Mobile SecurityNSAPuffchatsecuritySnapchat Pass on Puffchat, A Less Secure Snapchat Mar 6, 2014 by Sarah Vonnegut It’s telling enough when a private messenger is found to be leaking user information and the private messages it had promised to keep secure. But when a “secure” alternative to the private messenger has been found to be just as – if not more – risky, the jury is apparently still out on what a Read More › Mobile SecurityNSAPuffchatsecuritySnapchat
Data Security BreachGoogleHackingNBCSnapchatSochiTargetwinter olympics The Sochi Hacking Scare Take Down & The Rest of The Weeks Best Feb 9, 2014 by Sarah Vonnegut This week, NBC got called out for a slightly exaggerated report of hacking in Sochi (hint: they weren’t even in Sochi); SnapChat got hit with another vulnerability report; Target was hacked via their A/C and heat guys and more. Here’s a short n’ sweet version of the weeks’ news you may have missed. Read More › Data Security BreachGoogleHackingNBCSnapchatSochiTargetwinter olympics
CNNMichaelspassword securitySnapchatSyria Crafty Hackers & Other AppSec Stories This Week Jan 26, 2014 by Sarah Vonnegut Breaches seem to be hitting every country across every industry these days. This week was no better. Not only did the biggest craft store in the U.S. disclose a breach affecting an unknown number of credit card users, but nearly 40% of South Koreans as well as 16 million Germans are dealing with the affects Read More › CNNMichaelspassword securitySnapchatSyria
Application SecurityChristmasDogecoinSnapchatTargetVulnerability This Week in AppSec: December 23–29, 2013 Dec 29, 2013 by Sarah Vonnegut Christmas week did not exactly bring out the best in some this year – especially when it came to breaches and vulnerabilities. Between Target’s mess of 40M customer records breached, Snapchat’s security fail, Samsung’s vulnerability and Dogecoin’s first hack on Christmas Day, the last full week of 2013 was not Application Security’s best. Let’s take Read More › Application SecurityChristmasDogecoinSnapchatTargetVulnerability