Security Leftovers
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The dots do matter: how to scam a Gmail user
And even in the rare case that a Gmail user is aware of their infinite set of addresses, and they’re aware of the phishing attacks that this can expose them to, this user is unlikely to pick up on it, because the user interfaces of Gmail and Inbox don’t hint anything about a possible scam. In fact it barely even acknowledges that the email was to a non-standard address. The only clue in the screenshot above is that the interface says “to james.hfisher”, instead of “to me”.
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Episode 91 - Security lessons from a 7 year old
Josh and Kurt talk to a 7 year old about security. We cover Minecraft security, passwords, hacking, and many many other nuggets of wisdom.
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Update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS patches security vulnerabilities
Canonical has released a kernel update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
The “important update” patches 39 security vulnerabilities, according to a report by Softpedia.
The update covers Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and its official derivatives, including Kubuntu, Lubuntu, and Xubuntu.
Security fixes contained in the update cover a wide range of issues, such as vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel’s USB over IP implementation – which allowed remote attacks.
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