This year, we had the absolute pleasure of being a part of CanSecWest’s fantastic lineup of talks, well-rewarded pwnage, and entertainment among a jovial crowd of infosec practitioners of every stripe. The diversity of the crowd really cannot be overstated as your usual network defenders, hardware and software developers, threat intelligencers (like ourselves) are peppered […]

Introduction Mobile applications have become one of the most efficient attack vectors, and one of the favorite methods of cybercriminals is the abuse of popular applications. Maybe you would think twice before installing any application that asks for the credentials you use to connect to your social networks, email accounts or cloud storage services? Recently, […]

Payday lending firm Moneytree is the latest company to alert current and former employees that their tax data — including Social Security numbers, salary and address information — was accidentally handed over directly to scam artists. Seattle-based Moneytree sent an email to employees on March 4 stating that “one of our team members fell victim […]

Despite being essential to protect your personal data, the security measures implemented by smartphone manufacturers to protect it from cyber-criminals can work against you. That’s the case wìth Apple and the Auto-Lock feature that automatically locks your device after six failed passcode attempts. There are multiple reasons why that could occur. For example, your little […]

At the end of last year, the US government put an end to the secret surveillance program carried out by the National Security Agency (NSA).  Not bad. Apparently, citizens have one less reason to worry about the privacy of their phone calls. However, the suspicion that someone else is listening to your conversations not only […]

 Download the full report (PDF) With astonishing annual revenues of over a hundred billion dollars, the gaming industry has in the past been compared to Hollywood’s burgeoning business, repeatedly demonstrating the influence behind its ever expanding and loyal fan base. Having an endless list of “big hit” video-games coexisting peacefully with humble but still fun-filled […]