July

The latest in information security (in English and Dutch)

2014-07-21

• Arnoud Engelfriet: Hoe bewijs je nu dat een e-mail is aangekomen?

2014-07-16

• Rejo Zenger (BoF): Gemakkelijk vertrouwd en gemakkelijk vervalst

2014-07-15

• Graham Cluley (CollaboristaBlog): Sharing secret files more safely - some questions to ask yourself

2014-07-14

• Brian Krebs (Krebs on Security): Beware keyloggers at hotel business centers

Earlier / undated

• Joseph Bonneau: Towards reliable storage of 56-bit secrets in human memory [PDF] | Via
• Dinei Florencio, Cormac Herley and Paul C. van Oorschot: Password portfolios and the finite-effort user - sustainably managing large numbers of accounts [PDF] | Via
• Zhiwei Li, Warren He, Devdatta Akhawe and Dawn Song: The emperor's new password manager - Security analysis of web-based password managers [PDF] | Related blog post by LastPass | Via

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The latest in information security (in English and Dutch)

2014-07-10

• Dan Goodin (Ars Technica): Crypto certificates impersonating Google and Yahoo pose threat to Windows users
• Rijksoverheid.nl: Kamerbrief over versterking en beveiliging DigiD [link naar PDF op pagina]

2014-07-09

• Graham Cluley (CollaboristaBlog): Google Drive found leaking private data - another warning about shared links | Fix by Google
• Parker Higgins (EFF): Forward secrecy brings better long-term privacy to Wikipedia
• Kapersky Lab: Global IT security risks 2014 - Online financial fraud prevention [PDF] | Press release, in Dutch | Via
• Nart Villeneuve, Joshua Homan and Kyle Wilhoit (FireEye): BrutPOS - RDP bruteforcing botnet targeting POS systems | Via

2014-07-08

• Jude McColgan (Avast! blog): Tens of thousands of Americans sell themselves online every day | Via

2014-07-07

• Brian Krebs (Krebs on Security): The rise of thin, mini and insert skimmers
• Gavin Millard (Graham Cluley): Password confessions of a security professional
• Kevin Poulsen (Wired): How Google Maps hackers can destroy a business at will

2014-07-03

• Peter Eckersley and Jeremy Gillula (EFF): Is your Android device telling the world where you've been?
• Kleissner & Associates: How long it takes for a botnet to die | Via

2014-07-02

• Gabor Szappanos (Virus Bulletin): VBA is not dead! [Full text with link to PDF] | Related blog post

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The latest in information security (in English and Dutch)

2014-07-02

• Rekenkamer Den Haag: Digitale veiligheid | Bestuurlijk rapport, PDF | Via
• Peter W. Singer and Allan Friedman (Wired): The 5 biggest cybersecurity myths, debunked

2014-07-01

• Aviv Raff (Seculert): Geodo - New Cridex version combines data stealer and email worm | Via

2014-06-30

• Symantec: Dragonfly - Cyberespionage attacks against energy suppliers [PDF linked from this page] | Full text, PDF | Via

2014-06-27

• Paul Ducklin (Naked Security): Flaw in PayPal's two-factor authentication, but keep calm and carry on!

2014-06-26

• Brian Krebs (Krebs on Security): 2014 - The year extortion went mainstream

Earlier / undated

• VCA Nederland: Identiteitsfraude - Feiten en cijfers | Via

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