Brian Barrett, Author at CW Enterprises

DNC Accuses Russia, ACLU Sues ICE, and More Security News This Week

19th January 2019Brian Barrett

Trump dominated security headlines this week, but there’s plenty of other news to catch up on. Source: Wired – DNC Accuses Russia, [...]

An Astonishing 773 Million Records Exposed in Monster Breach

17th January 2019Brian Barrett

Collection #1 appears to be the biggest public breach yet, with millions of unique passwords sitting out in the open. Source: Wired [...]

A YubiKey for iOS Will Soon Free Your iPhone From Passwords

8th January 2019Brian Barrett

Yubico has finally gotten the green light from Apple to make a hardware authentication token that works on iPhones and iPads. Source: [...]

How China’s Elite Spies Stole the World’s Secrets

20th December 2018Brian Barrett

A new Justice Department indictment outlines how Chinese hackers allegedly compromised data from companies in a dozen countries in a single intrusion. [...]

A Devious Phishing Scam Targets Apple App Store Customers

19th December 2018Brian Barrett

Be on the lookout for emails that claim to be from the App Store. Source: Wired – A Devious Phishing Scam Targets [...]

Taylor Swift's Facial Recognition, the Year's Worst Passwords, and More Security News This Week

15th December 2018Brian Barrett

Chinese hackers targeting the Navy, charity scammers, and more security news this week. Source: Wired – Taylor Swift’s Facial Recognition, the Year’s [...]