A new zero-day vulnerability has been discovered that allows Android or Linux applications to escalate privileges and gain root access, according to a report released this morning by Perception Point.
Source: Linux zero-day affects most Androids, millions of Linux PCs
‘Press 1 to hand us the family jewels’ works more often than you might think. A little training can stop this sort of social engineering
Source: Train your users to beat phone scams
You’d like to think that we humans are getting progressively better at using these computer things as the years pass. But a quick scan through 2015′s list of most commonly used passwords will smash and set fire to that bit of optimistic thinking.
Source: ‘123456’ Tops Yearly List of Most Common Passwords (Again)
Scammers are turning to small-batch attacks to beat today’s more sophisticated e-mail filters.
Source: E-Mail Spam Goes Artisanal
Tiny Core Linux, specifically tailored for the Raspberry Pi, now offers a new distribution that supports both Pi 1 and Pi 2 from the same media.
Source: Hands-on with piCore 7.0: Tiny Core Linux for the Raspberry Pi | ZDNet
TorFlow maps Internet anonymity across the globe and across time.
Source: Here’s What Tor’s Data Looks Like as It Flows Around the World
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Source: Pro Linux training is only $19 for a limited time
Two-factor authentication is a vital tool for securing accounts — but it’s not perfect.
Source: Hackers have figured out a way to defeat a key protection on online accounts
Take some time this weekend to secure your PC without spending a dime.
Source: How to build the best free PC security suite
If you stayed, ate or played at a Hyatt hotel between Aug. 13 and Dec. 8, 2015, there’s a good chance your credit or debit card data was stolen by unknown cyber thieves who infiltrated many of the hotel chain’s payment systems. Its its first disclosure about the scope of a breach acknowledged last month, Hyatt Hotels Corp. says the intrusion likely affected guests at 250 hotels in roughly 50 countries.
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