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5 Must-reads for CMMC insight

DoD just released the final version of its new contractor cybersecurity requirements, the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (…

Research: More worries with Wasm

In many web browsers, the WebAssembly programming language is taking over execution tasks that were once exclusively the domain of…

2019 in review: Data breach statistics and trends

What were the most significant data breaches in 2019? Will ransomware still be a threat in 2020? (Spoiler alert: It’s forecast to be…

JavaScript: how NPM maintainer accounts amplify risk

20 compromised JavaScript package “maintainer” accounts — that’s all it takes to bring down the global digital supply chain through…

How to detect browser extensions

Working on new methods and tools to identify browser exploits, I recently came across a common question again in a forum: "Is it…

How to REALLY browse anonymously

When anonymous web access becomes business-critical, the web's favorite home remedies won't help. Worse, they can harm you and our…

To Tor or not to Tor?

Operation “Shields Up”: web isolation in the U.S. military

How can government organizations, private enterprises, and academic institutions minimize the cybersecurity and privacy risks associated…

Malvertising: What You Should Know

Large-scale malvertising campaigns have pushed more than a billion malicious ads through online ad networks onto "secure" web browsers. Ad-…