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Brian Donohue

“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.” ― Kurt Vonnegut

171 articles

  • phishing

As Ice Bucket Challenge Goes Viral, Scams Follow

Beware of phishing, malware, spam and other online scams based on the extremely popular ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.

  • Brian Donohue

  • August 28, 2014

  • APT

What You Need to Know About the Community Health Systems Breach

Community Health Systems breach exposes the Social Security numbers of 4.5 million patients. Were you a victim? If so, how do you react?

  • Brian Donohue

  • August 22, 2014

  • paypal

Video: Six PayPal Security Features and How To Use Them

In this short video, we will explain six steps you can take to conveniently maximize the security of your PayPal account.

  • Brian Donohue

  • August 18, 2014

  • black hat

Attacking Planes, Trains, and Automobiles at Black Hat

A recap of last week’s security news and research from the Black Hat hacker conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.

  • Brian Donohue

  • August 15, 2014

  • black hat

Yahoo to Encrypt All Email, Data Center Connections

Yahoo plans to implement end-to-end encryption for all of its mail users, giving normal, non-technical users the power to communicate securely and privately.

  • Brian Donohue

  • August 11, 2014

  • black hat

Car Hacking Goes Mobile at Black Hat

Car hacking is back and Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek no longer have to plug their computers into the cars to make them do their bidding.

  • Brian Donohue

  • August 7, 2014

  • APT

A Week in the News: Previewing Black Hat, DEF CON

In the news this week: more APT campaigns, a look forward at the DEF CON and Black Hat Hacker conferences, and good and bad news for Facebook.

  • Brian Donohue

  • August 1, 2014

  • APT

Kaspersky Daily July 2014 Monthly News Podcast

In the news: Microsoft’s No-IP takedown fiasco, Chinese APT groups curious about U.S. Iraq policy, Verizon says the government wants locations data, and Microsoft denies backdoor insinuations.

  • Brian Donohue

  • August 1, 2014

  • encryption

Instagram Mobile App Only Partially Encrypted by Facebook

Facebook fails to fully encrypt data on its Instagram mobile app, which puts user security and privacy at risk.

  • Brian Donohue

  • July 30, 2014

  • Android

A Week in the News: Password Reuse Not All Bad?

Making a case for password reuse, Google hiring hackers to fix the Internet, Apple bolsters security across its services with strong Crypto, plus various fixes and more.

  • Brian Donohue

  • July 18, 2014

  • Android

Millions of Smartphones Vulnerable to Rogue Hotspots by Default

As ISPs push to make Wi-Fi more widely available outside the home, users are increasingly vulnerable to attacks that rely on rogue and malicious hotspots

  • Brian Donohue

  • July 16, 2014

  • Android

A Week in the News: Patch Tuesday and World Cup Scams

Phishers exploit global World Cup interest with a campaign disguised as a petition to reinstate Luis Suarez. Microsoft patched 29 security vulnerabilities.

  • Brian Donohue

  • July 11, 2014

  • banking fraud

What Can We Learn From the Billion Dollar Brazilian Boleto Scam?

A Brazilian cybercriminal scam targeting a popular payment method known as Boletos is costing that country billions. How can you protect yourself?

  • Brian Donohue

  • July 9, 2014

  • APT

A Week in the News: NoIP and Miniduke Returns

Microsoft moves against a malware-supporting webhosting company, NoIP, causing collateral damage in the process. The Miniduke APT campaign returns.

  • Brian Donohue

  • July 7, 2014

  • fraud

Spotting Fraud on the Internet of Discounts

It’s getting harder and harder to spot fraudulent online retailers as more and more websites peddling discounted good emerge in the already crowded field of Internet merchants.

  • Brian Donohue

  • June 30, 2014

  • data breach

Kaspersky Daily June News Podcast

June was a busy month with hacks and data breaches, privacy, cryptography, and mobile security news, and an update on OpenSSL Heartbleed.

  • Brian Donohue

  • June 27, 2014

  • Android

A Week in the News: Mobile Malware’s Tenth Birthday

This week: the first mobile malware turns 10; we check in on Android security news and recent data breaches; and we fill you in on the week’s patches.

  • Brian Donohue

  • June 20, 2014

  • Android

A Week in the News: The First Android Encryptor

This week: the first ever Android encryptor malware, a serious Tweetdeck vulnerability arises and is fixed just as quickly, and much more.

  • Brian Donohue

  • June 13, 2014

  • Apple

Security in Apple’s iOS 8

Discussing security and the privacy strengths and weaknesses in the Apple’s soon-to-be-released iOS 8.

  • Brian Donohue

  • June 12, 2014

  • tweetdeck

Serious Vulnerability in TweetDeck, Revoke Access Immediately

A serious cross site scripting vulnerability was discovered in the popular Twitter application TweetDeck today. Users should revoke access to that app on Twitter as soon as possible.

  • Brian Donohue

  • June 11, 2014

  • Chrome

Chrome Extension To Encrypt All Data Leaving Browser

Google is releasing a tool that ensures all data passing out of its Chrome browser is encrypted in transit, resolving the problem of relying on others’ crypto.

  • Brian Donohue

  • June 11, 2014

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