Application Security December 28, 2022

Twitter is the New Poster Child for Failing at Compliance

4 min read - All companies have to comply with privacy and security laws. They must also comply with any settlements or edicts imposed by regulatory agencies of the U.S. government. But Twitter now finds itself in a precarious position and appears to be…

Identity & Access December 16, 2022

The Cybersecurity Takeaway from Twitter’s Verification Chaos

4 min read - Twitter has been verifiably bonkers since electric car and rocket mogul Elon Musk took over and reworked the social network’s long-standing verification system. This provides a valuable lesson about the link between verification or authentication and between security and usability.…

News June 14, 2021

Social Engineering Scam Asks for Bitcoin Wallet Recovery Codes

2 min read - Twitter users having a hard time with their bitcoin wallets should be wary of accounts that offer to fix them. Attackers are using this social engineering method to trick cryptocurrency owners into forking over their wallet recovery codes. Malwarebytes spotted…

Intelligence & Analytics October 30, 2020

WannaCry: How the Widespread Ransomware Changed Cybersecurity

14 min read - If I had polled cybersecurity experts on their way to work on May 12, 2017, most of them would have said they knew a major cybersecurity event loomed. Yet, on that day no one expected that they were walking into…

Advanced Threats July 17, 2020

#TwitterHack: Power, Privilege and Pandemic

4 min read - On Wednesday, July 15, the Twitterverse was ablaze with what Twitter itself has described as a “coordinated social engineering attack” that was launched at around 4pm ET. The outcome of this breach was compromised Twitter accounts of many well-known people…

December 30, 2019

Weekly Security News Roundup: Emotet Unveils New Attacks, C&C URI Structure

3 min read - Researchers observed Emotet ringing out 2019 with a new command-and-control (C&C) URI structure and at least two new attack campaigns. Learn what else happened last week in security news.

July 5, 2018

Twitter’s Support of U2F Key Highlights Organizations’ Ongoing Challenges With 2FA

3 min read - Twitter announced that it now supports the use of a Universal Second Factor (U2F) key for two-factor authentication (2FA) — but users are largely reluctant to adopt the technology.

Data Protection April 12, 2017

Protect Your Twitter Account or Face Serious Security Consequences

3 min read - It's crucial to protect your Twitter account to avoid exposing yourself or your business to financial, reputational and legal consequences.

Government January 20, 2017

Tracking the Digital Transition in the White House

2 min read - As part of the digital transition in the White House, former President Barack Obama's social media records will be transferred to a separate archive.

Threat Intelligence July 5, 2016

Account Takeovers: They Can Happen to Anyone

4 min read - Social media account takeovers have recently impacted some high-profile individuals and groups, but a few simple measures can greatly reduce this risk.