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Tag: Internet
Global Security News
Chrome in 2026: Why your browser needs a security audit right now
GUEST OPINION: We often think of our web browser as a neutral window to the internet – a piece of software that fetches pages and displays images. This assumption is dangerously outdated.
Global Security News
ISC Stormcast For Thursday, February 26th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9826, (Thu, Feb 26th)
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AI, Compliance, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, privacy
How to lose friends and DDoS people
When the mysterious operator of an internet archiving-service decided to silence a curious Finnish blogger, they didn’t just send a stroppy email – they allegedly weaponised their own CAPTCHA page to launch a DDoS attack, threatened to invent an entirely new genre of AI porn, and tampered with parts of their own archive to smear…
AI, Cybersecurity, Global Security News
Smashing Security podcast #456: How to lose friends and DDoS people
When the mysterious operator of an internet archiving-service decided to silence a curious Finnish blogger, they didn’t just send a stroppy email – they allegedly weaponised their own CAPTCHA page to launch a DDoS attack, threatened to invent an entirely new genre of AI porn, and tampered with parts of their own archive to smear…
Global Security News
ISC Stormcast For Wednesday, February 25th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9824, (Wed, Feb 25th)
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AI, china, Endpoint, Exploits, Global Security News, Government & Policy, malware, Network Security, Russia
The rise of the evasive adversary
Since the earliest days of the internet, there has never been a let-up in adversarial activity. According to CrowdStrike’s just-released 12th annual Global Threat Report, malicious activity in cyberspace continues to not only accelerate but also expand its scale and increasingly abuse the trust of targeted organizations. The good news is that, despite discussion of…
Global Security News
ISC Stormcast For Tuesday, February 24th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9822, (Tue, Feb 24th)
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Global Security News
ISC Stormcast For Monday, February 23rd, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9820, (Mon, Feb 23rd)
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ISC Stormcast For Friday, February 20th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9818, (Fri, Feb 20th)
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Global Security News, Network Security
Connected and Compromised: When IoT Devices Turn Into Threats
Reused passwords, a lack of network segmentation, and poor sanitization processes make the Internet of Things’ attack surfaces more dangerous.
Global Security News
ISC Stormcast For Thursday, February 19th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9816, (Thu, Feb 19th)
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Global Security News
ISC Stormcast For Wednesday, February 18th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9814, (Wed, Feb 18th)
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Global Security News
ISC Stormcast For Tuesday, February 17th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9812, (Tue, Feb 17th)
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Global Security News
ISC Stormcast For Monday, February 16th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9810, (Mon, Feb 16th)
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Global Security News
ISC Stormcast For Friday, February 13th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9808, (Fri, Feb 13th)
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Global Security News
ISC Stormcast For Thursday, February 12th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9806, (Thu, Feb 12th)
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AI, APAC, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Network Security, privacy
Kimwolf Botnet Swamps Anonymity Network I2P
For the past week, the massive “Internet of Things” (IoT) botnet known as Kimwolf has been disrupting The Invisible Internet Project (I2P), a decentralized, encrypted communications network designed to anonymize and secure online communications. I2P users started reporting disruptions in the network around the same time the Kimwolf botmasters began relying on it to evade…
Global Security News
ISC Stormcast For Wednesday, February 11th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9804, (Wed, Feb 11th)
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Global Security News, Security
New Linux botnet SSHStalker uses old-school IRC for C2 comms
A newly documented Linux botnet named SSHStalker is using the IRC (Internet Relay Chat) communication protocol for command-and-control (C2) operations. […]
Global Security News
SolarWinds WHD Attacks Highlight Risks of Exposed Apps
Organizations that have exposed their instances of Web Help Desk to the public Internet have inadvertently made them prime targets for attackers.
AI, Cybersecurity, Editor's Pick, Global Security News
No-Contract Internet Plans Georgia Comparison: Speed, Price & Fees Side-by-Side
In this post, I will discuss the no-contract Internet plans Georgia comparison. Also, I will talk about their speed, price & fees side-by-side. Georgia internet shoppers can finally skip the fine print. About 52 percent of the state already sits on fiber lines, and 5G fixed-wireless is filling most remaining gaps, according to BroadbandNow Georgia…
AI, Global Security News, Risk Management
Safer Internet Day 2026
GUEST OPINIONS: Safer Internet Day 2026 has focused on the risks and harms posed by artificial intelligence (AI).
AI, Global Security News, Risk Management
Safer Internet Day 2026
GUEST OPINIONS: Safer Internet Day 2026 has focused on the risks and harms posed by artificial intelligence (AI).
Global Security News
ISC Stormcast For Tuesday, February 10th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9802, (Tue, Feb 10th)
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Global Security News
ISC Stormcast For Monday, February 9th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9800, (Mon, Feb 9th)
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Global Security News
ISC Stormcast For Monday, February 9th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9800, (Mon, Feb 9th)
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Global Security News
ISC Stormcast For Monday, February 9th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9800, (Mon, Feb 9th)
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Global Security News
YARA-X 1.13.0 Release, (Mon, Feb 9th)
YARA-X’s 1.13.0 release brings 4 improvements and 4 bugfixes. Didier Stevens Senior handler blog.DidierStevens.com (c) SANS Internet Storm Center. https://isc.sans.edu Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License.
Global Security News
YARA-X 1.13.0 Release, (Mon, Feb 9th)
YARA-X’s 1.13.0 release brings 4 improvements and 4 bugfixes. Didier Stevens Senior handler blog.DidierStevens.com (c) SANS Internet Storm Center. https://isc.sans.edu Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License.
Global Security News
YARA-X 1.13.0 Release, (Mon, Feb 9th)
YARA-X’s 1.13.0 release brings 4 improvements and 4 bugfixes. Didier Stevens Senior handler blog.DidierStevens.com (c) SANS Internet Storm Center. https://isc.sans.edu Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License.
Global Security News
ISC Stormcast For Friday, February 6th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9798, (Fri, Feb 6th)
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