I found this video by 3Blue1Brown to be an excellent, if not the best, explanation of Quantum Computing. I highly recommend it and the resources he lists as well. https://youtu.be/RQWpF2Gb-gU
New SSL/TLS certs to each live no longer than 47 days by 2029
The depreciation schedule is now as follows:
March 15, 2026: renewed every 200 days.
March 15, 2027: down to 100 days.
March 15, 2029: limited to 47 days, and 10 days for DCVs.
https://www.theregister.com/AMP/2025/04/14/ssl_tls_certificates/
FBI report: Violent Online Networks Target Vulnerable and Underage Populations Across the United States and Around the Globe
Stay safe out there and learn to recognize the markers of abuse for our vulnerable anger underage population.
Phishing texts trick Apple iMessage users into disabling protection https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/phishing-texts-trick-apple-imessage-users-into-disabling-protection/
This type of identity theft specifically targets kids. Definitely something to be aware of.
'Frankenstein Fraud' Is Quickly Becoming the Most Dangerous Form of Identity Theft
https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/frankenstein-fraud-is-quickly-becoming-the-most-dangerous-form-of-identity-theft/
FBI: Criminals Use Generative Artificial Intelligence to Facilitate Financial Fraud. It was only a matter of time.
https://www.ic3.gov/PSA/2024/PSA241203
myE-Verify can lock your Social Security Number to help protect yourself from identity theft. It is similar to freezing your credit, but for your SSN. https://myeverify.uscis.gov/
🔓 Chinese researchers claim to have cracked RSA #encryption using D-Wave quantum systems, but #infosec experts say claims are overblown. By @RobWright22. https://www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/news/366613737/Experts-slam-Chinese-research-on-quantum-encryption-attack?utm_campaign=ttgtcorporate&utm_content=1729169906&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter
Announcing Approval of Three Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) for Post-Quantum Cryptography. https://csrc.nist.gov/News/2024/postquantum-cryptography-fips-approved
This is a compelling paper even though they say, "we are not able to break CRYSTALS-Kyber yet. We leave the task of improving the approximation factor of our quantum algorithm to future work." Stay tuned! eprint.iacr.org/2024/555
Source (I know, I know): https://x.com/monsoon0/status/1778665371907895639?t=1at1E2syTEJ7jOT_vhPA2g&s=09
How Google’s 90-day TLS certificate validity proposal will affect enterprises https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/04/11/tls-certificate-renewal-proposal/
"Finance worker pays out $25 million after video call with deepfake ‘chief financial officer’." Be careful out there, folks. Create and follow procedures to ensure this doesn't happen to you. https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/04/asia/deepfake-cfo-scam-hong-kong-intl-hnk/index.html
"CISA warns of patched iPhone kernel bug now exploited in attacks"
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-warns-of-patched-iphone-kernel-bug-now-exploited-in-attacks/
Ransomware attacks backups. This is why read-only backups are crucial. Also, detect if your newest backup is much larger than expected, you might be backing up a maliciously encrypted file that is going to ruin your day in a year.
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/01/12/finland-akira-ransomware/
"The Phantom Hacker:" FBI Phoenix Warns Public of New Financial Scam https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/phoenix/news/press-releases/the-phantom-hacker-fbi-phoenix-warns-public-of-new-financial-scam
NSA, FBI, and CISA Release Cybersecurity Information Sheet on #Deepfake Threats. I thought this was the most interesting read in a long time. https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2023/09/12/nsa-fbi-and-cisa-release-cybersecurity-information-sheet-deepfake-threats
CISA warns govt agencies to secure iPhones against spyware attacks https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-warns-govt-agencies-to-secure-iphones-against-spyware-attacks/