adam roberts

1st December 2017

Home, sweet, home network

I recently conducted an informal survey among ten of my Mac-user friends. The results revealed a truth both unsurprising and frightening at the same time. I was asking how many had ever taken steps to secure their home networks. The answer, I learned, was a resounding NONE.

1st December 2017

Mr. Robot Review: eps3.7_dont-delete-me.ko

Wednesday’s Mr. Robot episode, eps3.7_dont-delete-me.ko, lacked hacks, but delivered a side of Elliot we we’ve never really seen before, a more compassionate Elliot. The episode’s theme was deletion.

28th November 2017

Yes, Macs are susceptible to ransomware, too

By now we’ve demystified the myth that Macs are impervious to harm. The cybercrime world has caught up to the technology, and no computer — PC nor Mac — is safe. We have recently discussed some growing Mac concerns, like the rise in adware attacks and a full system slowdown caused by too much clutter, but now we need to talk about something even more malicious: Ransomware.

27th November 2017

A week in security (November 20 – November 26)

Last week, we warned you about a new method by which the Mac malware OSX.Proton is being spread, we informed you where all those free Bitcoins you were texted about were being held up, how the EU intends to battle fake news, and how the Terdot Trojan likes social media. We also revealed our 2018 security predictions. Other news Due to zero entropy implementation of Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR), the Windows 10 defense is ‘worthless’ and this bug dates back to Windows 8. (source: ZDNet) A new tech support scam technique streamlines the entire scam experience, leaving the potential victims only one click or tap away from speaking with a scammer. (Source: Microsoft blog) You have less than 90 days to claim your share of $586 million refund if you were scammed via (not by) Western Union. (Source: Tripwire) Firefox 59 to make it a lot harder to use data URIs in phishing attacks, as it will stop rendering them in certain scenarios. (Source: Virusbulletin blog) An increasing numb..

23rd November 2017

Mr. Robot Review: eps3.6_fredrick+tanya.chk

I don’t know about you guys, but this episode was an emotional one for me. As happy as I was to see Leon back, chatting away about Frasier and Knight Rider, I knew no good could come out of him being back.