vulnerabilitiesTransatlantic Cable podcast, episode 18
In this week’s edition of Kaspersky Lab’s podcast, Jeff and Dave discuss Alexa ads and helping police, Intel’s “meltdown,” and more.
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vulnerabiltiesTwo severe vulnerabilities found in Intel’s hardware
Meltdown and Spectre: the two vulnerabilities that threaten every device on Intel, AMD or ARM processors
androidRooting your Android: Advantages, disadvantages, and snags
Many users of devices running Android are tempted to root them. Here we explain the good and bad sides of having superuser rights.
WannaCry: On screens everywhere!
Embedded systems demand special protection from infections similar to WannaCry.
adviceSoftware updates are critical, so automate them
Why it’s important to update software — and why you can stop worrying about it.
CarsA universal VW key, just $40
Researchers discovered a hack that affects 100 million Volkswagen cars. And the equipment needed costs just $40.
Disarming Flash exploits
Kaspersky Lab has patented technology that can disarm Adobe Flash exploits using special detection technology.
Getting sick is doubly dangerous: Medical equipment is vulnerable to hackers
Hacked medical equipment can cost patients a lot — their health or even their lives.
Pure.Charger: How to charge your smartphone in a public location without infecting it
This tiny device will help you protect your smartphone from malware and data leakage when charging in public places.
10-year old cashes on Facebook bug bounty program
A 10-year old from Finland successfully discovered and reported an Instagram flaw, and was handsomely rewarded by Facebook.
Shodan and Censys: the ominous guides through the Internet of Things
Shodan and Censys are the search engines for the Internet of Things and this duo is capable of wreaking havoc in a lot of different ways
Mobile fingerprint sensors: more or less secure?
Vendors claim, that a fingerprint sensor in your smartphone is user-friendly and really secure. But it’s not true.
black boxesHey, captain, what’s wrong with your vessel? Ships black boxes are vulnerable to hackers
Ships have their own black boxes but their security leaves much to be desired
The unconventional list of top security events in 2015
Konstantin Goncharov recaps the most significant security events of 2015.
How your PC can be infected with just one email you didn’t actually read
We’ve told you this time and time again: never click suspicious links, never open files received from unknown sources, always delete mail from untrusted senders. While all of these pieces
Lifehack: Treat your passwords as delicately as you treat your underwear
Kaspersky Lab has recently conducted an unusual research and proved that many users hardly care about security. Here is the reason to create reliable passwords for all of your accounts.
Voice as a threat: VoLTE, a new way to compromise mobile networks
Criminals can use VoLTE to cause connection failure, subdue voice calls, or strip the victim’s mobile account of money.
Mission: Hacking Grandma. Level: piece of cake.
Many would think that the root of all the cyber-evil is tech itself, and once you say no to fancy smart devices, all those spooky cyber-threats should go away. If
87% of Android smartphones are insecure and that’s no joke
Google’s Android OS is a vulnerable system. Developers make it worse by not providing critical patches in time.
Security Week 40: the ‘not-really-a-vulnerability’ in WinRAR, an ancient bug in Firefox, and the oops!-update by Microsoft
I wonder what will happen when there are no more infosec problems. Will our Threatpost news blog convert to a digest of kitty cats? Is this bright future feasible at
appleSecurity Week 39: XcodeGhost, the leak of D-Link certificates, $1M for bugs in iOS9
Today’s weekly news digest covers the stories about various mistakes in coding, and how they can be used for different purposes, including earning money.