercrime degrees Armor
A newly published report into the new economy of the dark web from cybersecurity-as-a-service specialist Armor's Threat Resistance Unit (TRU), contains much of what you might... |
3fedaeaef0209e8d9da495ae4ef1fa5e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/11/01/naked-zoom-users-targeted-by-new-cybercrime-campaign/ | Naked Zoom Users Targeted By New Cybercrime Campaign | Naked Zoom Users Targeted By New Cybercrime Campaign
An ongoing cybercrime campaign targets Zoom users who may have got naked or intimate on camera.
Security researchers have warned of a new cybercrime campaign targeting naked Zoom users NurPhoto via Getty Images
Within days of reports that a high-profile reporter and... |
dd8e0b47e78e1592958b0e491e43c377 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/11/01/windows-10-users-beware-new-hacker-attack-confirmed-by-google-microsoft/?sh=10bd6e8f3b0a | Windows 10 Users Beware—New Hacker Attack Confirmed By Google, Microsoft | Windows 10 Users Beware—New Hacker Attack Confirmed By Google, Microsoft
As Microsoft confirms a Google-disclosed and unpatched zero-day vulnerability is being targeted by attackers right now, here's what you need to know.
Windows users, from 7 to 10, have been warned about a zero-day exploit currently in the wild SOP... |
1a19dcdfd4f06a4b2ca799ca6549c23d | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/11/03/always-trust-google-here-are-256-password-stealing-reasons-you-shouldnt/?sh=7de434b456ed | Google Forms Used In Password-Stealing Spree: What You Need To Know | Google Forms Used In Password-Stealing Spree: What You Need To Know
Seeing the google.com domain instills trust, which could lead to your password being compromised. Here's what you need to know.
New research reveals how cybercriminals are exploiting Google Forms to steal passwords getty
Cybercriminals will use any, a... |
ba5313b3b4d61537d75de9c954eed1ca | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/11/06/whodunit-the-1-billion-bitcoin-election-day-heist-mystery-solved/?sh=3c259cc113ce | Whodunit? The $1 Billion Bitcoin Election Day ‘Heist’ Mystery Solved | Whodunit? The $1 Billion Bitcoin Election Day ‘Heist’ Mystery Solved
A long-dormant Bitcoin wallet was emptied of more than 69,000 BTC on election day, leading to claims that hackers had just got away with a heist worth nearly $1 billion. So whodunit?
Someone just got a $1 billion Bitcoin payday, but who was it? Getty... |
279f24cfe685c66bd4501734b27f6ac8 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/11/08/new-ransomware-threat-jumps-from-windows-to-linux-what-you-need-to-know/ | New Ransomware Threat Jumps From Windows To Linux—What You Need To Know | New Ransomware Threat Jumps From Windows To Linux—What You Need To Know
Ransomware has plagued Windows users for years, but now the cybercriminal crosshairs are aiming at Linux users
Linux users are being targeted by a new ransomware strain that has jumped from Windows getty
Barely a week goes by without news of yet a... |
560082a20da00045394a6dc8fe7f3710 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/11/14/microsoft-confirms-serious-windows-10-password-problem-heres-the-5-step-fix/?sh=1c6f770c5fcc | Microsoft Confirms Serious Windows 10 Password Problem—Here’s The 5 Step Fix | Microsoft Confirms Serious Windows 10 Password Problem—Here’s The 5 Step Fix
Windows 10 can't remember app passwords for some users, Microsoft confirms SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images
Windows 10 can't remember passwords for some users, Microsoft has confirmed. Here's the 5 step workaround.
Windows 10 users ha... |
47ae434d5232a6a981a015aea81374d5 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/12/06/dont-use-ass-eva-or-2010-in-your-password-heres-why/ | These 2 Words And 1 Number Appear In 44 Million Dangerous Passwords | These 2 Words And 1 Number Appear In 44 Million Dangerous Passwords
Here's why you probably shouldn't use these two words and one number in your passwords.
Some things don't belong in secure passwords: these words and number included. getty
When it comes to everyday account security, choosing passwords wisely is one o... |
539475e6fd69092291d862f0be29bc08 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daviatemin/2011/09/01/steve-jobs-ultimate-lesson-for-entrepreneurs/ | Steve Jobs' Ultimate Lesson for Entrepreneurs | Steve Jobs' Ultimate Lesson for Entrepreneurs
Image by Getty Images via @daylife
May I add my voice to the chorus in praise of Steve Jobs?
Beyond brilliant, beyond insightful, beyond courageous, the man is a mass of contradictions, the combination of which, I believe, begins to explain his genius.
And, this genius prov... |
64fb9c216bdfd4d8b01abcaf538b3c83 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daviatemin/2013/05/13/abercrombie-and-fitch-v-dove-or-how-a-ceo-can-wreck-a-brand-in-1-interview-7-years-ago/ | How A CEO Can Wreck A Brand In One Interview: Lessons From Abercrombie & Fitch Vs. Dove | How A CEO Can Wreck A Brand In One Interview: Lessons From Abercrombie & Fitch Vs. Dove
The power of a CEO to make – or break – a brand can never be overestimated – even in an interview that took place 7 years ago.
That is just what has happened in the case of Abercrombie & Fitch: an incredibly ill-advised intervie... |
1b41bb61ea0499cbb938a5b8fda1d7d0 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daviatemin/2016/02/06/advice-to-martin-shkreli-on-reputation-rehab-9-ways-to-stop-being-the-most-hated-man-on-the-planet/ | Advice To Martin Shkreli: 9 Ways To Stop Being The Most Hated Man On The Planet | Advice To Martin Shkreli: 9 Ways To Stop Being The Most Hated Man On The Planet
Photographer: Pete Marovich/Bloomberg
We all have a little Martin Shkreli in us. That unrepentant 2-year-old voice we’ve spent a lifetime burying deep within, every so often comes screeching out: I won’t be good; I don’t want to do what eve... |
c3c68423c380063436a9f741027acfb4 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daviatemin/2017/12/06/forget-the-hype-what-every-business-leader-needs-to-know-about-artificial-intelligence-now/ | Forget The Hype: What Every Business Leader Needs To Know About Artificial Intelligence Now | Forget The Hype: What Every Business Leader Needs To Know About Artificial Intelligence Now
Driverless, autonomous vehicle iStock
By: Davia Temin, Bruce Molloy, Jayanth Kolla
“Just as 100 years ago electricity transformed industry after industry, AI will now do the same." – Andrew Ng, Coursera Founder, former Baidu Ch... |
814d67cc06a15c998cdc3ad6ddf2a605 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daviatemin/2020/03/04/crisis-leadership-in-real-time-8-pandemic-best-practices/ | Crisis Leadership In Real Time: 8 Pandemic Best Practices | Crisis Leadership In Real Time: 8 Pandemic Best Practices
Pandemic Express
So, it’s here. We now have a pandemic crisis in front of us that is disrupting global markets, businesses, and every sector of our lives, and will, we are promised, do much more damage over an indeterminate amount of time. Life, as we have known... |
0db0c49a8fcec921fd2d36d7e9501583 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/daviatemin/2020/03/16/communicating-in-crisis-how-to-build-trust-in-an-untrustworthy-world/ | Communicating In Crisis: How To Build Trust In An Untrustworthy World | Communicating In Crisis: How To Build Trust In An Untrustworthy World
COVID-19 Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAMS
As we enter the first full week of the global pandemic and crashing financial markets, we are all looking for who to listen to, and who to believe.
We’re looking for a trusted voice in the storm to help ... |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.