Digital ID

Pierluigi Paganini June 21, 2015
Electronic Frontier Foundation – WhatsApp ranked as the worst at protecting users’ privacy

The Electronic Frontier Foundation published the “Who Has Your Back? 2015” report that ranked WhatsApp ranked as the worst in protecting users’ privacy. The Electronic Frontier Foundation has published its annual report “Who Has Your Back? 2015: Protecting Your Data From Government Requests” that analyzes how private companies handlesusers data with specific focus on Government surveillance. “Which […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 21, 2015
Security Affairs newsletter Round 14 – Best of the week from best sources

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from the best sources free for you in your email box. OPM hack: White House orders the adoption of best practices Researcher found Wind turbines and solar systems vulnerable worldwide OPM data offered for sale on the Dark Web Wikimedia […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 14, 2015
Security Affairs newsletter Round 13– Best of the week from best sources

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from the best sources free for you in your email box. The silent war between black markets in the deep web US Air Force located an ISIS command by analyzing a selfie A quick tour in the hacking black market […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 02, 2015
Cyber-politics to debate on surveillance versus privacy

The Data “crown jewels” on global Cyber Risk: New scenarios of Cyber-politics to debate on surveillance versus privacy After two-year, stop-and-go legislative effort on the controversy of section 215 of the Patriot Act, the American Senate voted in plenary 77-to-17 on Sunday-night to move a House bill forward to object political conflict on surveillance vs. […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 31, 2015
Security Affairs newsletter Round 11 – Best of the week from best sources

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from the best sources free for you in your email box. The Phantom Menace, who targeted the oil tankers? Hi-tech car thieves use £30 jamming devices in car parks Researcher who exploits bug in Starbucks gift cards gets rebuke, not […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 27, 2015
IRS breached, hackers access data of more 100,000 taxpayers

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) was breached by hackers that “used an online service provided by the agency” to access data for more than 100,000 taxpayers. According to the Associated Press, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) suffered a data breach, hackers “used an online service provided by the agency” to access data for more than 100,000 taxpayers. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 17, 2015
Security Affairs newsletter Round 9 – Best of the week from best sources

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from the best sources free for you in your email box. Hiring hackers, how much is it? US SOCOM and The Special Forces to Scrutinize Social media Skynet, the US top-secret program to track terrorists PHP hash comparison flaw is […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 16, 2015
Tails 1.4 is out to preserve your privacy and anonymity

The Debian-based distribution Tails 1.4 (The Amnesiac Incognito Live System) is available online and it is improved to preserve user privacy and anonymity. The Debian-based distribution Tails, “The Amnesiac Incognito Live System,”version 1.4 is available online! Tails is a popular live operating system (that means that users can start it on almost any computer from removable […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 02, 2015
Tor Browser 4.5 released! It comes with many improvements

Tor Browser 4.5 released! It comes with many improvements for security, privacy and usability. Download it to protect your online privacy. Are you a frequent visitor of the deep web? Is the Tor Network a necessity for your online anonymity? You must download the new release for the Tor Browser, Tor Browser 4.5, that was designed with a […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 01, 2015
Why hackers target background investigation databases

Foreign hackers are targeting background investigation databases to blackmail US government personnel or to try to bribe them. It is not a mystery that Chinese hackers continuously target US companies and government offices, the attackers usually backed by the Government of Bejing mainly run cyber espionage campaigns to steal intellectual property and any kind of information related to person […]