Authentication and Passwords
Norway’s BankID undermines anti-phishing best practices
An easily-spoofed iframe embedded onto every random online merchant’s websites is not a safe place to enter my bank password! Is it really BankID‽
Malware and Phishing
Malware and Phishing
6 places to report phishing emails and websites
Here are 6 services you can report malware websites and phishing emails to help make the internet a safer place for everyone.
Linux
How to set up ClamAV to periodically scan for badware on Fedora Linux
All the steps needed for running periodic malware scans on your Fedora Linux installation. Recommended for Fedora Server setups!
Malware and Phishing
Most of alternate web browsers don’t have fraud and malware protection
All the leading web browsers protect you against web fraud and websites known to distribute malware. You don’t get this protection with the smaller browsers.
Malware and Phishing
Netcraft anti-phishing toolbar breaks on IPv6 enabled networks
IPv6-capable websites can break the website security information displayed in the Netcraft anti-phishing toolbar for Firefox and Chrome.
MacOS
How to verify that you’ve downloaded genuine Apple software
Tutorial demonstrating how to validate code signing certificate signatures on MacOS updates and other Apple software installers.
Hypertext
How to block common WordPress vulnerability probes
Protect your WordPress installation against malicious bots probing for known WordPress core and plugin security vulnerabilities.
Crypto-currencies
Leaked Patreon data used to extort Bitcoins from affected users
Patreon leaked its customers’ email addresses, and Bitcoin extortion spammers has gotten hold of the leaked database.
Hardware
February 2015 was the worst time to buy a Lenovo laptop
Lenovo is in the dog-house over security issues and bundling adware on their PCs. February 2015 was the month of regret for recent Lenovo laptop customers.