So it is with a hopeful heart and a Godzilla haiku with which we say goodbye to 2014 and hello to whatever tinfoil-reinforcing insanity 2015 will bring. Our first year has been a good one, overall. While we missed our… Read More ›
Security
Stay #Anonymous: Security Guidelines for Making Your Own VPN
This article by ro0ted is a follow-up to his post of yesterday on the best secure VPN. And yes, it’s well above the pay grade of most of our readers (and staff) but this is a true hacker’s approach. We… Read More ›
Instant Karma, Internet-Style
Let’s take a hypothetical: say, you’re a self-proclaimed whistleblower and security conference attendee with a Twitter account, a highly-strung nature, and roughly 300 followers. We’ve all been at those conferences. We know what they’re like. Maybe you’re a little bored;… Read More ›
The Best VPN of All
This is a guest post by ro0ted, founder of the hacker crew of the same name. It is reposted with permission and slight editing for clarity from a Twitlonger of yesterday. We reprint this not in the expectation that you,… Read More ›
#Anonymous, #Sony, #Hackers and Other Hashtags: The Cryptosphere Editor Lorraine Murphy on the John, Paul and Mic Show
Well, this was fun. Basically, I love podcasts because I don’t have to comb my hair; hell, sometimes I don’t even have to get out of my pajamas. For the John, Paul and Mic show, however, I had to be… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto News for Dec 23
Happy Tuesday, kittens! Still going in to work? Well, nobody’s going to expect too much of you today, so here are some conversation starters. If the internet attacks we’ve seen on US targets overnight continue, I’m afraid you’re going to… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto News for Monday, Dec 15
Hello again, kittens! Did you miss me while I was on my gloriously luxurious, if fever-ridden, hiatus? Well, I still have the fever but I don’t have the time off anymore, so here we are. Naturally, when I came across… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto News for December 9
Happy Tuesday, kittens! Things got a little out of hand at Cryptosphere Global HQ last night, but as you can see order has been restored and everything is once again under control. Also, lunch will be provided by the management… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto News for Dec 5
Happy Friday, kittens! Are you as plugged in and illuminated as this somewhat-alarmed gent? If not, we have the cure for that: our Friday link roundup! All the cryptonews you need to get your weekend started. Someone was Indicted in… Read More ›
Infographic: Biggest CyberSecurity Attacks in History
An interesting, but arguable, infographic coming to us today from the Financial Times. Is Kevin Mitnick really bigger than the guys that hacked Target, Home Depot, Bebe, and virtually every fast food restaurant in the US? I think he’s just… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto News for Dec 3
Happy hump day, kittens. I don’t know what it’s like chez vous, but chez moi it’s frosty enough to rime your reason, particularly before the first coffee of the day. In consequence, I will be writing up today’s news links… Read More ›
Interwebbed: Cyber and Crypto News for November 26
Happy hump day, kittens. Don’t worry: with the help of enough bracing beverages and news links, you’ll get over it and on the smooth downhill slide to Thursday. After that, who knows? Maybe Friday! Introducing better ideas is far more… Read More ›
Fear and Loathing in Onion Land: The Deep Web
This is a guest contribution from old Cryptosphere pal Gonzo PhD. It originally appeared on the Grey Coat Labs blog. I personally will continue to use Tor (with a VPN, can’t have salt without pepper) but your mileage may vary…. Read More ›
$670 Billion Served: An Interview with Redhack Hacktivist Collective
Is it just me, or is Turkey one of the most interesting countries on the planet right now? Whether it’s indulging in geopolitical gamesmanship over US intervention in Syria, playing the Kurds off against ISIS, dealing with what is beginning… Read More ›
Job o’ the Day: Director of the Federal Register (Top Secret Clearance Required)
From time to time we at the Cryptosphere feature interesting job opportunities; anything from cheffing at the CIA to “support[ing] government transparency and citizen participation in the rule-making process.” Like here. According to the Federation of American Scientists, the Director… Read More ›
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