This report describes “Phish For The Future,” an advanced persistent spearphishing campaign targeting digital civil liberties activists at Free Press and Fight For the Future. Between July 7th and August 8th of 2017 we observed almost 70 spearphishing attempts against… Read More ›
Tag Archive for ‘Security’
Will the Equifax Data Breach Finally Spur the Courts (and Lawmakers) to Recognize Data Harms?
This summer 143 million Americans had their most sensitive information breached, including their name, addresses, social security numbers (SSNs), and date of birth. The breach occurred at Equifax, one of the three major credit reporting agencies that conducts the credit… Read More ›
A Guide to Common Types of Two-Factor Authentication on the Web
Two-factor authentication (or 2FA) is one of the biggest-bang-for-your-buck ways to improve the security of your online accounts. Luckily, it’s becoming much more common across the web. With often just a few clicks in a given account’s settings, 2FA adds… Read More ›
Attack on CCleaner Highlights the Importance of Securing Downloads and Maintaining User Trust
Some of the most worrying kinds of attacks are ones that exploit users’ trust in the systems and softwares they use every day. Yesterday, Cisco’s Talos security team uncovered just that kind of attack in the computer cleanup software CCleaner…. Read More ›
Security Education: What's New on Surveillance Self-Defense
Since 2014, our digital security guide, Surveillance Self-Defense (SSD), has taught thousands of Internet users how to protect themselves from surveillance, with practical tutorials and advice on the best tools and expert-approved best practices. After hearing growing concerns among activists… Read More ›
With iOS 11, More Options to Disable Touch ID Means Better Security
When iOS 11 is released to the public next week, it will bring a new feature with big benefits for user security. Last month, some vigilant Twitter users using the iOS 11 public beta discovered a new way to quickly… Read More ›
Dear Security Conference Speakers – EFF’s Coders Rights Project Has Your Back
Every year, EFF has lawyers with its Coders’ Rights Project on hand in Las Vegas at Black Hat, B-Sides and DEF CON for security researchers with legal questions about their research or presentations. EFF’s Coders’ Rights Project protects programmers, researchers,… Read More ›
How Do We Stop Bad Use of Good Software?
Surya Remanan and Nidhyia Raj present their prototype at Hackathon Against Gender Based Violence in Ranchi on 26 January 2016Photo by Lisha Sterling When you are building a piece of technology intended to help people in crisis, it’s important to… Read More ›
The Bill of Rights at the Border: Fourth Amendment Limits on Searching Your Data and Devices
More than 325,000 people enter the United States via airports every day, with hundreds of thousands more crossing by land at the borders. Not only is that a lot of people, it’s also a lot of computers, smartphones, and tablets… Read More ›
Five Ways Cybersecurity Will Suffer If Congress Repeals the FCC Privacy Rules
Call your Congressmember now to save online privacy! Back in October of 2016, the Federal Communications Commission passed some pretty awesome rules that would bar your Internet provider from invading your privacy. The rules would keep Internet providers like Comcast and… Read More ›