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The First Password on the Internet
2025-01-14 12:00

It was created in 1973 by Peter Kirstein: So from the beginning I put password protection on my gateway. This had been done in such a way that even if UK users telephoned directly into the...

Scammers file first — Get your IRS Identity Protection PIN now
2025-01-11 16:44

The IRS relaunched its Identity Protection Personal Identification Number (IP PIN) program this week and all US taxpayers are encouraged to enroll for added security against identity theft and...

Might need a mass password reset one day? Read this first.
2024-12-17 15:02

Organizations are often caught off-guard when a data breaches occurs, forcing them to quickly perform mass password resets Learn from Specops Software about some of the common mass password reset...

Researchers discover first UEFI bootkit malware for Linux
2024-11-27 17:37

The first UEFI bootkit specifically targeting Linux systems has been discovered, marking a shift in stealthy and hard-to-remove bootkit threats that previously focused on Windows. [...]

ESET researchers analyze first UEFI bootkit for Linux systems
2024-11-27 16:10

ESET Research has discovered the first UEFI bootkit designed for Linux systems, named Bootkitty by its creators. Researchers believe this bootkit is likely an initial proof of concept, and based...

Researchers Discover "Bootkitty" – First UEFI Bootkit Targeting Linux Kernels
2024-11-27 16:05

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on what has been described as the first Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) bootkit designed for Linux systems. Dubbed Bootkitty by its creators...

First-ever UEFI bootkit for Linux in the works, experts say
2024-11-27 15:32

Bootkitty doesn’t bite… yet Security researchers say they've stumbled upon the first-ever UEFI bootkit targeting Linux, illustrating a key moment in the evolution of such tools.…

Google claims Big Sleep 'first' AI to spot freshly committed security bug that fuzzing missed
2024-11-05 06:38

You snooze, you lose, er, win Google claims one of its AI models is the first of its kind to spot a memory safety vulnerability in the wild – specifically an exploitable stack buffer underflow in...

Open-source software: A first attempt at organization after CRA
2024-11-05 06:00

The open-source software (OSS) industry is developing the core software for the global infrastructure, to the point that even some proprietary software giants adopt Linux servers for their cloud...

Hackers exploit 52 zero-days on the first day of Pwn2Own Ireland
2024-10-23 14:01

On the first day of Pwn2Own Ireland, participants demonstrated 52 zero-day vulnerabilities across a range of devices, earning a total of $486,250 in cash prizes. [...]