All Passcode
Massive botnet聽that crippled US web takes aim聽at AfricaExperts worry that the attackers behind the Mirai botnet are testing it out against Liberia聽before a larger scale attack on the US or Europe.
Why Election Day hacking risks are overblownExperts who track the sale and development of malicious hacking tools say they've seen no evidence that criminal attackers are planning to target voting systems on Tuesday.聽
Video: More kids are becoming 'white hat' hackersOne striking theme from Passcode's profile of 15 hackers under 15 years old: The kids all had a strong sense of ethics 鈥� and a desire to create a safer digital future for their peers 鈥� rather than create chaos online for pranks.聽
Why critical sectors share threat intelligenceCompanies in critical sectors are linked by more than just the internet
Podcast: Toby Feakin on the state of cybersecurity in AsiaToby Feakin, director of the International Cyber Policy Centre at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, appears on the latest episode of The Cybersecurity Podcast.聽
Standing Rock 'check in' marks turning point for activistsWhile it's unknown if the Facebook check-in campaign to support pipeline protesters at the Standing Rock is effective, it shows protesters are pushing back against online surveillance.聽
We need cooperation to secure the Internet of ThingsThe processes and technologies to prevent digital malfeasance like the Mirai botnet are largely clear 鈥攊f we can work together
The Dark Web isn鈥檛 all darkResearchers who combed through the Dark Web, a portion of the internet masked by anonymizing software, found that a majority of the content there is legal.聽聽聽- Watch: Privacy around the worldJoin us for a Privacy Lab talk on Monday, November 14 at 6:15 p.m. PDT for a discussion on evolving tends in digital privacy around the world.
After botnet attacks, stakes rise for security in connected thingsAt the Security of Things Forum in Washington, cybersecurity experts addressed the challenges of securing the Internet of Things after hackers shut down large segments of the web by taking advantage of insecure connected devices.
Cover StoryThe kids who might save the internetA new generation of cybersecurity prodigies breaks into networks 鈥� just to make them safer. Meet the young hackers trying to keep the web from tilting to the dark side.聽
The Passcode CupScenes from Passcode鈥檚 capture the flag hacker challenge
Flaws in connected cameras, recorders broader than bad passwordsAfter last week's cyberattack leveraged insecure internet-connected devices to wage a denial of service attack, many experts urged consumers to change passwords. But that alone won't solve the problem.聽- DHS cyber chief to young hackers: Help us protect the gridAt a hacking competition Passcode hosted in Washington, Phyllis Schneck said threats against critical infrastructure聽"keeps us up at night" 鈥� and encouraged young security researchers to partner with the government to help curtail the threat.聽
Podcast: How to secure the Internet of ThingsOn this bonus episode of The Cybersecurity Podcast, Passcode's Jack Detsch recaps the "Security of Things Forum" in Boston last month.聽
Opinion: Don't drop fitness standards for military hackersThe notion that the government needs to lower personnel standards to attract cybersecurity researchers just聽perpetuates stereotypes of hackers as basement-dwelling slobs.
Opinion: How to fix an internet of broken thingsThe recent cyberattack that crippled much of the web last week took advantage of vulnerabilities in home products connected to the internet. Fixing those flaws is possible but it requires public action and industry cooperation.聽聽
What you need to know about the botnet that broke the internetWhy security experts are worried about Mirai 鈥� the software聽attackers use to create malicious networks out of ordinary connected devices 鈥撀燼nd how you can protect yourself.聽
Stolen medical data on the cheap after waves of healthcare hacksBuyers and sellers on the digital underground are trading healthcare records databases for as much as $200,000, according to a report from Intel Security. And that's at a discount.聽- Meet the winners of the Passcode CupAfter a four-hour hacking competition organized by Passcode on Friday, October 21, the team from the University of Virginia emerged as the winners.
