Hacker Conversations: Dan McInerney and Puzzle-Driven Hacking

McInerney’s path to becoming a hacker is subtly different to many other hackers. He started as a 22-year old psychology graduate rather than a computer-obsessed 9-year old kid.

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Ransomware’s Grip on Healthcare

Until C-level executives fully understand potential threats and implement effective mitigation strategies, healthcare organizations will remain vulnerable and at risk of disruption.

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Note From the Editor-in-Chief

A change in ownership and what it means for our readers.

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Vendors Unveil New Cloud Security Products, Features at AWS re:Invent 2024

AWS and other vendors have announced new cloud security products and features at the cloud giant’s re:Invent 2024 conference.

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Top US Consumer Watchdog Has a Plan to Fight Predatory Data Brokers

A new proposal by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau would use a 54-year-old privacy law to impose new oversight of the data broker industry. But first, the agency must survive Elon Musk.

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TorGuard VPN Review: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Uncover the pros, cons, and everything in between in our in-depth TorGuard VPN review. Explore its features, security, performance, and pricing.

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Energy Sector Contractor ENGlobal Targeted in Ransomware Attack

Energy sector contractor ENGlobal Corporation has restricted access to some of its systems in response to a ransomware attack.

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Cisco Warns of Attacks Exploiting Decade-Old ASA Vulnerability

Cisco has updated an advisory for CVE-2014-2120 to warn customers that the vulnerability has been exploited in the wild. 

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NachoVPN Tool Exploits Flaws in Popular VPN Clients for System Compromise

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a set of flaws impacting Palo Alto Networks and SonicWall virtual private network (VPN) clients that could be potentially exploited to gain remote code execution on Windows and macOS systems.
“By targeting the implicit trust VPN clients place in servers, attackers can manipulate client behaviours, execute arbitrary commands, and gain high levels of access

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US agency proposes new rule blocking data brokers from selling Americans’ sensitive personal data

The U.S. consumer protection agency said it’s closing the loophole to block the “widespread evasion” of federal law by data brokers.

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